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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Peter gives a much more thorough review, but... ...put simply this is an absolutely compelling, comprehensive and complete (as far as possible) history of the world's finest racecourse from its 18th century beginnings to the present day. A "must buy" for anyone building a racing library, a "must read" for anyone at all interested in the history of racing.
Brilliantly written and lavishly illustrated Sir Peter O'Sulleven claims, in the foreword to this book, that Ascot is the most famous racecourse in the world. Whether it is or not, it has established itself as one of the most important racecourses in Britain over the past 200 years. Ascot's history begins almost 300 years ago, in 1711, but took a long time to establish itself. Documentation of the early history is incomplete - for example, the result of the first race staged there is not known, although a list of all the horses competing was... more info
