Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed celebrated as Mikael Barzalona rode Monterosso to victory in the the emirate's World Cup in April, but the result was somewhat overshadowed by the death of another Godolphin horse, Fox Hunt, in the inaugural Gold Cup held earlier in the meeting.

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For the class warriors of the left, fox-hunting is wrong because the structure of the hunt reflects ossified social hierarchies.

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Also, it would not be illegal to hunt a fox or a hare if the intention was to eat it.

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The first Hunt Cup took place in 1894, when two fox hunting clubs challenged each other to a race to determine which had the better horsemen.

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The group said pro-hunt campaigners would demonstrate at every stage of the Bill - which outlaws stag hunting and hare coursing and restricts fox hunting.

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"CBS and billionaire Mark Cuban are on a talent hunt, " the Hollywood Reporter swooned, noting how the deal was struck at the height of popularity of Fox's latter-day hit American Idol.

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At the Thurlow Hunt - one of the oldest in Britain - dozens of riders set off as their dogs followed an artificial trail of fox scent.

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