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The distances for horse racing in Australia were converted to metric in 1972 [6] and the term survives only in slang. [citation needed] In the United Kingdom, [7] Ireland, Canada, and the United States, races are still given in miles and furlongs. Also distances along English canals navigated by narrowboats are commonly expressed in miles and ...
The race was run for the first time in 2008 during the second day of Breeders' Cup racing at that year's host track, Santa Anita Park. The 2008 race was held at a distance of 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs and was contested on Santa Anita's signature El Camino Real "downhill" turf course. Besides Santa Anita, the only tracks in North America capable of ...
For a period the Chesham Stakes was contested over 6 furlongs, and it was extended to 7 furlongs in 1996. It is currently restricted to horses whose sires or dams have won at a distance in excess of 1 mile and 1½ furlongs, or in excess of 1,900 metres. [1] The Chesham Stakes is now the opening race on the final day of the Royal Ascot meeting.
The Presque Isle Downs Masters Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are three years old or older, over a distance of 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs on the all weather track held annually in September at Presque Isle Downs & Casino racetrack in [[Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Summit Township, Pennsylvania].
The NASCAR Xfinity Series takes the green flag at Richmond Raceway for the first short-track race of the 2022 season.
A Grade III event, this race is open to fillies and mares age four and up. It is run at seven furlongs on the dirt and offers a purse of $250,000. [2] Originally a handicap, the race is currently run under allowance weight conditions. [1] The race is run in honor of Barbara Fritchie, who was an American patriot during the American Civil War.
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The Belmont Turf Sprint Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older run over a distance of six furlongs on the turf track held annually in October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. [1]