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Ascot Racecourse history
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In 1813 an Act of Parliament ensured that the Ascot Heath would be kept and used as a racecourse for the public in the future, securing racing at Ascot for future generations.
A new grandstand was opened in 1839 at a cost of £10000.
Up until 1901, the racecourse was managed by the Master of the Royal Buckhounds.
The Ascot Authority was established in 1913 by a further Act of Parliament, with His Majesty's Representative becoming Senior Trustee.
Racing resumed on 15 May 1943 with an eight-race card.
The first post-war fixture was held on 21 May 1945, when the then 19-year-old Princess Elizabeth attended Ascot for the first time.
The Queen has not missed the annual Royal Meeting since her Coronation in 1953, and traditionally presents The Gold Cup and The Diamond Jubilee Stakes each year.
In 2004, Ascot Racecourse was closed for a £220 million redevelopment, the single biggest investment in British Racing.
The Racecourse was reopened by the Queen on 20 June 2006.
At the end of 2006 a £10 million programme of further alterations was announced to improve the viewing from lower levels of the grandstand using an innovative steel composite product ("SPS" sandwich plate system) to reprofile the existing concrete terraces.
In 2013, The Queen's filly, Estimate, triumphed in Ascot's showpiece race, The Gold Cup – the first time that The Gold Cup has been won by a reigning monarch.
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