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Horse racing: Queen Elizabeth II's abiding sporting passion
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II, who had a lifelong passion for horses, was a keen racegoer as well as a successful owner and breeder who enjoyed many notable triumphs.
Derby maestro Stoute's talent has stood the test of time: Holding
AFP, Published on 02/06/2022
» PARIS - Cricket-loving Michael Stoute, who could train his sixth Epsom Derby winner with Desert Crown on Saturday, is a "Test match rather than a T20 player" in that he likes to be patient with his horses, his close friend Michael Holding told AFP.
Probe ordered into 'industrial' slaughter of Aussie racehorses
AFP, Published on 22/10/2019
» SYDNEY: The secret and "industrial scale" killing of retired Australian racehorses will be examined in a government inquiry, officials said Tuesday, after an outcry over alleged animal cruelty.
Yes Yes Yes wins Everest turf race
AFP, Published on 19/10/2019
» SYDNEY: Yes Yes Yes, trained by Chris Waller who steered Winx on an incredible, unbeaten 33-race run, stunned favourite Santa Ana Lane to win the world's richest turf, The Everest, in Sydney Saturday.
Global racing could be in for Tote-mic change, says Frost
AFP, Published on 28/05/2018
» WENTWORTH (UNITED KINGDOM) - The financial health of international racing could be set for a revolution if ambitious plans by the consortium that has bought 25% of The Tote come to fruition, its head Alex Frost told AFP.