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In early May, the chance that Royal Ascot 2020 would open as scheduled on 16 June was seen as so remote by the backers on Betfair’s betting exchange that around £1,000 was matched on “Yes” on its “Will Racing Go Ahead?” market at about 25-1.
Yet just a few weeks later, here we are. Or rather, we aren’t. For the first time in a history which is generally dated to around 1807, the grandstands will be empty as the runners go to post for the opening race just after 1pm today, a moment which was memorably captured by Lerner and Loewe in My Fair Lady (without ever explaining how Rex Harrison managed to evade the bowler-hatted dress-code police and get into the Royal enclosure without a morning suit).
Written by Tony Paley with Chris Cook and Greg Wood
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2020/jun/16/royal-ascot-day-one-horse-racing-queen-anne-live-updates under the title “Royal Ascot: day one – live updates!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
