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Here is the first full story of the Queens racing enthusiasms and the first authentic account of Her Majestys personal experience as a racehorse owner and racegoer told with the help of trainers jockeys and others

This exhilarating volume traces the early years of the Queens racing story from childhood horselover to ebullient racegoer and owner of one of the finest string of racehorses in the world

Helen Cathcart goes behind the scenes to present a vivid picture of royal racing success and failures from the Queens frail gifthorse to the spectacular triumphs of Aureole Carrozza Alexander High Veldt Almeria Doutelle Pall Mall and many others Winners of lustrous fame they come thundering on in a cavalcade of high hopes and disappointments superb victories and bitter defeat

Here is a royal pageant of the Turf rich in some of the most colorful and interesting sporting stories from the younger Queens reign