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Horse racing is an equestrian sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times.
Horse races vary widely in format. Often, countries have developed their own particular horse racing traditions. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces and running in different gaits.
While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance lies in the gambling associated with it, an activity that in 2008 generated a world-wide market worth around US$115 billion.
Horse racing has a long and distinguished history and has been practised in civilisations across the world since ancient times. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. It also plays an important part of myth and legend, such as the contest between the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology.
California Chrome (foaled February 18, 2011) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2014 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. He was named the 2014 American Horse of the Year. Bred in California, he is a grandson of Pulpit, with two lines in his pedigree to the California-bred 1955 Kentucky Derby winner Swaps. The chestnut-colored horse was named for his flashy white markings, called "chrome" by horse aficionados. He was bred and originally owned by Perry Martin from Yuba City, California, and Steve Coburn of Topaz Lake, Nevada, who named their partnership DAP Racing, standing for "Dumb Ass Partners"—a tongue-in-cheek response to a passerby who questioned their wisdom in purchasing California Chrome's dam, Love the Chase. In 2015, Coburn sold his minority share to Taylor Made Farm. California Chrome's trainers are the father–son team of Art and Alan Sherman. The horse's first win came in his second race as a two-year-old, but he ran inconsistently until being paired with the jockey Victor Espinoza. The rapport that developed between Espinoza and California Chrome led to a six-win streak that included the San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby as well as the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Preakness 2014 California Chrome Wins Preakness Race VIDEO 2014 Horse Race Results Preakness Race Call 2014 Preakness Stakes 2014 California Chrome Triple Crown Winner
Cute and competitive, the Shetland Pony races are now a fan favorite every year at the Washington International Horse Show. More from #WIHS2014 is available on-demand on USEF Network at www.usefnetwork.com/featured/2014wihs/
Griffin wins are usually just a pointer, a guide to something better to come somewhere off in the distance but the here and now was frighteningly good when Tony Cruz-trained Pakistan Star produced one of the performances of the season to win his debut on Friday. A HK$6 million buy in March at the Jockey Club’s international sale, despite a few issues with his breeze-up, Pakistan Star (Matthew Chadwick) did a nice impression of another son of Shamardal, Able Friend, in a breathtaking performance that saw him post a finishing sprint of 21.2 seconds, seven-tenths of a second faster than the next best all day and one of only two horses to crack 22 seconds. As he had done in his barrier trials, German-bred Pakistan Star began very slowly to be conspicuously last after 100 metres but it only go...
May 20, 2016 - May 22, 2016 - The 66th annual Miles City Bucking Horse Sale featured five wild horse races. In a wild horse race eight teams are in the arena at once. Each three-man team consists of an anchor, mugger, and rider. They aim to saddle a wild horse, get their rider aboard, and cheer him around the track and back into the arena.
This is in my opinion, only some of the best and most memorable horse racing wins.
Arrogate reigns supreme as the first ever #Pegasus World Cup champion!
The horseback riding lessons continue with fun sister horse races! Daily videos on life with six children! Come along with the Crazy8Family where crazy is normal! Subscribe and watch us grow! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crazy8Family/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrazy8family Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrazy8family/
Proberly the best horse racing game made , a random winner every time , under the track there is little car things that run along a track with magnets on top of them , which pull the horses around the track above , this is the rarer 5 horse version as you can see horse 4 is at an advantage in this version , but after taking it apart and cleaning all cars under track the game plays more fairer now , not for the faint hearted. value at around £80
Preakness 2014 California Chrome Wins Preakness Race VIDEO 2014 Horse Race Results Preakness Race Call 2014 Preakness Stakes 2014 California Chrome Triple Crown Winner
Cute and competitive, the Shetland Pony races are now a fan favorite every year at the Washington International Horse Show. More from #WIHS2014 is available on-demand on USEF Network at www.usefnetwork.com/featured/2014wihs/
Griffin wins are usually just a pointer, a guide to something better to come somewhere off in the distance but the here and now was frighteningly good when Tony Cruz-trained Pakistan Star produced one of the performances of the season to win his debut on Friday. A HK$6 million buy in March at the Jockey Club’s international sale, despite a few issues with his breeze-up, Pakistan Star (Matthew Chadwick) did a nice impression of another son of Shamardal, Able Friend, in a breathtaking performance that saw him post a finishing sprint of 21.2 seconds, seven-tenths of a second faster than the next best all day and one of only two horses to crack 22 seconds. As he had done in his barrier trials, German-bred Pakistan Star began very slowly to be conspicuously last after 100 metres but it only go...
May 20, 2016 - May 22, 2016 - The 66th annual Miles City Bucking Horse Sale featured five wild horse races. In a wild horse race eight teams are in the arena at once. Each three-man team consists of an anchor, mugger, and rider. They aim to saddle a wild horse, get their rider aboard, and cheer him around the track and back into the arena.
This is in my opinion, only some of the best and most memorable horse racing wins.
Arrogate reigns supreme as the first ever #Pegasus World Cup champion!
The horseback riding lessons continue with fun sister horse races! Daily videos on life with six children! Come along with the Crazy8Family where crazy is normal! Subscribe and watch us grow! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crazy8Family/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrazy8family Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrazy8family/
Proberly the best horse racing game made , a random winner every time , under the track there is little car things that run along a track with magnets on top of them , which pull the horses around the track above , this is the rarer 5 horse version as you can see horse 4 is at an advantage in this version , but after taking it apart and cleaning all cars under track the game plays more fairer now , not for the faint hearted. value at around £80
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