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Ascot - LoveToKnow 1911 (148 words)
ASCOT, a village in the Wokingham parliamentary division of Berkshire, England, famous for its race-meetings.
W.S.W. of London, is called Ascot and Sunninghill; the second name belonging to an adjacent township with a population (civil parish) of 4719.
The principal race is that for the Ascot Gold Cup, instituted in 1807.
Ascot Gold Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (253 words)
The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs (4,023 metres) at Ascot Racecourse during June.
First run in 1807, the Gold Cup is traditionally held on Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot and multiple winners include Sagaro, Le Moss and Ardross.
When Royal Ascot was temporarily moved to York Racecourse in 2005, the course had to be modified to allow the Gold Cup and other long distance races to be possible.
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