- "thro-bred" to
describe horses was
first used in 1713.
Under Charles II, a keen
racegoer and owner, and Anne,
royal support was
given to
racing and the breeding...
-
alongside the
Prince of N****au,
Prince Murat and the Duke of Morny, an avid
racegoer. Non-aristocratic
members of the
upper classes were not
permitted into...
- celebrities. HM
Queen Elizabeth II, on a
visit to the
United States,
joined the
racegoers at
Churchill Downs in 2007. The 2004
Kentucky Derby marked the
first time...
-
Crown Land
leased to the
Australian Turf Club and
known to many
Sydney racegoers as headquarters. The
racecourse is
located about six kilometres south-east...
- by
approximately 600,000
people a year,
accounting for 10% of all UK
racegoers. The
racecourse covers 179
acres (72 ha)
leased from the
Crown Estate...
-
Ascot in
prize money offered per meeting. It
attracts around 350,000
racegoers per year and
stages three of the UK's 36
annual Group 1
races – the Juddmonte...
-
Australia requires that all
jockeys wear
approved helmets and
safety vests,
racegoers are
unaware of this
latter safety equipment as it is worn
beneath the...
- the
diary of
Samuel Pepys in 1663 and
Charles II is said to have been a
racegoer there. By 1684,
Epsom had a
clerk of the
course and from 1730 was hosting...
- day
special trains from
North Sydney and the city were able to
bring racegoers to the
racecourse entrance. This 1.63
kilometre branch line was owned...
- best-known horse-racing tracks.
Commonly known as "The Heath" by
local racegoers, It is home to the
Melbourne Racing Club. Horse-racing
started there in...
