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Royal Ascot Races

Royal Ascot 2011 – a little history dated way back – La storia

Queen Anne was the founder of the Ascot course. Like many royals, Queen Anne was a keen rider and was taking a carriage ride through the forest near Windsor Castle in 1711 when she came upon a clearing that she thought perfect for horse racing. The area close to the village of East Cote was [...]

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