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Old 14-06-2013, 16:13
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Johnson, Richard: set a record of 17 failed attempts to win the National this year
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Old 14-06-2013, 18:11
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Kevin Fancy - novice chaser trained by John Upson.

Beaten about 200 lengths at Towcester in January after which the horse was given an official rating of 13. Returned to the same course in April where this time he finished a mere 43 lengths off the winner.

This improved effort resulted in a rise of 43lb to a mark of 56.
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Old 15-06-2013, 14:40
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Old 15-06-2013, 15:00
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Master Jackey, the winner of the inaugural Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 1807.
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Old 15-06-2013, 17:02
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Northern Dancer - stood for $10,000 (Canadian) in 1964 with a 'no live foal no fee' contingency.

20 years later his covering price had risen to $1m (US) with no live foal guarantee. This is by some distance the highest known fee ever charged for the services of a thoroughbred stallion.

(Taking into account the exchange rates of the time, and allowing for inflation, $1m back then is getting on for £1.9m now. Frankel's covering fee is currently £125,000.)
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Old 16-06-2013, 11:41
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Oath, the last of Cecil's 4 Derby winners in 1999, beautifully bred by Fairy King (a full brother to Sadlers Wells) out of a Troy mare he ran once after Epsom in the King George but was well beaten but had broken a bone in his knee and never raced again. He is currently at stud in India.
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Old 16-06-2013, 14:12
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Perpetual Trophy - one of those you get to keep instead of having to take it back the following year for presentation to somebody else.

Royal Ascot has 3 such trophies namely the Gold Cup, Queen's Vase & the Royal Hunt Cup.
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Old 17-06-2013, 07:08
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Old 17-06-2013, 10:32
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Royal Hunt Cup. Established in 1843 only one horse, Master Vote in 1947 and 48, has ever won the race twice.
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Old 17-06-2013, 12:39
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Straps - the dress code for women in the Royal Enclosure at Ascot states that dresses with a strap of less than 1 inch in width are not permitted.

Strapless, off the shoulder, halter neck and spaghetti straps are also proscribed.
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Old 17-06-2013, 14:01
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Tributes to Henry Cecil include a minutes silence at the course tomorrow and the renaming of a race won a record 8 times by him to the "The Queen's Vase In Memory of Sir Henry Cecil."
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Old 17-06-2013, 15:34
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Until 1955 divorcees were not allowed to enter the Royal Enclosure.

Reportedly, undischarged bankrupts are still unwelcome and admission of ex-prisoners (Jeffrey Archer, Jonathan Aitken, Chris Huhne etc.) is at the discretion of officials.
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Old 17-06-2013, 23:42
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Vadamar. Interesting French raider for Qatar Racing in Thurday's Gold Cup.
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Old 18-06-2013, 07:26
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Old 18-06-2013, 09:30
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Old 18-06-2013, 14:17
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MahalaXmi - racecourse in Mumbai.
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Old 18-06-2013, 17:59
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Old 18-06-2013, 19:53
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EZZoud - Michael Stoute trained horse whose form was in and out but when he put his best foot forward proved top class.

Beaten twice in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot but won the International Stakes at York in both 1993 & 1994 and the Eclipse Stakes also in 1994.
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Old 18-06-2013, 20:25
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Altano- One of two German raiders for the gold cup on Thursday
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Old 19-06-2013, 08:55
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Old 19-06-2013, 09:31
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Cremorne - 1872 Derby winner.

Back in the days when a horse was classed as a non-stayer if it couldn't get 2m 4f, Cremorne became the first of three* Derby winners to go on and win the 2m 6f Queen Alexandra Stakes.

*Four if you include Robert The Devil.
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Old 19-06-2013, 12:55
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Discontinued. Today's Prince of Wales Stakes first run in 1862 was discontinued in 1940. It returned in 1968 ahead of the investiture of Prince Charles in its present format as a 10f race open to 4yos and up, the winner that year was Royal Palace.
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Old 19-06-2013, 19:25
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Eighteen Eighty Two - the first horse to win the Wokingham twice was Wokingham in 1881 & 1882.
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Old 20-06-2013, 07:20
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Old 20-06-2013, 10:52
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Until 1955 divorcees were not allowed to enter the Royal Enclosure.
Gilbey, Quintin - commentator & journalist.

Sometime in the late 1930s Gilbey was refused entry to the Royal Enclosure as a commentator because he had appeared in a divorce case. A footman's uniform was found from somewhere. Gilbey put it on and was let in unhindered by officials.
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