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Kingston Town: won three Cox Plates; first Australian horse to top $1million in stakes earnings; King Kamehameha: Successful race horse and sire in Japan. Kissin George: one of America's premier sprinting Thoroughbred racehorses; Kitasan Black: Won 7 Grade 1 races in Japan, owned by famous enka singer Saburo Kitajima; sire of Equinox
Le Bec-Hellouin (French pronunciation: [lə bɛk ɛlwɛ̃]) is a commune in the department of Eure in the Normandy region in northern France.. It is best known for Bec Abbey and has recently been voted one of the "most beautiful villages of France".
The lists below show notable Thoroughbred horse races in various countries around the world. In countries with a grading system , the included races are normally Group or Grade 1. However, some restricted races such as the Queen's Plate in Canada are also included, and all races at the Royal Ascot festival are included because of their prestige.
This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing, sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses". The United States and some parts of Canada use the term "racetracks" and some parts of Canada also use "raceway".
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. World map of countries or territories by Human Development Index scores in increments of 0.050 (based on 2022 data, published in 2024) ≥ 0.950 0.900–0.950 0.850–0.899 0.800–0.849 0.750–0.799 0.700–0.749 0.650–0.699 0.600–0.649 0.550–0.599 0.500–0.549 0.450–0.499 0. ...
[118] [119] In some myths he is the father of horses, either by spilling his seed upon a rock or by mating with a creature who then gave birth to the first horse. [2] In Thessaly he had the title Petraios Πετραἵος, "of the rocks". [120] He hit a rock and the first horse "Skyphios" appeared. [121]
Pomegranate seeds are characterized by having sarcotesta, thick fleshy seed coats derived from the integuments or outer layers of the ovule's epidermal cells. [18] [19] The number of seeds in a pomegranate can vary from 200 to about 1,400. [20] Botanically, the fruit is a berry with edible seeds and pulp produced from the ovary of a single ...
A village may be coterminous with, and have a consolidated government with, a town. A village is a clearly defined municipality that provides the services closest to the residents, such as garbage collection, street and highway maintenance, street lighting and building codes. Some villages provide their own police and other optional services.