Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. HomeHorse RacingIn pictures: Sporting memories of the Queen Horse Racing In pictures: Sporting memories of the Queen By admin September 23, 2022 0 108 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp BBC Sport takes a photographic look at the Queen’s life in sport. The Queen was given her first horse, a Shetland pony named Peggy, aged four and began riding by the age of six. By her teens she was an accomplished horsewoman and is pictured here riding for the first time as monarch at Trooping the Colour in 1952. The Queen’s love of horses spanned her life and she regularly attended race meetings. Here she attends the 1950 Derby at Epsom with younger sister Princess Margaret In 1957, the Queen presented the Wimbledon singles title to Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win the SW19 title Two years later the Queen was in attendance at Wembley for the FA Cup final as Nottingham Forest beat Luton 2-1, and presented the trophy to victorious captain Jack Burkitt The Queen’s finest moment at Wembley came in 1966 when she presented Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet Trophy after England’s 4-2 World Cup final win over West Germany 1977 was a special year for the Queen. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee and was at Wimbledon on Ladies Singles final day as Virginia Wade won the title The Queen attended the Euro 96 final at Wembley between Germany and the Czech Republic. Germany, captained by Jurgen Klinsmann, became champions The Queen is presented with the Jubilee Baton at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester by David Beckham and fundraiser Kirsty Howard There was success for England at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and the victorious squad, led by captain Martin Johnson and coach Clive Woodward, were given a Royal reception when they arrived back home On a tour of Slovakia in 2008, the Queen was invited to do the ceremonial puck drop at an ice hockey match between the Guildford Flames and Aquacity Poprad The Queen played a key role at the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, starring in a short film with James Bond (Daniel Craig) before appearing to skydive into the stadium. She then formally opened the Games The Queen also officially opened the 2012 Paralympics and met 11-time Paralympic champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson When Estimate, with jockey Ryan Moore, won the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 2013, it was the first time a reigning monarch had owned the winner in 207 years Estimate was one of the Queen’s most successful horses in the later years of her life The Queen met South Africa’s Bryan Habana and Australia’s Henry Speight at a reception before the 2015 Rugby World Cup Top jockey Ryan Moore enjoyed a chat with the Queen after his mount Twilight Son won the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2016 Buckingham Palace was the venue for a reception hosted by the Queen in 2016 for medallists at the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, including boxing champion Nicola Adams In 2017, the Queen once again attended Royal Ascot and was part of the traditional daily carriage parade The Queen continued to attend Royal Ascot and was back to enjoy the action at the Berkshire course during June 2021 In October 2021, the Queen started a global relay of the Commonwealth Games baton ahead of the event in Birmingham this summer. She passed it to Paralympic gold medallist Kadeena Cox who carried it on the first leg of its journey. Share FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Previous articleEscaping Dark Shadows with Tai Chi | World of Martial ArtsNext articleWe're Hiring! adminhttp://jesthoops.com RELATED ARTICLES Horse Racing PREVIEW: 2023 French Open – Men’s Draw May 27, 2023 Horse Racing Irish 2,000 Guineas: Paddington wins to give Aidan O’Brien 12th win May 27, 2023 Horse Racing FEATURE: 10 Historic Facts About The Nedbank Cup May 27, 2023 LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Most Popular CCL Spring 24: Saint Louis University Win Third Straight Collegiate Chess League March 25, 2024 Hammer Black Pearl Urethane | Review & Comparison to NU Blue & Purple Hammer – BowlersMart March 24, 2024 DV8 Hater | Don’t Hate The Player – BowlersMart March 24, 2024 Radical Conspiracy HK22 | Have I Been Abducted?! – BowlersMart March 24, 2024 Load more Recent Comments