(1) Adam Popescu, Horse DNA Trading.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a ... eading-to-the-races
Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: The polo world has already sent in the clones. Now it may be Olympics' turn
(b) The online and print version is one and the same.
(c) "Santa Anita Park [named after a member (Anita Cota) of original Spanish owner], in the Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia, is the racetrack where a bay-colored horse named Seabiscuit became a national hero some 80 years ago. Today, about 14,000 people still show up on a typical racing day to watch the thoroughbreds. Punters wagered more than $660 million here last year."
(i) Arcadia, California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia,_California
(The city is named after Arcadia, [a region of] Greece [that 'takes its name from the mythological figure Arcas'])
(ii) punter (n): "one that punts: such as a chiefly British : a person who gambles; especially : one who bets against a bookmaker"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punter
The corresponding definition in the oxforddictionaries.com says, "British informal a person who gambles, places a bet, or makes a risky investment" -- but stops short of betting against bookkeeper.
(iii) bay (adj; etymology): "reddish brown"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bay
(d) "The first cloned horse was born in 2003 * * * Clones have already flooded the world of polo, where multiple copies of a champion often battle on the same field. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association lets the genetic duplicates compete in barrel racing and donkey racing events."
(i) barrel racing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrel_racing
(ii) I fail to find donkey racing.
(2) Christina Larson, Over the Handlebars.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/f ... tremely-cheap-bikes
Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: China's frenetic startup scene is burying cities under mountains of bikes -- locals are getting an almost free ride
(b) The online version is the same as the print.
(This report is the second of a trio under the heading "Cities," which talks about new features in Moscow, Beijing and New York (in the order).
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