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Kwiatkowski's involvement in horse racing began in 1977 when he acquired two 2yo fillies, Noiritza and Sunwing, through his friend Rhydian Morgan-Jones following a meeting in Annabel's nightclub. Trained by Irishman Mick O'Toole they both came second at the Royal meeting. However he switched his
373:. In addition to the $ 17 million for the main property, he acquired another 30 acres (120,000 m) for $ 175,000, and the Calumet name for $ 210,000. Following de Kwiatkowski's death at his home in Lyford Cay in 2003, John Asher, a spokesman for
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labor camp. After being imprisoned for two years he escaped and made his way through Iran then to South Africa where in March 1943 he boarded the
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said: "He did a lot of things in thoroughbred racing, but saving
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farms in the United States, which throughout its history of over 87 years, has produced some of the greatest
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