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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.
It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June. The event was established in 1834, and it was originally known as the Ascot Derby. In the early part of its history it was also open to fillies. The race was renamed in memory of King Edward VII in 1926.
The Coronation Stakes is now contested on the fourth day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. It usually features fillies which ran previously in the 1,000 Guineas , the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches or the Irish 1,000 Guineas .
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.
Ascot' (/ ˈ æ s k ə t,-ɒ t /) is a town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Windsor, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Bracknell and 25 miles (40 km) west of London. [1] It is most notable as the location of Ascot Racecourse, home of the Royal Ascot meeting. Its average house price of ...
It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 211 yards (2,406 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting. Winners since 1984
It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) on the straight course, and it is scheduled to take place each year in June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting. The Britannia Stakes was first run in 1928 and takes place over the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup .
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England: Inaugurated: 2004: Race type: Flat / Thoroughbred: Website: Ascot: Race information; Distance: 1 mile (1,609 metres) Surface: Turf: Track: Straight: Qualification: Four-years-old and up fillies & mares: Weight: 9 st 2 lb Penalties 5 lb for Group 1 winners * 3 lb for Group 2 winners * * since 31 August last year ...