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| Newmarket: King Charles to sell 14 of Queen's horses | Newmarket: King Charles to sell 14 of Queen's horses |
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| Fourteen of the Queen's horses are being sold at Newmarket on Monday | Fourteen of the Queen's horses are being sold at Newmarket on Monday |
| King Charles III is selling off some of the racehorses he inherited from his mother the Queen. | King Charles III is selling off some of the racehorses he inherited from his mother the Queen. |
| Her late Majesty was a keen breeder of racehorses as well as an avid racegoer and rider. | Her late Majesty was a keen breeder of racehorses as well as an avid racegoer and rider. |
| Tattersalls auction house in Newmarket said it was selling 14 of Queen Elizabeth II's horses on Monday. | Tattersalls auction house in Newmarket said it was selling 14 of Queen Elizabeth II's horses on Monday. |
| They include Love Affairs, trained by Clive Cox from Lambourn, in Berkshire, which was the Queen's last winner at Goodwood two days before her death. | They include Love Affairs, trained by Clive Cox from Lambourn, in Berkshire, which was the Queen's last winner at Goodwood two days before her death. |
| Five of the horses on auction were trained by Andrew Balding based in Kingsclere, Hampshire, as well as a second horse, trained by Clive Cox. | Five of the horses on auction were trained by Andrew Balding based in Kingsclere, Hampshire, as well as a second horse, trained by Clive Cox. |
| Another high profile lot is Just Fine, which was trained by Sir Michael Stoute from Newmarket, who oversaw more than 100 royal winners. | Another high profile lot is Just Fine, which was trained by Sir Michael Stoute from Newmarket, who oversaw more than 100 royal winners. |
| Tattersall's spokesman Jimmy George said: "It's nothing out of the ordinary. Every year they would sell horses. | Tattersall's spokesman Jimmy George said: "It's nothing out of the ordinary. Every year they would sell horses. |
| "The Queen had brood mares of her own, she would breed them and sell them. You can't keep them all." | "The Queen had brood mares of her own, she would breed them and sell them. You can't keep them all." |
| The Queen, an avid racegoer and rider, also bred horses from her stud at Sandringham | The Queen, an avid racegoer and rider, also bred horses from her stud at Sandringham |
| Mr George said the sale of the Queen's horses did not symbolise the end of the Royal household's connection with racing. | Mr George said the sale of the Queen's horses did not symbolise the end of the Royal household's connection with racing. |
| He said: "Every year owners sell stock. His Majesty is just doing what owners do." | He said: "Every year owners sell stock. His Majesty is just doing what owners do." |
| It was from her father, King George VI, that the Queen inherited the Royal Stud, a racehorse breeding centre at Sandringham that produced many of her winners. | It was from her father, King George VI, that the Queen inherited the Royal Stud, a racehorse breeding centre at Sandringham that produced many of her winners. |
| Her racing manager John Warren, from the Highclere Stud in Hampshire, previously said horses were a "tremendous getaway" from other duties and her support had been a major boost for British racing. | Her racing manager John Warren, from the Highclere Stud in Hampshire, previously said horses were a "tremendous getaway" from other duties and her support had been a major boost for British racing. |
| "I'm sure if the Queen had not been bred into being a monarch she would have found a vocation with horses. It was just simply in her DNA," he said. | "I'm sure if the Queen had not been bred into being a monarch she would have found a vocation with horses. It was just simply in her DNA," he said. |
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