Hardback 288 pages with dust cover, excellent condition. Published by Hodder and Stoughton.
The history of Royal Ascot from its founding by Queen Anne to the present time. Dorothy Laird is well known in racing circles as a journalist and honorary member of the Ladys Jockey Club. She was also the best selling author of ‘Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother’ and ‘How The Queen Reigns’.
Here she combines her study of Ascot racing with richly detailed portraits of the royal family, aristocratic owners, officials, punters, trainers and jockeys.