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Saudi Prince Khalid's Racing Colours - A free extract from Ashforth's Curiosities of Horseracing

Posted by Lydia Unwin on February 5, 2025

Have you ever wondered how racing colours are chosen? David Ashforth gives us a rather famous example involving the selection of Saudi Prince Khalid's racing colours. If you enjoy reading it, this is one of many short stories in David Ashforth's book, Curiosities of Horseracing.

A must read for anyone looking to dip in and out of a book about a quirky sport and its participants.

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Royal Ascot - Read about Ashforth's Curiosities of Horseracing at this iconic event

Posted by Lydia Unwin on June 23, 2023

Crowds will be gathering at Ascot Races, a highlight of the racing calendar and a place that has seen many a sporting mishap, celebration and curiosity...

You can read all about them in Ashforth's Curiosities of Horseracing... from the theft of the Ascot Gold Cup in 1907, to the bizarre incident involving Ile De Chypre in 1988, and the regular appearances of the unmissable Gertrude Shilling and of Linda Lovelace in 1974.