ROYAL WIN IN FRANCE
IN Z P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) PARIS. The Queen's filly, Highclere. thrilled her owner and delighted a capacity crowd of 25,000 people at Chantilly on Sunday when she ran away with France’s top rsce for three-year-old fillies, the Prix de Diane Highclere was taken to the front two furlongs out bv her jockey. J. Mercer, and passed the favourite. Comtesse de Loir, of F ance, to win easily by two lengths
i. was one of the best fields to contest the Prix de Dianfor many years. It also included the French One Thousand Guineas winner. Durnka. and the Irish One Thousand Guineas winner. Gaily For her biggest win in France the Queen received 1,029,050 francs -$149,000'.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33563, 18 June 1974, Page 8
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