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Thoroughbred racing commenced in Western Australia in 1836. The Western Australian Turf Club (WATC) was established in 1852. [9] By 1883, 192 country clubs were registered to race under Australian Jockey Club rules. [7] In the Northern Territory, the Darwin Turf Club was established in May 1955. [18]
At the Eclipse Awards, he was named American Horse of the Year and American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. He was the second California-bred to win Horse of the Year, the first since Tiznow, [253] the first three-year-old to be Horse of the Year since Rachel Alexandra, [254] and the first Kentucky Derby winner since Charismatic. [255]
The West African nation of Ghana began requiring its 80,000 motorists, as well as other vehicle operators, to drive on the right-hand side of the road after decades of left-hand side driving that dated from Ghana's days as a British colony. On the day before, the government banned the sale of alcohol for nine hours in order to ensure sobriety ...