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The Eagle Farm Racecourse was established in 1863 and continues to operate as one of Queensland's premier racecourses. Additions and extensions include the establishment of the Pinkenba railway line (1882), the Paddock Stand (1889), the St Leger Stand (1913 with extensions in 1938), the Totalisator Building (1913 with extensions in the 1920s and 1950s), the entrance gates (1913), ticket boxes ...
Ascot Racecourse is a dual-purpose British racecourse, located in Ascot, Berkshire, England, about 25 miles west of London. Ascot is used for thoroughbred horse racing, and it hosts 13 of Britain's 36 annual Flat Group 1 horse races and three Grade 1 Jumps races. The current racetrack's grandstand was completed in 2006.
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England (since 2011) Inaugurated: ... Leading owner (6 wins): ... Trainer Owner Time 1877 Springfield: 4
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England: Inaugurated: 1834: ... Leading owner (9 wins): ... Trainer Owner Time 1900 Bonarose
Noel Murless commenced training in 1935, when his first winner was Rubin Wood in the Lee Plate at Lanark Racecourse. He first made his mark as a trainer after the Second World War in 1947 by winning two famous handicaps, the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot with Oros and the Steward's Cup at Glorious Goodwood with Closeburn. Oros was a "top ...
The event was first held in 1999 at Goodwood Racecourse, but has been held at Ascot since 2000 (except in 2005, when Ascot was closed so the grandstand could be redeveloped). Unusually, for a horse racing event, it is a team competition, with jockeys invited to join the teams (two teams from 1999 to 2004; four teams from 2006) divided by their ...
Trainer Owner Time 1970 Welsh Pageant 4 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless: Jim Joel 1:42.08 1971 Brigadier Gerard: 3 Joe Mercer: Dick Hern: Jean Hislop 1:41.39 1972 Brigadier Gerard: 4 Joe Mercer: Dick Hern: Jean Hislop 1:39.96 1973 Jan Ekels 4 Jimmy Lindley: Guy Harwood: Anthony Bodie 1:47.20 1974 no race [a] 1975 Rose Bowl: 3 Willie Carson: Fulke ...
The race is now contested on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. Prior to 2015 the race was also open to three-year-olds. It was restricted to four-year-olds and up when a new six furlong Group One race, the Commonwealth Cup , was created at the meeting for three-year-olds only in 2015.