No One is Ever Asked

My guess is that there are few pictures of Queen Elizabeth II ever smiling. She always seems to have the most dour of faces that go along with being British, and in her case a reigning monarch.

The Royal Family has race horses. This is no surprise. King Henry VIII had wives. But even the most successful of racing owners knows that winning, especially in big races with everyone watching, comes rarely. Perhaps once in a lifetime.

So, when Queen Elizabeth's filly Estimate won the grueling and highly prestigious two-and-a-half mile Gold Cup race at Ascot's meet last week, it marked the first time in 207 years that a horse from the Royal Family had won that particular race.

There are all kinds of levels of thoroughbred races. There are maiden claimers for $5,000, and there are races like the one won by Estimate.

There is an expression is racing that no one ever has to asked to smile in the winner's circle.

QEII was no exception.

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