'We are going to explore how we can make the name a lot clearer about its history – and that the name refers to an entirely different Duke of York.’
A famous horse race is changing its name in a bid to distance it fromThe prestigious Duke of York Stakes, which was inaugurated in 1895, is held at York Racecourse every May., Duke of York, who went on to become King George V.
James Brennan, the racecourse’s head of marketing and sponsorship, told The Yorkshire Post: ‘It was named in honour of Prince George who went on to become King George V.‘With that in mind, however, we are going to explore how we can make the name a lot clearer about its history – and that the name refers to an entirely different Duke of York.’
Both the Queen and Prince Andrew, pictured here at Ascot Racecourse in 2019, are fans of horse racing Andrew was appointed the racecourse’s first patron in 2015, but gave up the position in 2019 after stepping down from public duties following his disastrous appearance on Newsnight.
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