Royal Ascot Is Older Than All of These Historic Events

Check out this animated video which documents the incredible list of historical, cultural and sporting events that have taken place since the first Royal Ascot in 1711.

Credit link: Betway Horse Racing

Royal Ascot is not just one of the biggest horse racing betting events in the UK, but also one of the oldest sporting institutions in the world.

The meeting dates to 1711, when Queen Anne – the first monarch of a unified Great Britain – discovered a clearing near Windsor Castle that she declared would be a good place for horses “to gallop at full stretch.”

Her Majesty’s Plate was contested later that year on 11 August for a princely prize of 100 guineas, and the rest is history.