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Last week was Ascot week in the UK, one of the premier horse-riding events though of course it does not attract the same kind of fervor the World Cup does.

I happened to be in the Ascot neighbourhood last week and was therefore able to witness and marvel at the meticulous preparations and the vast array of expensive locomotives and thoroughbred horses on display. The highlight for me was the way people decked up in all the finery; most of them seemed to abide by the dress code and nearly all kept time.