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In the world of horses, the Queen was the observer rather than the observed — and never more at home.
It was not just the race, it was the whole journey through good times and bad, says BBC presenter Clare Balding, who joined the racing world in paying tribute.
‘She enjoyed the scientific challenge,’ says Balding. ‘Everyone in racing knows it’s incredibly difficult to breed a horse to win any race. You think you could work it out but it’s the endless puzzle that you could send the best broodmare to the best stallion and you won’t necessarily get a better racehorse.
BBC presenter Clare Balding joined the racing world in paying tribute to the Queen
‘The Queen was not looking for quick fixes, this was all about long-term improvement. Meticulous records were kept.’
The set-up at the royal stud at Sandringham was state of the art and there were cameras in all of the foaling boxes. Balding says: ‘She would watch the foal being born on her iPad and if she was there, she’d get out to see the foals as soon as she could.’
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