The Queen's love of racing in her own words as millions prepare to watch funeral across world
The Queen was a great lover of racing. She had many horses in training at the time of her death. Her Majesty had Royal Ascot winners Estimate and Classic heroine Dunfermline. She loved her lowly handicappers as much as she did her Group 1 superstars. The Queen had 43 horses at her training. They were based with trainers across the country.
Her Majesty first became interested in racing during the war when her father leased Big Game and Sun Chariot from the National Stud. Her father took her to Beckhampton in 1942 to see them working.
The Queen would have loved to go racing more often if it weren't for her Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Queen's philosophy about racing is simple. She wants to breed a horse that is faster than other people's.
Her Majesty came close to winning the Epsom Derby but never achieved her dream.
The Queen visited Richard Hannon Sr's yard. She was there four days after she was crowned. Aureole ruined her chance to win the Derby. Sir Gordon Richards won the race.
Phillip said the Queen's horses looked too thin at Ian Balding's stable.
The Queen's racing manager was Lord Carnarvon. Her Majesty's homebred Highclere won the 1974 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. She wrote to jockey Joe Mercer after he steered her home bred High Clere home in front in the race.
Her Majesty welcomed back trainer Dick Hern and jockey Joe Mercer for a celebration at Windsor after Highclere won the Prix de Diane in France. Ryan Moore has ridden the most winners for Her Majesty. Estimate’s win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 2012 was one of her racing highlights.
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