Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot

annual horserace, occasion for great fashionable turnout. [Br. Cult.: Brewer Dictionary, 49]

See : Fashion

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Royal Ascot

England’s fashionable annual event. [Br. Cult.: Brewer Dictionary, 49]

See : Horserace

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Royal Ascot

Mid-June

The racecourse on Ascot Heath in Berkshire, England, is the site of a world-famous horse race also called the Royal Meeting, that was initiated in 1711 by Queen Anne. The Royal Ascot race meeting goes on for four days in June each year and culminates in the event known as the Ascot Gold Cup, a race that is nearly two miles long for horses more than three years old. Although the Gold Cup race was established in 1807, the original cup was stolen 100 years later.
A major social and fashion event as well as a sporting one, the Royal Ascot race is usually attended by the British sovereign and receives widespread media coverage. It has even given its name to a type of broad neck-scarf traditionally worn by well-dressed English gentlemen at the races.

CONTACTS:
Ascot Racecourse
Ascot
Berkshire, SL5 7JX United Kingdom
44-87-0727-8765; fax: 44-87-0460-1248
www.ascot.co.uk