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Although it could hardly be less woke, the racing world is an excellent example of the diversity and inclusiveness we are all constantly urged to practise. Racecourses attract people of all classes, ages, creeds and economic status, some drawn by the spectacle, others by a love of horses or betting, and many just by the
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Paying homage: The hooves of the great Seabiscuit were preserved for all time by being turned into ashtrays â becoming a glamorous fashion statement and conversation piece
There was a time when the greatest tribute owners could pay to their favourite racehorses was to preserve their hooves - and sometimes other parts of their anatomy - as cherished mementoes, often displayed around their homes. Carly Silver reports.
One chilly afternoon in November 2018, I entered a basement storage room at the Keeneland Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a gleam of silver. Gently lifting a pile of stacked papers, I found buried treasure beneath: two hooves, outer walls plated in thick silver.