2006-06-20 07:22:48 · 6 answers · asked by waynenigelsenior 2 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
Queen Anne "discovered" the site that Ascot is now built on in (I think) 1711. She was out riding when her party came across an open expanse of land near Windsor Castle which, she said, "seemed ideal to gallop horses at full stretch".
The Queen's Plate was run there soon after and over the years it eventually evolved into the Royal Ascot meeting.
Many races are named after people and horses that had a big impact on the racing world. It is a way of acknowledging greatness.
2006-06-20 21:46:05 · answer #1 · answered by PNewmarket 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Queen Anne's County is located in Maryland & many soldiers & horses died in a battle in 1900. Queen Anne is also a horse (equine) bloodline & an Industry in the same state. Even though her Majesty has passed on, her spirit always attends, as this was one of her "simple pleasures" in life! (1700's) She is credited with the development of horse racing as we know it today! http://www.georgianindex.net/Sport/Horse/race.html
2006-06-20 13:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many races are done in tribute. Most of the big races in the US are named after horses or people who have passed on. No reason to get crude about it - it's just a name.
2006-06-20 07:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by Jan H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they exhime the body and prop it up at the finishing line every year. Or maybe at the start, they fling it on top of the horses to scare them and make them run fast?
2006-06-20 07:26:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
QUEEN ANNE'S DEAD??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
2006-06-20 19:02:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's probably named for her, after her, in her honor, however you're supposed to say it.
2006-06-20 07:29:13 · answer #6 · answered by Emerald 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋