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Royal Ascot

19th - 23rd June 2007

Royal Ascot returned to its Berkshire home in June 2006 and held an extremely successful five day Royal Meeting. Her Majesty The Queen officially opened the racecourse on the opening day of Royal Ascot, Tuesday 20th June. The racecourse has undergone a major redevelopment programme, the largest of its type anywhere in Europe. The focal point of the redevelopment is undoubtedly the new Grandstand itself. The distinctive design is defined by the spectacular parasol roof suspended on ‘structural trees’. The stand is flooded with natural light, using glass and aluminium materials, bringing the outside in as you walk through the impressive galleria. Ascot Racecourse is synonymous with quality and excellence in providing both unparalleled racing and the highest quality catering services at any sporting venue in the world.

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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship - Mon 25th June - First round through to Sat 7th June Ladies Final and Sun. 8th June Mens Final

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4th - 8th July 2007

Since the foundation of the Regatta in 1839, four different courses have been used:

The Old Course, in use from 1839 to 1885, started on the Berkshire side at the upstream end of Temple Island and extended upstream for about 1 mile and 550 yards to finish near Henley Bridge.
The New Course was inaugurated in 1886 and, at the same time, the number of crews in a heat was reduced to two. The New Course started on the Buckinghamshire side near the downstream end of Temple Island and finished at Poplar Point. It was piled and eventually boomed throughout and included two slight angles.
The Experimental Course - the first to be in a straight line - was only 1 mile and 440 yards in length and was tried in 1923. The Start was on the Berkshire side of the Island and the Finish a short distance upstream of Poplar Point.
The Straight Course, first used in 1924, required the removal of part of Temple Island and of the opposite Berkshire bank. This Course is the same length as the Old and New Courses, is 80 feet wide and runs straight from below the Berkshire side of Temple Island to finish at Poplar Point. It is the Straight Course which is still in use today.

The traditional length of the Course is 1 mile 550 yards (2,112 metres), which was the longest distance of open water that could be obtained in 1839 on the Henley Reach.

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