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In November 2018, the NYRA and Fox Sports reached a new agreement that made Fox Sports the year-round television home for NYRA races from Saratoga and Belmont, featuring more than 600 hours of horse racing. [11] In 2019, the NYRA and Fox debuted America's Day at the Races, which has become their flagship horse racing show. [12]
A horse show is an event taking place over days or weeks, comprising competitions and displays in equestrian sports. These are lists of notable horse shows by country or geographical area. Australia
The All American Quarter Horse Congress (AAQHC) is known as the largest single breed horse show in the world. [1] The annual event is held at the 360 acre Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds in Columbus, Ohio, and is hosted by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association (OQHA). [2] The AAQHC has multiple events in a variety of disciplines.
A winning pony at a horse show. A horse show is a judged exhibition of horses and ponies. Many different horse breeds and equestrian disciplines hold competitions worldwide, from local to the international levels. Most horse shows run from one to three days, sometimes longer for major, all-breed events or national and international championships.
Versatility classes include show jumping, barrel racing, and cattle sorting. There are trail obstacle classes as well as trail rides that leave from the show grounds daily. Approximately 1400 horses compete there each year. [1] [3] The largest class, held on the final Saturday night of the show, is the World Grand Championship. [4]
The Foxfield Racing Association funds a non-drinking driver program called “The Savvy Fox”. [8] This program is administered by ADAPT. [ 8 ] [ 11 ] If a patron signs the Savvy Fox Pledge at the race meet, thy agree to be a designated driver and not drink all day, and receive a coupon for lunch and free non-alcoholic drinks.
Sanctioned horse shows have extremely strict, uniform rules for types of obstacles allowed, distances and sizes used for agility obstacles, and rules for time allowed for each obstacle. [3] Course designers often add both beauty and challenge to a course by adding potted shrubs, flowers, and brightly painting various obstacle elements.