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Horse Racing News
Up to the minute horse racing news
and race results from all the major horse racing tracks.
Horse Racing Tracks
Covering all major North
American horse tracks
including
Churchill Downs, Belmont,
Aqueduct, Pimlico, Louisiana
Fairgrounds, Del Mar,
Santa Anita, Keeneland, Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park, and more. History of Horse Racing
Horse racing dates back to about 4500 BC when the nomadic tribesmen of Central Asia domesticated the horse.
Since then,
horse racing has flourished and became known as the sport of kings. Today, horse racing is one of the
few forms of gambling that is legal throughout most of the world, including the United States. Horse race betting
has been the main source of the appeal of the sport and the primary reason
horse racing has survived as a major
professional sport.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Thoroughbred
horse racing is one of the most widely attended spectator sports in America.
Thoroughbred race
tracks exist in about half the states. The public's interest targets major Thoroughbred races such as the Triple Crown
with the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stake and the Breeder's Cup races which offer purses in excess of
$1,000,000. The Jockey Club retains authority over the breeding of
Thoroughbreds.
Quarter Horse Racing
In addition to Thoroughbred racing,
quarter horse racingis popular in many states. Governed by the American Quarter
Horse Association,
quarter horse racing has a complete racing schedule in several states.
Quarter horse racing is popular
at many
racing tracks throughout the
United States.
Harness Racing
Harness racing
is a a form of horse racing
where a special breed of horses,
called Standardbreds, race around a
track while pulling a driver in a
two-wheeled cart, known as a sulky.
World class harness racing is
enjoyed at numerous
harness racing tracks throughout
the year. The best known harness
races are the
Hamiltonian, a race for
trotters, and the
Little Brown Jug, for pacers.
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