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Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

Riders prepare to compete in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Yemen

A rider competes in a tent pegging contest in Sanaa, Yemen, November 12, 2025. A three-day tent pegging competition kicked off here on Wednesday. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Mohammad Mohammad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Pakistan

A horseman competes during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Pakistan

A horseman competes during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Pakistan

Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Pakistan

Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Pakistan

Horsemen prepare for a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tent Pegging Competition - Pakistan

Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Horsemen prepare for a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A horseman competes during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A horseman competes during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horseman competes during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Horsemen prepare for a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A horseman competes during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-TENT PEGGING-COMPETITION

(240610) -- ISLAMABAD, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Horsemen compete during a tent pegging competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on June 9, 2024. In tent pegging, a horseman gallops and uses a sword or a lance to pierce, pick up and carry away a wooden peg. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-QIANGTANG NATURE RESERVE-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-MATING SEASON (CN)

(231218) -- LHASA, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A male Tibetan antelope gallops at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2023. Winter is the mating season for Tibetan antelopes living at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve. The three-week mating season is the only period of time throughout the year when a male antelope is seen together with the female ones. Dubbed the "paradise of wild animals," Qiangtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-QIANGTANG NATURE RESERVE-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-MATING SEASON (CN)

(231218) -- LHASA, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A male Tibetan antelope gallops at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 17, 2023. Winter is the mating season for Tibetan antelopes living at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve. The three-week mating season is the only period of time throughout the year when a male antelope is seen together with the female ones. Dubbed the "paradise of wild animals," Qiangtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-QIANGTANG NATURE RESERVE-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-MATING SEASON (CN)

(231218) -- LHASA, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A male Tibetan antelope gallops at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter is the mating season for Tibetan antelopes living at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve. The three-week mating season is the only period of time throughout the year when a male antelope is seen together with the female ones. Dubbed the "paradise of wild animals," Qiangtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

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(InTibet) CHINA-XIZANG-QIANGTANG NATURE RESERVE-TIBETAN ANTELOPES-MATING SEASON (CN)

(231218) -- LHASA, Dec. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A male Tibetan antelope gallops at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in the northern part of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2023. Winter is the mating season for Tibetan antelopes living at the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve. The three-week mating season is the only period of time throughout the year when a male antelope is seen together with the female ones. Dubbed the "paradise of wild animals," Qiangtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Photo by Tenzin Norbu/Xinhua)

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Horse racing: Takarazuka Kinen

Japanese thoroughbred Equinox (5) ridden by jockey Christophe Lemaire gallops en route to winning the Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 25, 2023.

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Horse racing: Jack d'Or wins Osaka Hai

Jack d'Or (L) gallops en route to winning the 67th running of the Osaka Hai at Hanshin Racecourse in Takarazuka, western Japan, on April 2, 2023.

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Horse Racing: Japanese horse wins Dubai World Cup

Ushba Tesoro, ridden by Yuga Kawada, gallops en route to winning the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai on March 25, 2023, becoming the second Japanese horse to win the Grade 1 race.

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Horse Racing: Japanese horse wins Dubai World Cup

Ushba Tesoro, ridden by Yuga Kawada, gallops en route to winning the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai on March 25, 2023, becoming the second Japanese horse to win the Grade 1 race.

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Asia Express wins Asahihai Futurity Stakes

TOKYO, Japan - Asia Express (6), ridden by Ryan Moore, gallops to victory in the Asahihai Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2013. Fourth favorite Asia Express won its turf debut in the race.

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Asia Express wins Asahihai Futurity Stakes

TOKYO, Japan - Asia Express (6), ridden by Ryan Moore, gallops to victory in the Asahihai Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2013. Fourth favorite Asia Express won its turf debut in the race.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A horse gallops with a trick rider at an event at Fujimori Shrine in Kyoto dating back more than 1,200 years on May 5, 2014.

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Belshazzar wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Belshazzar (C), ridden by Christophe Lemaire, gallops to victory in the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 1, 2013. Former turf runner and third choice Belshazzar won the last running of the Japan Cup Dirt for his first Grade 1 victory. Wonder Acute (R) and Hokko Tarumae (L) finished second and third respectively.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Take wins 100th Grade 1 title

KYOTO, Japan - Tosen Ra (far R), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2013. Take won an unprecedented 100th career Grade 1 title in the race.

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Meisho Mambo wins Queen Elizabeth II Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (R), ridden by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2013. Meisho Mambo, the second choice, won her third Grade 1 victory of the season. Lachesis (18) finished second.

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Meisho Mambo wins Queen Elizabeth II Cup

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (3), ridden by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2013. Meisho Mambo, the second choice, won her third Grade 1 victory of the season.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way (R), ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. The 4-year-old Just a Way, who went off as the fifth choice, beat Gentildonna (L) for the Emperor's Cup by four lengths.

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Epiphaneia wins Kikka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Epiphaneia (far R), ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 20, 2013. The favorite won the race to snatch the last jewel of the Japanese triple crown.

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Epiphaneia wins Kikka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Epiphaneia, ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the Kikka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 20, 2013. The favorite won the race to snatch the last jewel of the Japanese triple crown.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (16), jockeyed by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo won the race to snatch two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May.

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Meisho Mambo wins Shuka-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Meisho Mambo (front), jockeyed by Koshiro Take, gallops to victory at the Shuka-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Oct. 13, 2013. Third choice Meisho Mambo won the race to snatch two of the three jewels in the filly's triple crown, after becoming Japanese Oaks champion in May.

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Lord Kanaloa wins Sprinters Stakes

CHIBA, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (far R), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, gallops to victory in the Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 29, 2013. The defending champion won the race for his fifth consecutive Grade 1 victory. (Pool photo)

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Verxina wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Verxina (C), ridden by Hiroyuki Uchida and owned by former major league pitcher Kazuhiro Sasaki, gallops to win the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo on May 12, 2013. Whale Capture (L) and Meine Isabel (R) finished second and third, respectively.

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Fenomeno wins Tenno-sho

KYOTO, Japan - Fenomeno, jockeyed by Masayoshi Ebina, gallops to victory in the spring Tenno-sho at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on April 28, 2013. The second choice won the race for his first Grade 1 title in 3 minutes, 14.2 seconds on the 3,200-meter turf course.