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June 18, 2024. It was royal blue for Queen Camilla when she accompanied King Charles on the first day of the Royal Ascot in a long-sleeved cerulean dress and matching hat accented by neutral shoes ...
Royal Ascot evolved from the first four-day race meeting held at Ascot in 1768, although the meeting as it is known today only really started to take shape with the introduction of The Gold Cup in 1807. [16] Until 1939, Royal Ascot was the only race meeting held at the racecourse.
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.
It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and is currently scheduled to take place each year in June on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting. The Buckingham Palace Stakes was established in 2002, when the Royal Ascot meeting was extended to a fifth day to mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II [ 1 ] and was named ...
Royal Ascot, a race founded by Queen Anne in 1711, takes place each June at the Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire. Each day, members of the royal family attend, officially opening the event.
Zara Tindall attends day one of Royal Ascot 2023 at Ascot Racecourse on June 20, 2023 (Getty Images for Royal Ascot) Tindall’s elegant midi dress features pale green florals with hints of pink.
Prince William and Princess Kate are off to the races at the 2023 Royal Ascot.. The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, made their first appearance at this year’s annual horse race on Friday ...
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 most recent filly to follow up a win in one of those races with victory in the Coronation Stakes was Tahiyra, the ...