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Just traded the 14:30 at Folkstone and the favourite was George Baker, ridden by, George Baker! George is a good jockey he just can’t get enough rides due to his height and therefore weight.<\/p>\n

Curiously the race was won by another name, Huygens, no namesake jockey there though. The famous Huygens <\/a>died in 1695. That would have been a first!<\/p>\n

Huygens is reckoned to have written the first book on probability theory in 1657 but also is credited with discovering rings around Saturn. The NASA mission named Cassini-Huygens<\/a> is one of the most successful and fascinating in recent times.<\/p>\n

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Just traded the 14:30 at Folkstone and the favourite was George Baker, ridden by, George Baker! George is a good jockey he just can’t get enough rides due to his height and therefore weight. Curiously the race was won by another name, Huygens, no namesake jockey there though. The famous Huygens died in 1695. That […]<\/p>\n

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