Prince Ahmed bin Salman (November 17, 1958 - July 22, 2002) was a member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia and a media executive who also was a major figure in international Thoroughbred horse racing. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... The House of Saud ( transliteration: ) is the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ... Thoroughbred horse racing in the United Kingdom is governed by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (the HRA) which makes and enforces the rules, issues licences or permits to trainers and jockeys, and runs the races through their race course officials. ...

Born in Riyadh, Prince Ahmed was the third son of the Governor of Riyadh Province, Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz. He was highly Westernized as a result of his American education at the University of California, Irvine and his subsequent role as the principal partner of The Thoroughbred Corp. through which he raced horses in the United States and the United Kingdom. Riyadh (Arabic: ‎ ar-Riyāḍ) is the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in Ar Riyad Province in the Najd region. ... Ar Riyad IPA: (Arabic الرياض) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the centre of the country. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Western World. ... The University of California, Irvine is a public research university primarily situated in suburban Irvine, California; a significant portion of the campus falls into the neighboring community of Newport Beach. ... The Thoroughbred Corporation is a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the Saudi Arabian royal family. ...

In his native Saudi Arabia, Prince Ahmed went into business, eventually becoming chairman of Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SRMG), a media company with branch offices in London, England. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area...

With his U.S. college friend Richard Mulhall as his horse trainer and eventually his manager of racing operations, Prince Ahmed began racing under the name Universal Stable until 1994 when he created The Thoroughbred Corporation. In 1999 Prince Ahmed won the Epsom Derby with Oath and in 2002 fulfilled another dream by winning the Kentucky Derby with War Emblem. Prince Ahmed is one of only four men to have raced both a Kentucky Derby winner and an Epsom Derby winner. The others are John Galbreath, Michael Tabor, and Paul Mellon. In horse racing, a trainer is responsible for preparing a horse for races. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ... Churchill Downs racetrack, 1998 The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... War Emblem was the winner of the Kentucky Derby in 2002. ... John W. Galbreath (August 10, 1987 in Derby, Ohio - July 20, 1988 in ?) Graduated from Ohio University in 1922. ... Michael Tabor made his fortune as owner of a successful chain of English betting shops and owner of a number of race horses. ... Paul Mellon KBE (11 June 1907 – 1 February 1999) was an American philanthropist and Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder who is one of the only four people ever designated Exemplars of Racing by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. ...

Prince Ahmed bin Salman died unexpected at age 43 of heat failure in Riyadh. He was survived by a wife and five children, including triplets. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ... Identical triplet brothers Quadruplet, quintuplet, etc. ...

The affable Prince was much liked in American horse racing circles. Friend and trainer Bob Baffert said he "was like a kid, just a big, happy kid who lived for his horses." D. Wayne Lukas, another trainer who worked with the Prince, said "He is sorely missed". Bob Baffert (January 13, 1953 —) is an American horse owner and trainer. ... Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is an American thoroughbred race horse trainer. ...

In his 2003 book Why America Slept, author Gerald Posner claimed that Prince Ahmed bin Salman had had ties to al-Qaeda and had advance knowledge of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The story was strongly denied by his family pointing out that he in fact loved America, spent time at his home there, and invested heavily in the American horse racing industry. His friends in American racing stated their knowledge of him and his attitudes made it impossible to believe the allegations. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly...

References

• The Thoroughbred Corporation at the NTRA
• Posner, Gerald L. Why America Slept (2003) Random House ISBN 978-0375508790
• Unger, Craig House of Bush, House of Saud (2004) Scribner ISBN 978-0743253376
• Prince Ahmed bin Salman's obituary at About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company
• Reprint of article originally published by The Baltimore Sun on May 11, 2004