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Pages in category "Lists of horse racing results" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Banbridge overhauled long-time leader Il Est Francais at the last fence to claim a dramatic win in the King George VI Chase at Kempton. Il Est Francais had been ahead under James Reveley for ...
Yesterday 12 2002 Starine: Banks Hill: Islington: 12 2001 Banks Hill: Spook Express Spring Oak 12 2000 Perfect Sting: Tout Charmant Catell 14 1999 Soaring Softly: Coretta
Knee injuries, the second most common non-fatal career-ending injury, force 16% of racehorses to retire. [47] A ruptured tendon usually refers to the complete separation of a tendon. Tendon separation results in a complete loss of the tendon fibers, a marked increase in tendon cross-sectional area, and loss of support in the limb. [56]
A horse needs a good range of hip to get a good galloping speed and mechanical efficiency of hip and croup for power & thrust. Therefore, a goose-rumped horse is not good at flat racing or sprinting. Harder for a horse to “get under” and engage the hindquarters. Causes the loins and lower back to work harder, predisposing them to injury.
Photo-finish cameras were developed during the 1940s and 1950s as a means of regulating the racing industry and to reduce cheating. Betting on races became increasingly popular during the middle decades of the twentieth century. Authorities were therefore concerned to improve the probity of racing which was widely regarded as corrupt.
Flat racing is the most common form of horse racing seen worldwide. Flat racing tracks are typically oval in shape and are generally level, although in Great Britain and Ireland there is much greater variation, including figure-of-eight tracks like Windsor and tracks with often severe gradients and changes of camber, such as Epsom Racecourse .
This is a listing of the horses that finished in either first, second, or third place and the number of starters in the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,414 m) on dirt for three-year-olds at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.