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F E AT U R E
HRH Queen Elizabeth II 英女王伊丽莎白二世
ROYAL ASCENT Estimate won the Queen’s Vase at the
Perhaps the woman who has shown the monarch’s Royal Ascot showpiece
most passion for racing and breeding meeting in June 2012. Returning to that
thoroughbreds in the past century and most prestigious of venues a year later
who is still reaping success in the biggest she delivered for the first time, a win for
races in Europe is Great Britain’s Queen a reigning monarch in the Royal Ascot
Elizabeth II. Gold Cup.
At the age of 91, the British monarch MIDDLE-EASTERN
still rides, and has maintained her private CONNECTIONS
thoroughbred breeding operation the Dubai royalty, Princess Haya of Jordan
Royal Stud at Sandringham Estate with has had similar success of her own in the
hundreds of race-horses in work over many racing world. Wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh
decades. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum who
founded the Darley/Godolphin racing and
Her famous racing colours, the purple and breeding empire, Princess Haya has always
scarlet with gold braiding and black cap, been an accomplished equestrienne with
have been ridden to victory in over 1600 positions on many of the equine world’s
races including all the British Classics with most important organisations.
the exception of the Epsom Derby, although
in 1953 Aureole ran second and in 2011 her As an owner though, she has been in the
Street Cry colt Carlton House finished third race book alongside the name of 2008
as favourite behind Coolmore’s Pour Moi. Epsom Derby winner New Approach,
now a successful global stallion. And
As well as producing breed shapers such later that year, her colt Raven’s Pass won
as Highlere and Height of Fashion most the USD5 million Breeders Cup Classic.
recently the Queen’s colours have featured
on the wonderful mare Estimate. For the Princess Haya is regarded with great
Queen’s 80th birthday, The Aga Khan fondness by many leaders of Europe’s
gifted her majesty the mare Ebaziya racing industry and a similar widespread
and the resultant decision to send her affection greeted the first woman to ride
to champion German stallion Monsun a Melbourne Cup winner in Australia.
produced this English darling of the turf.
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