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The Queen and Racing at Ascot

The Queen and Racing at Ascot

The Queen’s involvement with racing stretches back to before she came to the throne in 1952, with her first winner, owned jointly with her mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, being Monaveen in a National Hunt race at Fontwell. On the death of her father, King George VI, the Queen inherited the Royal […]

The Duke of Albuquerque – The Worst Jockey in History

Beltran de Osorio y Diez de Rivera, the “Iron” Duke of Albuquerque (1919-1994), was a Spanish aristocrat obsessed with horse-racing. After receiving a film of the Grand National as a gift for his eighth birthday, the Corinthian Duke set his sight on England’s greatest equestrian prize: “I said then that I would win that race […]

Mr Motivator

Mr Motivator

Mr Motivator WAS the 1990s. He carried off three horrendous looks in one go: The Bum Bag – rarely was Mr Motivator ever without his precious bum bag. The Leotard – something which should never be seen on a male, out of athletics, he somehow managed to get away with it. In bright colours. Before […]