Ladies at Royal Ascot

Hats and Ladies Royal Ascot literally go “hand in hand”. Ladies Day has got to be one of the most well recognised racing days in the world. It is not,however, just renowned for the racing but for the amazing outfits and hats worn by the Ladies at Royal Ascot.

It must, however, be remembered that even in the very early days of racing at ascot there were displays of “high fashion”. The race goers normally consisted of the higher English Nobles and not only dressed accordingly but also dined on banquets fit for a “king”. Even then the racing was a sumptuous occasion.Ladies who attend Royal Ascot will spend months organising their outfit and more importantly their hats. The event has become a showpiece for the fashion world with the Royal procession, which begins at 2.00pm, showing off the Royal Family in all their finery.
The Queens attire is obviously relatively formal,however,this really is not the case with other race-goers. Ladies get round the dress restrictions placed upon them by “donning” the most interesting and sometimes outrageous hats.

 

Royal Ascot – The Event of the Year at Ascot Racecourse

The most social of the UK’s very social flat racing events when the Queen comes to watch that generally takes place in the mid of june between 15 to 25 dates at Ascot REce Couse in Berkshire, near windsor. Ascot Racings are taking place nearly three hundred years ago. The racecourse was established by Queen Anne in 1711. The Gold Cup, a famous flat race for four-year-olds celebrates its 202th running in 2009. Royal Ascot horse race is the main event of Ladies’ Day, the Thursday of the Royal Ascot racing meet, when fashion and Ascot hats come out in force.

Royal Ascot 2009 Tickets:
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Trains from London to Royal Ascot

Trains from London to Royal Ascot run regularly from London’s Waterloo and Paddington train stations to Ascot train station. Make sure to arrive early, as trains to and from London get very crowded during Royal Ascot.

Trains leave London Waterloo train station for Ascot train station every hour at 20 and 50 minutes past the hour during peak times. Trains from Royal Ascot to London return every hour at 10 and 40 minutes past the hour during peak times. If you take a direct train, the total train time from London to Ascot is just under an hour.

Trains leave London Paddington train station for Ascot train station every hour at 6 and 30 minutes past the hour during peak times. Trains from Royal Ascot to London return every hour at 13 and 43 minutes past the hour during peak times. Trains going to and from Paddington require a change.

 

Royal Ascot – Tickets

Royal Ascot 2009 Dates

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 – Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Royal Ascot
Royal Ascot is the premier British horse racing and social event of the summer season, and is not to be missed by visitors who want to experience a uniquely English tradition (and catch a glimpse of the queen, of course).

Royal Ascot Details

Royal Ascot is located in Berkshire (near Windsor Castle), and is just under an hour by train from London.  Get your Royal Ascot tickets early to make sure you have a chance to sip some oh-so-English Pimms and Lemonade and enjoy the races.

 

Royal Ascot Racing Club

The Royal Ascot Racing Club (RARC) gives its members a fantastic opportunity to enjoy the world’s finest racing at the world’s most famous racecourse, in unparalleled style and comfort.  RARC is unique in providing as it does the very best on track facilities at Ascot in a prime location with superb catering.

Click Here to view a virtual tour of the the Royal Ascot Racing Club facilities.

 

Jockeys’ get Royal dressing down

In response to lapses in adherence to the dress code at Royal Ascot in recent years, the venue has issued a zero tolerance notice to all visitors and participants including jockeys.

‘Frankly, these chaps have been getting away with some pretty blatant abuses of the dress code in recent years and enough is enough,’ said Charles Barnett, Chief Executive at Ascot.

‘Some of them go out to ride in all sorts of stripy or spotty outfits and I know we’ve had some silly hats here in the past, but coloured helmets are just a step too far.’

This year, the jockeys will be required to wear full morning dress on arrival, in the parade ring and whilst riding.

‘We were a little surprised when Mr Barnett came to us with this suggestion,’ said David Vecchi, Head of Moss Bros Hire.

‘We’re going to have to look at the sizes we stock, but we welcome the spirit of the idea.’

‘We already had the Royal Ascot Collection but we’ve now made a new micro-sized aerodynamic morning suit, which we believe will be extremely popular in the weighing room.’

 

Royal Ascot – Highlights 08

A selection of highlights from Royal Ascot 2008. Includes great performances from Henrythenavigator, Duke Of Marmalade, Yeats, Lush Lashes, Equiano, Haradasun and Kingsgate Native.

 

Queen at Royal Ascot

Queen travelling by carriage to Royal Ascot via Windsor Great Park.

 

Royal Ascot – History

Ascot Racecourse was founded in 1711 by Queen Anne. The first race, ‘Her Majesty’s Plate,’ with a purse of 100 guineas, was held on August 11, 1711.
Royal Ascot is one of the world renowned horse racing event that attracts throusands of people each year from all over the world. Royal Ascot is world’s famous and prestigous horseracing events, where top class racing is combined with traditional style, giving the viewer a unique thinking and experience that they will new forget.
Seven horses competed, each carrying a weight of 12 stones (76 kg). This first race comprised three separate four-mile (6437 m) heats.
In 1813, Parliament passed an act to ensure that the grounds would remain a public racecourse. In 1913, Parliament passed an act creating the Ascot Authority, an entity that manages the racecourse to this day. From its creation until 1945, the only racing that took place at Ascot was the Royal Meeting, a four-day event. Since that date, more fixtures have been introduced to the grounds, notably the Steeplechase and hurdles in 1965.

 

The BBC at Royal Ascot

The BBC Sport website will provide a live racewatch on every day of the meeting, following the action as it happens. It will also carry all the latest news, results, reports and photo galleries.

Five Live correspondent Cornelius Lysaght is on hand to give his verdict. And you can share your tips and reaction with fellow fans on the Five Live racing messageboard. You can also keep in touch with all the developments via Ceefax’s dedicated section at page 660.

There will be all the declarations for each day’s racing, top tips, updates on the going and details of any non-runners.