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Owner Of War Emblem (Saudi Prince Just Died)
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| 7-22-02
| my favorite headache
Posted on 07/22/2002 12:00:51 PM PDT by My Favorite Headache
Owner of War Emblem...just died of heart attack.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ahmedabdulaziz; saudiarabia
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To: My Favorite Headache
Prince Ahmed bin Salman, owner of War Emblem, dead at 44 JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Prince Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, owner of Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem, and a nephew of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, died Monday of a heart attack at a hospital in the capital of Riyadh. He was 44.
Prince Ahmed also was chairman of a Saudi publishing empire, owning nearly 20 publications.
His associates remembered him as a popular figure. "On a personal level he was the kindest person I've ever seen -- he was a prince without the airs,'' said Khalid Al-Maeena, editor-in-chief of the Jiddah-based Arab New
To: My Favorite Headache
His associates remembered him as a popular figure.Princes usually are...
To: My Favorite Headache
Isn't this the POS that said he was more popular then President Bush?
To: My Favorite Headache
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To: JustAnAmerican
Have a look at #6
To: My Favorite Headache
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Jul 22, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Prince Ahmed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, owner of Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem, a nephew of King Fahd and chairman of a Saudi publishing empire, died Monday of a heart attack at a hospital in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. He was 44.
Associates of Prince Ahmed in Saudi Arabia and London mourned him as a popular figure and an unpretentious prince.
"On a personal level he was the kindest person I've ever seen - he was a prince without the airs," said Khalid Al-Maeena, editor in chief of the Jiddah-based Arab News, one of nearly 20 publications owned by the late prince's Riyadh-based Saudi Research and Marketing Group.
In addition to War Emblem, the prince owned 2001 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner Point Given, as well as Spain, horse racing's all-time female money-winner.
"I'm in shock," Bob Baffert, who trained War Emblem and Point Given for Salman, told the industry publication The Blood Horse. "When you go through a Triple Crown together you get really close. He was like family. His passion for horses was incredible--he lived and breathed them."
The U.S.-educated Ahmed long has had a passion for horses, and spent $900,000 to buy War Emblem just three weeks before the Kentucky Derby, after the horse won the Illinois Derby.
Prince Ahmed - the son of Riyadh governor Prince Salman, who is the younger brother of King Fahd - also was known as a determined and hardworking businessman. He joined the publishing company as chairman in 1989 and under him the company grew tremendously.
Today the company boasts a capital of $160 million and total assets in excess of $533 million.
He also was publisher of the equestrian magazine Fursiah.
Copyright 2002 Associated Press, All rights reserved
To: My Favorite Headache
Sic Semper Tyrannis.
To: My Favorite Headache
B'avod reshoim reena! Kayn yirbu!
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posted on
07/22/2002 12:08:34 PM PDT
by
Alouette
To: My Favorite Headache
Now if the rest of Saudi Arabia's elite and not so elite occupants would perish this way, the world would be much better off.
To: My Favorite Headache
These two sure horn in on every event possible don't they. Bill used to commandeer funerals for his own benefit. God have mercy, do we have to see these two creatures daily for the rest of our lives?
To: My Favorite Headache
He seemed like a personable guy. I am a softy for a fellow horse lover. Is fun to see anyone jump for joy at the running of a great horse, like he did when his horse won the Kentucky Derby. Too bad the horse couldn't run all the way. It is neat when one does... I am sure a lot of people will say impolite things about a dead man... but not me.
To: HairOfTheDog
It is a wonder that he didn't have the heart attack when War Emblem won the derby.
To: My Favorite Headache
Who will handle the money laundering and terrorist pay master activities?
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posted on
07/22/2002 12:13:41 PM PDT
by
Tacis
To: HairOfTheDog
I found it odd that he didn't attend the Belmont Stakes. Was it because he was ill or did Hillary have a contract out on him
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posted on
07/22/2002 12:14:37 PM PDT
by
shadeaud
To: RedWhiteBlue
It is a wonder! - considering that we now know how close he was!
To: My Favorite Headache
A Suadi Prince dead...bummer.
Who are the two geeks in the picture with him?
Looks like a drunken trailer park bimbo and her wife.
To: shadeaud
hehehe - I don't know!
To: My Favorite Headache
Sniffle sniffle...I'm all broken up.
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posted on
07/22/2002 12:17:20 PM PDT
by
veronica
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