21.   President Bush on Monday nominated millionaire Texas horse breeder William S. Farish to be ambassador to Britain.

22.   She later became a trackside regular with a sharp eye for horseflesh and a string of thoroughbreds that made her one of the most successful horse breeders in Britain.

23.   She was a trackside regular and very successful horse breeder, and once said she read the Racing Post every morning with her breakfast.

24.   Top French cyclist Richard Virenque admitted Tuesday that he used medical products supplied by a horse breeder currently under investigation in a widespread doping scandal, judicial officials said.

25.   William Farish, a multimillionaire Texas horse breeder and Bush family friend, is likely to be nominated ambassador to Britain, two senior administration official said Wednesday.

26.   William Farish, a multimillionaire Texas horse breeder and Bush family friend, is the front-runner to be nominated as ambassador to Britain, an administration official said Tuesday.

27.   William S. Farish, a millionaire horse breeder from Texas and friend of President Bush and his family, took a step closer to becoming ambassador to Britain.