By: Reuters September 11, 2022 5:21:04 pm
West Newton, a 6-year-old gelding, with jockey Forest Boyce, rallies from sixth place to win by a half-length at Pimlico on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 in Baltimore. (Source : AP) A horse bred by Queen Elizabeth won a race in the American city of Baltimore on Saturday, two days after the British monarch died following a reign spanning seven decades.
West Newton, a six-year-old gelding, rallied from sixth place to win by a half-length, his fourth victory in 19 races. The queen died on Thursday aged 96 at her Balmoral residence in Scotland.
Horse racing was the queen’s passion and she was a regular race-goer as well as an owner and breeder of racing stock.
British horse racing will resume on Sunday after all meetings were suspended for two days as a mark of respect. Racing has been cancelled on Sept. 19, the day of the queen’s funeral.
First published on: 11-09-2022 at 05:21:04 pm