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...other horse has combined success in the Arc - France's blue-ribbon event - with wins at top-flight English races the 2,000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby. What's more, Sea the Stars' two-length victory at Longchamp was his sixth in Europe's tough Group One races in as many months. The horse, says Frankie Dettori, a leading jockey who trailed Sea the Stars in the Arc, is "in a class of his own." (See pictures of British horse racing...
...next challenge for his handlers: should they risk the reputation of the horse, owned by a Hong Kong businessman, at next month's Breeders' Cup Classic in California? After Dancing Brave won the Arc in 1986, the English-trained horse's career ended on a disappointing note at the same U.S. track. Besides, Sea the Stars, foaled by American mare Urban Sea, herself an Arc winner in 1993, could be worth $160 million if he is retired to stud. (Read "Sports: Furlongs Behind...
...gets more educated (82% of first-generation Latin-American kids ages 15 to 17 attend school, compared with 97% of second-generation kids - hardly perfect but moving toward parity) and more proficient in the national language (by the third generation, 95% of Latino kids ages 15 to 17 speak English exclusively or very well). Another thing that happens is that parents start moving away from baby names like Guillermo and closer to names like William. "When [immigrant or later-generation] parents name their children, they are combining their own attachments and affinities with their hopes and aspirations for their children...
Renowned alpinist Anker, who discovered the long-lost body of English mountaineer George Mallory on Mount Everest in 1999, discussed his expedition to Tibet’s Chang Tang Plateau in search of the calving grounds of the Tibetan antelope. Also known as the chiru, the endangered animal is often hunted for its fine wool...
...Visual and Environmental Studies concentrator with a secondary field in English from Palo Alto, Calif., Shaker only recently joined the Polo Club, though she has long been a fan of riding horses...