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Ascot Signs Five-Year Deal To Take On Watchmaker Longines As 'Official Partner'05 / 24 / 13Royal Ascot "has finally succumbed to the lure and lucre of commercial sponsorship" and signed a deal with Swiss watchmaker Longines worth "several million pounds" over five years, according to Robert Lea of the LONDON TIMES. But "Ascot being Ascot," officials are "declining to admit that its presti... |
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Tags: Facilities, North America, United Kingdom
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BBC: More Wimbledon Night Matches
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Betfair Silences U.S. Golf Fans
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Former City Manager Dead At 79
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British Volunteers To Get Olympic Money
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