Eleven Desirable Details About Ladies Day At Royal Ascot
The Ascot horse race is entering its 3rd day, with all eyes on the lavish hats, glamorous clothing, of course, the royals. Day 3 of the five-day event is also the day of the historic Gold Cup. The Gold Cup is Ascot's longest making it through race, and what is now called Royal Ascot began to take shape when The Gold Cup was first run in 1807. The Gold Cup accompanies what is colloquially referred to as "Ladies' Day," a term first used in 1823. An anonymous poet explained the day as "Ladies' Day ... when the females, like angels, look sweetly divine." But the Ascot doesn't formally acknowledge the day as Ladies' Day. As the Ascot's director of racing, Nick Smith, described to The Telegraph, they haven't described Ladies' Day in any marketing or promos products. "We are comfortable with the public calling it that, however to market it as such would trigger confusion as ladies' days away from Ascot Events are totally different...