Ascot, Britain's highest-profile racecourse, resumes racing on Saturday, May 27 after a bold 200-million pounds redevelopment which has involved building a massive new main grandstand and much more.

Ascot is planning to have the finest racecourse in the world when the £180 million (U.S. $250 million) new grandstand is completed by June, 2007.

Ascot racecourse has been fitted with cutting-edge technology across the venue. Getty Images. ... When the £220 million grandstand was opened by the Queen in 2006, ...

At Royal Ascot, in the plusher lavatories in the higher echelons of the imposing grandstand, there are plastic trees, free mouthwash, hand and nail cream, aftershave, moisturiser, deodorant, a ...

10 The racecourse closed for major redevelopment in September 2004, with radical plans to replace the Queen Elizabeth II Stand, along with a further movement of the track. During the redevelopment, ...