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Ffos Las racecourse

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The Ffos Las racecourse (strictly: Ffos Las Racecourse & Conference Centre) is a British horse racing, equestrian sports and conferencing venue situated in Ffos Las, Wales. [1]

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Animal Aid

Animal Aid, founded in 1977 by Jean Pink, is a British animal rights organisation.

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Arabian horse

The Arabian or Arab horse (الحصان العربي, DMG ḥiṣān ʿarabī) is a breed of horse that originated on the Arabian Peninsula.

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Arena Racing Company

Arena Racing Company, also called ARC Racing and Leisure Group is a UK private company, created in 2012 by the merger of Arena Leisure and Northern Racing.

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At the Races

At The Races is a British television channel owned by Sky plc and Arena Racing Company, owner of 23 (out of the 60) UK racecourses.

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Barry Hills

Barry Hills (born 2 April 1937) is a retired British thoroughbred horse trainer.

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British Horseracing Board

From 10 June 1993 until 30 July 2007, the British Horseracing Board (BHB) was the governing authority for horseracing in Great Britain.

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Carmarthen

Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin, "Merlin's fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire in Wales.

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Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin; or informally Sir Gâr) is a unitary authority in the southwest of Wales and is the largest of the thirteen historic counties of Wales.

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Cerys Matthews

Cerys Elizabeth Matthews (born 11 April 1969) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, author, and broadcaster.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, horseman, horse), more often known as riding, horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.

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Eventing

Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combination compete against other combinations across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.

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Ffos Las

Ffos Las is a rural area between the villages of Carway and Trimsaran, north of the town of Llanelli in the Gwendraeth Valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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First Cymru

First Cymru is an operator of bus services in South West Wales.

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Fishguard

Fishguard (Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,419 recorded in the 2011 Census.

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Flat racing

Flat racing is a form of horse racing which is run on a level racecourse.

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Goodwood Racecourse

Goodwood Racecourse is a horse-racing track five miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, in England controlled by the family of the Duke of Richmond, whose seat is nearby Goodwood House.

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Great Yarmouth Racecourse

Great Yarmouth racecourse is a horse racing course located a mile north of Great Yarmouth, owned by Arena Racing Company.

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Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace).

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Llanelli

Llanelli ("St Elli's Parish"), the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed, Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-northwest of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen.

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Llanelli railway station

Llanelli railway station is the railway station serving the town of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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M4 motorway

The M4 is a motorway which runs between London and South Wales in the United Kingdom.

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Meeting

In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.

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National Hunt racing

In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches.

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Pembrey Airport

Pembrey West Wales International Airport is located west northwest of Llanelli (south of Carmarthen) in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, in Wales.

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Pembroke Dock

Pembroke Dock (Doc Penfro) is a town in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, northwest of Pembroke on the banks of the River Cleddau.

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Peter O'Sullevan

Sir Peter O'Sullevan (3 March 1918 – 29 July 2015) was an Irish/British horse racing commentator for the BBC, and a correspondent for the Press Association, Daily Express and Today.

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Point-to-point (steeplechase)

A point-to-point is a form of horseracing over fences for hunting horses and amateur riders.

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Republic of Ireland

Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland.

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Rosslare Europort

Rosslare Europort (Calafort Ros Láir) is a modern seaport located at Rosslare Harbour in County Wexford, Ireland, near the southeastern-most point of Ireland, handling passenger and freight ferries to and from Wales and France.

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Saint David's Day

Saint David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi) is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD.

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Show jumping

Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping", "open jumping", or simply "jumping", is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation.

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Trimsaran

Trimsaran is a community and former mining village which lies on the B4308 between Llanelli and Kidwelly, in the Welsh county of Carmarthenshire.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Welsh Champion Hurdle

| The Welsh Champion Hurdle is a National Hunt Limited handicap hurdle race in Wales which is open to horses aged four years or older.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ffos_Las_racecourse

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