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...dollars - on locals. "The foreigners already have an idea of what they expect from Chinese art, and they are more interested in works that have obvious Chinese symbols," says Shanghai artist Ding Yi, whose Mondrian-inspired geometries hardly betray his nationality. "It's very seductive," acknowledges Li Liang, the owner of Eastlink Gallery in Shanghai. "You know that if you put things up that look Chinese, they will sell well." But others worry that this impulse will only encourage soulless facsimiles with little cultural resonance. Yue Minjun's laughing heads, for instance, have spawned dozens of smiling faces by lesser...
...them not only a stake in a horse, but also access to the paddock, pre-race chats with trainers and jockeys, and the chance to gloat in the winner's circle. Ed Marley, a syndicate member and managing director of a television production company in Liverpool, describes ascending the owner's stand at his hometown track as "one of the most exhilarating moments I've ever...
...Membership qualifies you to enter a Byzantine annual lottery in which members compete for roughly 300 spots that give them the right to purchase a horse and have it stabled in the Jockey Club's ritzy training facilities. This is how Lo, the Hong Kong fashion executive, became an owner. One of Lo's friends had been trying for years to land a horse, but repeatedly drew blanks in the lottery until linking up with Lo and two others. In 2001, they won ownership rights and went in search of their champion...
...horse is sad and his son puzzles over the sprinter's mood. But the day after a Pocket Money victory, there are smiles all around. "You can see it on the horse's face," says Lo. "You know that he's proud." And that's a look any horse owner would say is priceless...
...have a certain amount of sympathy for a new owner who has abided by all of the requirements of the city to be in a position of having over $800,000 at risk,” he said, referring to the $850,000 cost of the parcel to Stonehouse Holdings...