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On the Turf: Equine investing and the Thrill of Horseracing in India

On the Turf: Equine investing and the Thrill of Horseracing in India

Horse racing is mostly an elite preserve, requiring deep pockets to invest in mounts, pay exorbitant trainers fees, hire jockeys and, needless to add, bet on the horses. But the growing popularity of horse-owning syndicates has bred a new aristocracy on the course. Here’s a look at the business of racing horses. Continue reading

Made-to-Order Swiss Marvel

Made-to-Order Swiss Marvel

At Audemars Piguet, the art of precision watchmaking is at its highest. Yet my last year’s visit to the company’s manufacture in Le Brassuss, near Geneva in Switzerland proved that perfection is a relative term and that desires have no boundaries. The Valley is what inhabitants of the high plateau of the Jura mountains refer to … Continue reading