A horse bred by Queen Elizabeth II won a race in the US city of Baltimore on Saturday, two days after the death of the British monarch who reigned for seven decades.
West Newton, a six-year-old gelding, rose from sixth to win, by half a body, his fourth win in 19 races.
#WestNewton, winner of the second race, was bred in England by the late Queen Elizabeth II, and is out of the mare Queen’s Prize, also bred by the late monarch. 👑
🏁Ridden by Forest Boyce
🏁Trained by Richard Hendriks pic.twitter.com/oji3injXiH— Pimlico (@PimlicoRC) September 10, 2022
The Queen died on Thursday at the age of 96 at her home in Balmoral, Scotland.
Horse racing was the Queen’s passion and she was a regular racer as well as an owner and breeder of racehorses.
British horse racing will resume this Sunday after all events were suspended for two days as a sign of respect.
The races will also not take place on the 19th of September, the day of the Queen’s funeral.
Queen Elizabeth II’s body leaves Balmoral Castle for Scotland’s capital
The oak coffin carrying the body of Queen Elizabeth II left Balmoral Castle on Sunday morning and began a procession journey, which should take around six hours, to the Scottish capital of Edinburgh.
Thousands of people accompany the car on the route that will pass through Scottish cities and towns such as Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth.

The final point of the trip is the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the royals in Scotland, where the body of the monarch will spend the night.
Since the Queen’s death, her coffin – covered with the Royal Standard of Scotland and a wreath – has stood in the ballroom at Balmoral Castle, where staff were given the chance to pay their last respects.
At 6:00 a.m. PDT on Sunday, game wardens took the coffin to a hearse waiting for the coffin of the beloved monarch to begin its six-hour journey to Edinburgh at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
The road trip normally takes around three hours, however it will be driven slowly to allow people to witness the hearse along the way and say goodbye as it passes.
An honor guard composed of the Royal Regiment of Scotland will greet the hearse arriving in Edinburgh this afternoon with a royal salute before being transferred to the Throne Room by a military group.
Source: CNN Brasil

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