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Hand ride When the jockey urges a horse just with their hands and does not use the whip. [5] Handle The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for either a specified race, program (ie, all races at a given track on a given day), meeting or year. [5] Head of the stretch, top of the stretch The beginning of the homestretch. [4] Hit the board
In October 1942, Keeneland held its last meeting due to the track being closed during World War II, the event was run as the Lexington Purse over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles. [ 5 ] In 1973 Keeneland schedule an overnight allowance event as the Calumet Purse for three year old horses which was held in April during the Spring meeting prior ...
The Fair Grounds Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and older run over a distance of about 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (9 furlongs) on the turf annually in mid-February at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gary Lynn Stevens (born March 6, 1963) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, actor, and sports analyst.He became a professional jockey in 1979 and rode his first of three Kentucky Derby winners in 1988.
The Jeff Ruby Steaks (a homophone of the word Stakes, for commercial reasons) [1] is a Grade III American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at a distance of a one and one-eighth miles on the synthetic track in late March at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky.
The Wood Memorial Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens, New York.It is run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt.
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The race is named in honor of Victory Ride, winner of the Grade I Test Stakes in 2001. The event was inaugurated on 23 August 2003 and was held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York over a distance of six furlongs. The event was won by the D. Wayne Lukas trained Country Romance in a time of 1:09.62. [1]