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Rhyme royal (or rime royal) is a rhyming stanza form that was introduced to English poetry by Geoffrey Chaucer. [1] The form enjoyed significant success in the ...
The Doonside Cup is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ayr over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It is currently held on the final day of Ayr's three-day Ayr Gold Cup Festival (previously the Western Meeting).
The Brigadier Gerard Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The Queen regularly attends Royal Ascot with the King and the Cheltenham Festival, and is officially associated with a number of equine organisations including the Ebony Horse Club in south London ...
As they come to the line, Rhyme 'n' Reason has won the National! Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the race The BBC broadcast the race live on television for the twenty-ninth consecutive year as part of its regular Saturday afternoon Grandstand programme, in a Grand National special.
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.
Seattle Rhyme (20 February 1989 – circa 1993) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of the best two-year-olds in Britain in 1991 when he won three of his five races including the Stardom Stakes and the Racing Post Trophy and was regarded as a major contender for the following year's British Classic Races.
Other models, such as "The Rocking Horse" only stayed in production for a year or two and will be quite rare. Yet another series of child studies, called the "Nursery Rhyme" series, bore a strong similarity to the work of Freda Doughty for Royal Worcester. These were equally popular and also stayed in production for many years.