www.ascot.co.uk

 

  ENJOY AND SHARE MORE THAN 90 STORIES BEHIND THE ROYAL MEETING THROUGH AN ONLINE COLLECTION OF ROYAL ASCOT STORIES

 

 

To celebrate Royal Ascot, Ascot Racecourse has produced an online collection of more than 90 stories delving into the people and traditions - past and present - that make the Royal Meeting an event like no other.

 

 

The collection, named 'Like Nowhere Else', is broken into four sections - Racing, Style, Pageantry and Fine Dining. Each section gives the reader a glimpse into the personalities, anecdotes and history that make the Royal Meeting so special and features some of the most iconic moments in the racecourse's prestigious history.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just some of the highlights include:

 

 

- An overview of Her Majesty The Queen's Royal Ascot runners

 

- The history of the Royal Procession

 

-  An insight into the making of the coveted Gold Cup

 

- An introduction to the people behind-the-scenes who make the Royal Meeting tick

 

-  Royal Ascot fashions over the last 300 years

 

- The opportunity to find out more about some of the world's top chefs who will be featuring at Royal Ascot this year

 

- Historic victories on our hallowed turf including Frankel and Yeats to name just two...

 

 

Please visit www.likenowhereelse.co.uk and share your favourite moments from the online collection and your own Royal Ascot stories on Twitter @Ascot, on Instagram @Ascotinsider and on Facebook at Ascot Racecourse, #RoyalAscot #LikeNowhereElse

 

 

Further videos that may be of interest in the lead up to the Royal Meeting:

 

- Royal Ascot stories - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxvh7GbmL7zPpkvnTUR0VatdZMQeyMxOe

- An overview of the Making of the 2015 Royal Ascot Tapestry, 'Like Nowhere Else' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji6i4U6zmbs

- The 2015 Royal Ascot Style Guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpHSAPrFrWc

- An overview of Royal Ascot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DeH00f3a6o

- Training a Royal Ascot winner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_FYjoThfHY

- Breeding a Royal Ascot winner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFjoG9hg9t4

-  Royal Ascot by numbers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGh-qQy6pC8

- An overview of the restaurants and chefs at Royal Ascot this year - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxvh7GbmL7zO12L_GABqx3hVIrJ3Z6B8Z

-  An overview of the three main Enclosures

• o   Royal Enclosure - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr0JIeJxzY0
• o   Grandstand - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP65zgriQtk
• o   Silver Ring - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuQ4mISHVow

- Keep up to date with news from Ascot Racecourse by accessing You Tube Channel - www.youtube.com/ascotracecourse

 

 

To book tickets visit www.ascot.co.uk/ or call 0844 346 3000.