Richard Hughes (jockey) a change in the rules regarding horse welfare. On 13 October 2011, it was announced that Hughes was giving up his racing licence and quitting the sport out of protest at the ban. Hughes did not follow up on this threat and on 15 October 2012 he equaled Frankie Dettori's record of winning seven races in a single meeting by winning seven out of eight races at Windsor Racecourse. The following month, he claimed his first British flat racing Champion Jockey title with 172 winners over the season. In May 2013, after a long wait, he won his first British
Ascot Racecourse (Western Australia) on Hardey's property - this became the Ascot Racecourse. In 1852, the West Australian Turf Club was formed. In 1897 a railway was constructed to the Racecourse. The railway and station was removed in 1957. The following is a list of Group races which are run at Ascot Racecourse. The Perth Cup is Perth's feature event on the racing calendar held annually either on New Year's Day or a nearby Saturday. Ascot Racecourse (Western Australia) Ascot Racecourse is the major racecourse in Perth, Western Australia, situated approximately 8 kilometres east of the Perth central business district, with the headquarters of