Word: ascot
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wooing of the Saudis absorbed the British government at every level. Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul al-Saud attended the races at Ascot last month as the guest of Queen Elizabeth II. Having visited Saudi Arabia to press for the sale in 1986, Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was not about to fall in line with the U.S. in this case, as she has on other issues. She is determined that nothing go amiss with a deal that promises to create 50,000 British jobs...
...formerly Sarah Ferguson and known in headlines simply as "Fergie." Already 26 when she married Charles' younger brother Prince Andrew last year, Fergie arrived at Buckingham Palace with a large circle of partygoing friends and a relaxed, fun-loving demeanor. Di and Fergie made the papers at the annual Ascot races last month when, giggling, they prodded acquaintances from behind with their umbrellas. Later, when Princess Michael of Kent walked by, Diana reportedly greeted her with a wolf whistle...
...host of an IHSA competition must provide 25 horses in full tack for all the riders representing the 12 schools in the region. On Saturday, Harvard--in conjunction with the Ascot Club--provided 173 riders with 27 schooling horses, and also hired a judge for the event...
Five of the 13 Crimson riders in the Ascot show, for example, were beginners. And while some members of the Harvard equestrian club own horses, the majority train on schooling horses that the club leases from a private barn in Millis, Mass...
Smith, who was Harvard's high-point rider at Ascot Academy, said that she watched her horse's jumping style in the events held before her heat of Intermediate Equitation over fences--but stressed that riding a new horse is always unsettling...