Graham Buddry says the Monarchy have had to be patient at Ascot

The Aristocracy is primarily responsible for the emergence of Flat racing many hundreds of years ago when the likes of Lord This would challenge Baron That, claiming his horse was the faster and so racing was born. The rich and famous were really the only ones with the money to purchase decent horses while other educated men eventually formed the Jockey Club and laid out the rules of racing. British Royalty was not sluggish in getting in on the act and soon they were winning their share of the Classics. Perhaps the m...