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Wellington, Florida

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Wellington is a village just west of West Palm Beach in Palm Beach County and 66 mi (106 km) north of Miami. As of 2019, the city had a population of 65,398 according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, making it the most populous village in the state. It is the fifth largest municipality in Palm Beach County by population. Wellington is part of the Miami metropolitan area.

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Wellington, Florida
Gänsheidestraße, Stuttgart Gänsheide (Stuttgart-Ost)

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Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH

Gänsheidestraße 26
70184 Stuttgart, Gänsheide (Stuttgart-Ost)
Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
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Winter Equestrian Festival

The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) is an annual equestrian festival running for 13 weeks between January and March in Wellington, Florida. Each of the 13 weeks is considered its own horse show, with separate competitions, as well as competitions that run throughout the festival. It is the largest and longest-running equestrian competition in the world. The Winter Equestrian Festival is known for its stunning grounds and villages, stiff competition, and wealth of its participants. Wellington International, which hosts the equestrian festival, is a 111-acre (45 ha) venue in Wellington. The grounds of the festival consist of, 18 competition arenas, as well as 400 permanent horse stalls. The Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF) is known for its sprawling grounds and horse themed streets. Competitors and residents can access over 57 miles of different trails surrounding the equestrian facility. The Grand Prix Village is known to house the most elite competitors and for its exclusive locations just walking distance from the festival. Participants range from two to seventy years old and bring with them an estimated 8,000 horses. The competition has a wide range of divisions for people of all skill level. It offers competitions for children, junior, adult amateur, and professional equestrians in over 70 different divisions In the course of three months, this largest and longest running horse show sees only the best riders of their class: Olympians, adult amateurs, juniors, and children from more than 35 different countries. Among these people and horses are some of the best riders for each division, of those athletes, the United States, and the world. WEF began to attract the equestrian community after the 1970s. What initially began to draw the wealthy participants was the established International Polo Club. The 2022 WEF awarded over $13 million in prize money. The competitors aren't the only elite ones attending the festival, the horses are among the best money can buy and with more than 8,000 horses on property their net worth totals well over half a billion The wealth of the participants is a huge staple in the culture of the Winter Equestrian Festival. Some of the members are a movie actor, a baseball star, and approximately 5 billionaires, among the five two of the world's top twenty richest people.

Palm Beach Speedway

Palm Beach Speedway was a motor sports racing venue located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The speedway hosted a total of 7 NASCAR races between January 20, 1952 and December 11, 1956. Dick Rathman had the most poles at 3, and Herb Thomas captured the most wins with 4. The half mile dirt oval was built in 1949, paved in 1955 and torn down in 1984. Palm Beach Speedway's inaugural NASCAR race was also the season opener for the Grand National 1952 season. Six Thousand fans gathered for the 100 mile event, and looked on as Tim Flock started on the pole, and reached the checkered flag ahead of 26 other drivers. Flock captured his 9th career win driving a Hudson Hornet owned by Ted Chester. Lee Petty finished second and Tim's brother Fonty Flock finished third. Pancho Alverez was driving a 1951 Olds 88, but was catapulted into the air landing on the roof to flatten the car. Fans cheered when Alverez crawled out uninjured. The final NASCAR race at the track came on March 4, 1956 as Billy Meyer taking the final checkered flag. The 100 mile event was marked by a disqualification which would play a part in final finishing order. Al Keller beat Billy Meyer to the checkered flag, but was found to running with modified pistons, and Meyer was awarded the victory. Buck Baker and Herb Thomas grabbed the second and third spots respectively. Also known as West Palm Beach Speedway West Palm Beach Fairgrounds South Florida Fairgrounds Speedway Palm Beach County Fairgrounds Southland Speedway