Pleas of not guilty were entered for all the defendants.
In total, 592 books were entered for the Costas, previously known as the Whitbreads.
Eight other defending champions were entered for the races at Santa Anita on Nov. 1-2.
In 2002, 76% of pupils were entered for French, German or Spanish.
In Knowsley, near Liverpool, just 16.8% of pupils were entered for history, compared with 45.4% in Richmond upon Thames.
In 2010, just 43% of GCSE candidates were entered for a language, down from 75% in 2002.
Barring accidents or breakdowns, the consensus is that a hybrid will win the race, as was the case last year, when hybrids were entered for the first time.
Data are hard to track, but research by the thinktank Civitas has revealed that, for example, in one academy in the Yorkshire and Humber region, out of 150 students only nine were entered for history in 2008-09.
But the Justice Department countered that since the suits were tried together, and since only single rulings and remedies were entered for the two suits, the appeals of both should be carried together to the Supreme Court.
Secondary school pupils were entered for exams in academic subjects they weren't interested in so as to boost the school's league-table performance – leading to disaffection and poor behaviour among some students.
In a report I published this week, History In Schools – A School Report it was revealed that in 159 schools, not a single pupil was entered for GCSE history, while in 13% of schools, less than 10% of pupils were entered for the subject.
