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(Updated December 10, 2010)

We are pleased to present the schedule for 2011, our 8th season of operating international racing trips.

Note that the trip lengths as described include the latest departure date from the U.S., the arrival date at the destination, and the earliest return date to the U.S. In most cases, one of the nights will be spent en route overseas.

As always, the itineraries are designed for easy extension, either before or after the scheduled dates, for those who are wanting a longer stay abroad.

We hope you will find one or more of our 2011 trips appealing. Please don't hesitate to call or e-mail us if you have any questions or if you would like to be listed to go on one. We look forward to hearing from you and to going racing with you in Europe.

EPSOM & NEWMARKET
MAY 31 to JUNE 7, 2011
8 Days, 7 Nights (including one en route)

Our late-spring trip to England is a walk through history and also a "today" experience of one of Europe's most famous racing places and three of its most important Classics. Newmarket is the cradle of Thoroughbred racing and England's major training center. The Derby and Oaks at Epsom Downs are the originals on which all such-named races everywhere are based. The 2011 runnings will be the 232nd and 233rd respectively and both are contested over the uniquely challenging Epsom course, which must be seen -- and walked -- to be appreciated. We'll also have an evening of racing at one of England's most charming smaller courses and offer a day trip over to France for the French Derby. And there's no conflict with the American Triple Crown this season, so it's a particularly good year to go.

5 Nights in London, 1 Night in Newmarket
3 days/evenings of racing at Epsom and Windsor
An extensive experience of Newmarket
Sightseeing in Windsor
An optional day trip to France for the French Derby

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(This Trip Will Close on April 6, 2011)

IRELAND
JUNE 20 to JUNE 27, 2011
8 Days, 7 Nights (including one en route)

The Irish Derby at The Curragh is the centerpiece of this midsummer trip, and the big weekend's cards are packed with other Group-level racing, including the Group 1 Pretty Polly for fillies and mares. The week's fixture list will enable us to also have evenings at Naas and Tipperary, two of Ireland's most atmosphere-rich smaller courses. We'll have a good look at The Curragh during training hours and visit at least three breeding farms in this country that produces more high-quality bloodstock per capita than any other in the world.

6 nights in County Kildare, near The Curragh
5 days/evenings of racing at The Curragh, Naas and Tipperary
Farm and training visits in Counties Kildare and Tipperary

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(This Trip Will Close on April 20, 2011)

ARC WEEK IN PARIS
SEPTEMBER 26 to OCTOBER 3, 2011
8 Days, 7 Nights (including one en route)

Every year on the first Sunday in October, one of the world's great horse races is run at Longchamp in Paris. We'll be there again in 2011 for Europe's championship event and also go racing at Chantilly, Saint-Cloud, and Fontainebleau. We'll have an extensive visit to the training center at Chantilly and attend the Arc-eve sale of horses-in-training. In conjunction with the racing at Fontainebleau, there will be an excursion to the justly-famous Chateau there, home to French monarchs for more than 800 years. We'll include a couple of other non-racing activities and leave you some free time to enjoy Paris at the height of its best season.

5 Nights in Paris, 1 Night in Chantilly
5 days of racing at Longchamp, Chantilly, Saint-Cloud, and Fontainebleau
Training visit in Chantilly
Special sightseeing in Paris, Chantilly, and Fontainebleau

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(This Trip Will Close on August 3, 2011.)

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