Horse racing:
Horse racing (United States) or horse racing (United Kingdom) is an equestrian sport that has been practiced for millennia. It is inextricably linked to gambling. Common nickname for thoroughbred racehorses-sport of Kings.
Horse racing-equestrian and major international industry, watched in almost every nation in the world.There are three types: flat racing; steeple chasing, i.e. racing over jumps; and harness racing, where horses trot or pace while pulling a driver in a small, light cart known as a sulky. Most racing economic importance lies in the gambling activities associated with it, which in 2008, the market is worth approximately 115 billions of dollars worldwide.
Types of races:
Race length and track surface:
Flat racing is the most common form of a thoroughbred racing. The song usually oval-shaped and race based on speed and stamina. Within the General category of Thoroughbred flat racing, there are two separate types of races. These include conditions races and handicap races. A race condition, the most prestigious and offer great purses. Handicap races assign each a different amount of weight on the basis of their ability to carry out of the saddle. Next to the weight of his closeness to the inside barrier, the bear, a horse affected by, the surface of the track, their sex, rider and coach. A typical Thoroughbred race on dirt, synthetic or turf surfaces. Viscoride and Polytrack are synthetic substitutes. Selection of different distances races, but they are usually somewhere between 5 and 12 furlongs. Furlong is a distance measurement equal to one eighth of a mile, 220 yards or 201.168 meters.
Other links:
www.horsehats.com
www.irishracing.com
Horse racing-equestrian and major international industry, watched in almost every nation in the world.There are three types: flat racing; steeple chasing, i.e. racing over jumps; and harness racing, where horses trot or pace while pulling a driver in a small, light cart known as a sulky. Most racing economic importance lies in the gambling activities associated with it, which in 2008, the market is worth approximately 115 billions of dollars worldwide.
Types of races:
The style of racing, the distance and type of the event vary greatly depending on the country in which no race and many countries offer different types of racing.
In the United States are run on surfaces dirt Thoroughbred flat racing, synthetic or turf; other tracks offer quarter horse racing and Standardbred horse racing or a combination of these three types of surfaces of the race. Race with other breeds, such as Arabic, is located in a limited way. American a thoroughbred races are run on a wide range of distances, most commonly from 5 to 12 furlongs (0.63 to 1.5 miles, km 1.0 to 2.4); In view of the breeders of Thoroughbred race horses attempt to breed horses that excel at a particular distance.
Race length and track surface:
Thoroughbred horse racing:
Other links:
www.horsehats.com
www.irishracing.com