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| | Easy Print from BloodHorse.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | In a further sign of the commercialization of racing in the UK, the Queen's racecourse, Ascot, has become a limited company. |
 | | The move will make it easier for Ascot to raise the £100-million plus needed for the most ambitious grandstand project ever in Europe. |
 | | Ascot Racecourse in 2000 had turnover of £25.74 million, with the pre-tax profit amounting to £7.25 million, increases of 72% and 93%, respectively, since 1996. |
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