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The Queen and The Sport of Kings, Horse Racing

In 2015, the Thoroughbred Breeders' Association revealed the winner of its prestigious Andrew
Devonshire Bronze. The Board selected HM The Queen to receive the award because of her long term
commitment to Thoroughbred breeding. The Queen is not just an enthusiastic amateur, she is an avid
supporter of the English Thoroughbred and has an encyclopedic understanding of bloodlines and racing
family results.

While sharing her passion for racing with her own mother, The Queen remains a relatively small player
in the sport when compared to some of the racing giants. After her father King George VI died, she
inherited his breeding and racing stock and has gone on to develop her own line of horses. She bears
the cost of her interest in racing from her own personal fortune, currently estimated at $350 million
dollars. Racing expert Sean Trivass from MyRacing.com has been quoted as saying that over the past
five years she may have almost broken even with her expenses because of the amount of money it takes
to buy , train, and keep race horses.

Elizabeth has had a good run at the track over the years. Her first win at Ascot came only two weeks
after she became Queen when her horse, Choir Boy, won the Hunt Cup. In 2013, her horse Estimate
won the top prize at Ascot, The Gold Cup, the first time this had ever been achieved by a reigning
monarch.

The only famous UK race that has eluded The Queen is the Derby run at Epsom Downs. In 1953 during
the week of her coronation, her three- year- old colt Auerole came close, running second. Her
Majesty's horses have won over 1,600 races, including all the British Classic Races (with the exception of
the Derby) at least once.

It should come as no surprise, then, that it is reported that her favorite place to visit in America is
Kentucky, the bluegrass state, the heart of the Thoroughbred racing industry in the United States.

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