The Late Queen Elizabeth II was a passionate breeder of racehorses as well as an enthusiastic racegoer and rider.
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| Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by stud groom Terry Pendry, on the Windsor Castle grounds. Photo: MAX MUMBY/INDIGOGETTY IMAGES |
King Charles III has decided to sell off some of the racehorses he inherited from the Queen, his mother.
On Monday, Tattersalls auction house in Newmarket, revealed it was selling 14 of Queen Elizabeth II’s horses.
Jimmy George, spokesperson of Tattersalls, said, “It’s nothing out of the ordinary. Every year they would sell horses.
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| Queen Elizabeth II poses for a special 96th birthday photo alongside two of her ponies. Photo: HENRYDALLALPHOTOGRAPHY/PA WIRE/SHUTTERSTOCK via Town&Country |
“The Queen had brood mares of her own, she would breed them and sell them. You can’t keep them all.”
George buttressed that, the sale of the horses belonging to the Late Queen has nothing to do with ending the connection of the Royal Household with racing.
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| Queen Elizabeth II is pictures with one of their racehorses at the Royal Windor Horse show. Photo: CHRIS JACKSONGETTY IMAGES via Town&Country |
He said: “Every year owners sell stock. His Majesty is just doing what owners do.”
