Royal Ascot 2020 Media Guide
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MEDIA GUIDE 1 CONTENTS COVID SITE PROTECTIVE MEASURES 4 THE RACES THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE HANDICAP 56 RACING AT ROYAL ASCOT 6 THE QUEEN ANNE STAKES 57 FIXTURE LIST CHANGES 7 THE RIBBLESDALE STAKES 59 THE KING EDWARD VII STAKES 61 ROYAL ASCOT 2020 ORDER OF RUNNING 8 THE KING’S STAND STAKES 63 BROADCASTERS AT ROYAL ASCOT 10 THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE STAKES 65 ROYAL ASCOT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS THE ASCOT STAKES 66 REACHES OVER 120 TERRITORIES 11 THE SILVER ROYAL HUNT CUP 68 WORLD HORSE RACING 12 THE HAMPTON COURT STAKES 68 ROYAL ASCOT BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH THE KING GEORGE V HANDICAP 69 REAL-TIME WEATHER DATA 13 THE PRINCE OF WALES’S STAKES 71 QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS DAY 14 THE ROYAL HUNT CUP 73 THE WINDSOR CASTLE STAKES 75 OVER 20 NATIONS SET TO JOIN THE COPPER HORSE HANDICAP 77 2020 WORLDPOOL 15 THE GOLDEN GATES HANDICAP 77 OWNERS AT HOME SET FOR VIRTUAL THE WOLFERTON STAKES 77 ROYAL EXPERIENCE 16 THE JERSEY STAKES 78 VETERINARY FACILITIES, EQUINE THE CHESHAM STAKES 80 AND JOCKEYS’ WELFARE 17 THE GOLD CUP 82 THE BRITANNIA HANDICAP 84 AWAY FROM THE TRACK 34 THE SANDRINGHAM HANDICAP 86 ASCOT RACECOURSE REVEALS FULL PLAN FOR THE PALACE OF HOLYROODHOUSE HANDICAP 87 “ROYAL ASCOT AT HOME” 19 THE ALBANY STAKES 87 THE NORFOLK STAKES 88 ASCOT RACECOURSE COVID-19 RESPONSE 24 THE HARDWICKE STAKES 90 2019 CHARITABLE ACTIVITY 26 THE COMMONWEALTH CUP 92 ROYAL ASCOT AT HOME POEM 27 THE QUEEN’S VASE 93 ROYAL ASCOT SCHOOLS ART COMPETITION 28 THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HANDICAP 95 OUR MOST CUDDLESOME CONTRIBUTION 28 THE SILVER WOKIGHAM HANDICAP 97 ASCOT SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE - MAY 2020 29 THE QUEEN MARY STAKES 97 THE COVENTRY STAKES 99 PARTNERS & SUPPLIERS 46 THE CORONATION STAKES 101 THE ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES 103 ASCOT’S OFFICIAL PARTNERS 31 THE DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES 105 ASCOT’S OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS AND SPONSORS 32 THE WOKINGHAM HANDICAP 107 THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA STAKES 109 ASCOT HISTORY 68 WHEN ROYAL ASCOT WASN’T QUITE THE SAME... 38 TRAINERS & OWNERS ASCOT - ITS HISTORY AND TRADITIONS 42 WINNERS OF THE QIPCO ROYAL ASCOT TOP TRAINER AWARD 112 ASCOT RACECOURSE KEY DATES 46 TOP CURRENT TRAINERS AT THE ROYAL MEETING 113 QIPCO LEADING TRAINER AWARD STANDINGS 2019 113 RACE HISTORIES & CONDITIONS 49 ROYAL ASCOT LEADING OWNER AWARD 114 DID YOU KNOW...? 53 ROYAL ASCOT LEADING OWNER AWARD STANDINGS 2019 114 MEDIA & RACING CONTACTS 54 WINNING RECORDS OF SELECTED TRAINERS AT ROYAL ASCOT 115 JOCKEYS WINNERS OF THE QIPCO LEADING JOCKEY AWARD 128 TOP CURRENT JOCKEYS AT THE ROYAL MEETING 129 QIPCO LEADING JOCKEY AWARD STANDINGS 2019 129 WINNING RECORDS OF SELECTED JOCKEYS AT ROYAL ASCOT 130 INTERNATIONAL RUNNERS OVERSEAS-TRAINED WINNERS AT ROYAL ASCOT 139 RECORD OF HORSES FROM OUTSIDE EUROPE AT ROYAL ASCOT 145 RECORD OF OVERSEAS TRAINERS AT ROYAL ASCOT BY COUNTRY 148 GROUND AND TIMES ROYAL ASCOT OFFICIAL GOING 1998 – 2019 153 ASCOT COURSE RECORDS 154 2 For the first time in our history, and due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, Royal Ascot will take place behind closed doors (Tuesday 16th – Saturday 20th June). We hope you will join us in celebrating this unique Royal Meeting from home. To find out more about our Royal Ascot At Home campaign, please visit www.ascot.co.uk 3 Covid-19 Site Protective Measures Ascot Racecourse Limited will operate its site in accordance with Government guidance that may change from time to time to reflect current risk profile. You are reminded to refer to the government website at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus for latest updates. Only visit the Ascot site if absolutely necessary and approved ATTENDANCE • Where possible, travel alone in your own vehicle AT ASCOT • If you must use public transport, try to avoid peak times • Follow site security protocols when entering and leaving site PERSONAL HYGIENE Regularly wash hands with Avoid touching Cover mouth and nose Avoid contact warm water and soap, your eyes, mouth, with a tissue or sleeve with others, or use hand sanitiser and face if you cough or sneeze no handshakes e.g. before and after eating, using Bin tissues immediately rest rooms, or using equipment and wash hands PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOURS PREVENTING ILLNESS 2m Do not attend site if you are unwell with Covid-19 symptoms (e.g. new dry cough, high fever, Always seek to maintain a breathing difficulties), you must stay 2-metre distance from others at home (self-isolate) • While on site, office staff to be desk based. Whenever • If you are withinTake a clinically 2 minutes vulnerable for group, meaning feasible, conduct meetings by remote means (e.g. phone, you are at higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19, Covid-19 safety Teams, Zoom). If you have to meet F2F, do so in open air you should follow the Government’s staying alert and or in a sufficiently large well-ventilated room for short safe (social distancing) guidance duration (i.e. below 15 mins) DO YOUR TEAM... • If you are a person with serious underlying conditions, • Use stairs instead of lifts and always follow a meaning you are at very high risk of severe illness from polite give-way protocol • Understand the job and have a work plan? Covid-19, you should already be aware of the Government’s • Know the hazards and how to control them? • Any work teams to be as small as practicable, with tasks guidance on shielding that provides information on how to • Have the right tools and equipment? allocated so workers are a safe distance apart protect yourself still further should you wish to • Need specialist support? • Only conduct close work if risk assessed and • If you fall ill with Covid-19• Know how symptoms the job will while be done at work: safely? a safe system of work put in place • inform your supervisor or host, • Avoid shared use of equipment or tools. If you • avoid touching anything,UNDERSTAND THE need to share, disinfect between use • return home immediatelyCOVID-19 if you can CONTROLS... do so and stay at home (self-isolate) • Thoroughly clean reusable PPE between uses, never share • Disinfection of touchpoints • If arrangements need to be made to get you home, with others. Dispose of single use PPE so it cannot be reused • Maintenance of 2 metres distancing you will be• Ifput close in awork quarantine necessary, area must until be: you are • Work breaks to be taken separately or at a safe distance able to leave • Reduced to as short time as possible • Avoids face to face work • Minimises shared touchpoints Refer to the government website at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus• Uses PPE,for latestif necessary updates For more information contact Steve Wicks, Health & Safety Manager Tel: 01344 631119 | Mob: 07970Make sure 938550 you do | everyEmail job [email protected] safely, every time! 4 Covid-19: Covid-19: Our Top Ten Tips Our Top Ten Tips 1. Stay home if symptomatic1. Stay home if symptomatic 2. Work from home if you can2. Work from home if you can MAXIMUM OF ALWAYS SEEK 3. Meet virtually1 (Teams/Zoom) PERSON3. Meet virtuallyTO MAINTAIN(Teams/Zoom) A AT ONE TIME 2M DISTANCE FROM OTHERS 4. Wash hands regularly 4. Wash hands regularly 2M 5. Clean surfaces, tools, and equipment5. Clean surfaces, tools, and equipment 6. Maintain 2 metres distancing6. Maintain 2 metresPlease adhere distancing to Government social distancing guidelines Covid-19: 7. No unnecessaryOurPREVENT journeys Top THE Ten7. SPREAD No Tips unnecessaryPREVENT journeys THE SPREAD ! OF CORONAVIRUS ! OF CORONAVIRUS 8. Use PPE as a last resort 8. Use PPE as a last resort Covid-19 Safety 1. Stay homeCovid-19 Safety if symptomatic 9. Can’t do a job safely? 9. Can’t2. Work do afrom job home safely? if you can Don’t do it! Don’t do it! 1 3. Meet virtually (Teams/Zoom) PLEASE WASH CHECK FOR OTHERS YOUR HANDS 10. Stay informed at: 10. Stay informed at: 2 4. Wash handsWAIT regularly IF NECESSARY • UK overnment • UK overnment Covid-19: 5.Covid-19: Clean surfaces, tools, and3 equipmentCovid-19: www.gov.uk/coronavirusOur Top Ten Tips www.gov.uk/coronavirusOur Top Ten Tips Our Top Ten Tips 6. Maintain 2KEEP metres 2M distancing APART 1. Stay home if symptomatic 1. Stay home if symptomatic 1. Stay home if symptomatic • orld Health Organisation• orld Health Organisation4 2. Work from home if you can 2. Work from home if you can 2. Work from home if you can www.who.int/ 3. Meet virtually (Teams/Zoom) www.who.int/3. Meet virtually (Teams/Zoom) 3. Meet virtually (Teams/Zoom) PALM TO PALM THE BACKS OF IN BETWEEN THE THE BACK OF THE THE THUMBS THE TIPS OF THE WASH YOUR HANDS HANDS FINGERS FINGERS FINGERS7. No unnecessary journeys 4. Wash hands regularly 8. Use PPE 4.as Wash a handslast regularly resort 4. Wash hands regularly 5. Clean surfaces, tools, and equipment PREVENT THE SPREAD 5. Clean PREVENTsurfaces, tools, and equipmentTHE SPREAD5. Clean surfaces, tools, and equipment 6. Maintain 2 metres distancing9. Can’t do a6. Maintainjob safely? 2 metres distancing 6. Maintain 2 metres distancing ! OF CORONAVIRUS ! OF CORONAVIRUS 7. No unnecessary journeys Don’t do it!7. No unnecessary journeys 7. No unnecessary journeys 8. Use PPE as a last resort 8. 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