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Ascot Racecourse is visited by approximately 600,000 people a year, accounting for 10% of all UK racegoers. The racecourse covers 179 acres (72 ha) leased from the Crown Estate and enjoys close association with the British Royal Family. Ascot was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne and located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Windsor Castle.
The ROA has a Board of 12 members, with elected Board members required to stand for re-election every four years. The current President of the ROA is Charlie Parker. [3] The organisation is based in Reading. The ROA is a founder member of The Thoroughbred Group, which represents owners, trainers, jockeys, breeders and stable staff. [2]
Ascot Racecourse Ascot, England (since 2011) Inaugurated: ... Trainer Owner Time 1877 Springfield: 4 ... The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records.
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 1951 Supreme Court: 3 Charlie Elliott: Evan Williams: Vera Lilley 2:29.40 1952 Tulyar: 3 Charlie Smirke: Marcus Marsh: HH Aga Khan III: 2:33.00 1953 Pinza: 3 Sir Gordon Richards: Norman Bertie Sir Victor Sassoon: 2:34.00 1954 Aureole: 4 Eph Smith: Cecil Boyd-Rochfort: Queen Elizabeth II: 2:44.00 1955 Vimy: 3 Roger Poincelet ...
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.
Leading trainer since 1987 (5 wins): Nicky Henderson – The Proclamation (1989), Remittance Man (1990), Simonsig (2012), Angels Breath (2019), Allart (2020) Winners since 1987
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 ...