Lady Carla was named for Carla Powell, the socialite wife of Charles Powell. Bosra Sham won the 1996 1,000 Guineas and Champion Stakes under Said's racing colours. Saïd's Sagitta Asset Management sponsored the 1,000 and 2,000 Guinea Stakes, and having ended their sponsorship in 2003, Saïd withdrew his racing interests, citing his non-residence in England as the reason. Property Saïd family trusts own two homes in the United Kingdom, a £10 million property in Eaton Square in London's Belgravia district, which when bought in 1992, was then the highest price paid for an apartment in the United Kingdom, and Tusmore Park, a 3,000 acre estate near Bicester in Oxfordshire. Tusmore Park is near Prince Bandar's 2,000 acre Glympton Park estate. In 2012 Saïd erected a 92 ft limestone obelisk topped with gold in the grounds of Tusmore Park to honour the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The obelisk is the largest constructed in the United Kingdom since the 18th century. Margaret Thatcher frequently visited Saïd at Tusmore Park, staying for long periods in Tusmore Park's Clock House in the last years of her life. Saïd rebuilt Tusmore House in 2000 to a neo-Georgian design by William Whitfield of Whitfield Lockwood Architects. In 2004 the Georgian Group gave the completed house its award for the "best new building in the Classical tradition". Saïd also owns homes in Marbella in Spain, France, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Saïd is officially resident in the tax haven of Monaco. Awards Sheldon Medal, University of Oxford; Grand Commandeur Ordre de Mérite du Cèdre of Lebanon and Ordre de Mérite of Morocco. References External links Saïd Investment Holdings Saïd Business School 1939 births Living people People from Damascus People from Monte Carlo Saïd Business School Saudi Arabian art collectors Saudi Arabian billionaires Saudi Arabian businesspeople Saudi Arabian expatriates in Monaco Saudi Arabian expatriates in the United Kingdom Saudi Arabian Muslims Saudi Arabian philanthropists Saudi Arabian racehorse owners and breeders Syrian businesspeople Syrian expatriates in Monaco Syrian expatriates in England Syrian Muslims UBS people Syrian emigrants to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabian people of Syrian descent Fellows of Somerville College, Oxford Conservative Party (UK) donors Syrian billionaires