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Newspaper clipping about Freddy Laker's horse racing investments at Woodcote Stud, dated October 1962

A 1962 newspaper article discussing Sir Freddie Laker's investment in Woodcote Stud, Epsom, where he spent thousands of pounds on thoroughbred horses. The clipping details his transition from aviation executive at British United Airways to horse breeding, including his purchase of brood mares and development of stud facilities.

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