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References A ace Slang for the drug acepromazine or acetyl promazine (trade names Atravet or Acezine), which is a sedative : 3 commonly used on horses during veterinary treatment, but also illegal in the show ring. Also abbreviated ACP. action The way a horse elevates its legs, knees, hock, and feet. : 3 Also includes how the horse uses its shoulder, humerus, elbow, and stifle; most often used ...
Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing.They include most of the world's iconic races, such as the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Europe, the Melbourne Cup in Australia, and the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup races in the United States.
The lists below show notable Thoroughbred horse races in various countries around the world. In countries with a grading system, the included races are normally Group or Grade 1. However, some restricted races such as the Queen's Plate in Canada are also included, and all races at the Royal Ascot festival are included because of their prestige.
Oju Chosan: Steeplechase race horse who won numerous JG1 races, most notably winning the Nakayama Grand Jump five times in a row. Orb: 2013 Kentucky Derby winner; Orfevre: winner of almost 20 million US dollars in earnings and is one of the highest earning racehorses ever; Overdose: champion Hungarian sprinter and winner of 14 straight races.
The following list considers horses that won grade one / group one races that were open for International competition. Winners of local (restricted) group / grade one wins are not included. The horses with ten or more such G1 race wins are: 25 – Winx (AUS)‡ [132] 22 – Hurricane Fly (IRE) [382] 16 – John Henry (USA), [383] Kauto Star (FR ...
These races are called conditions races and offer the biggest purses. There is another category of races called handicap races where each horse is assigned a different weight to carry based on its ability. [24] Besides the weight they carry, horses' performance can also be influenced by position relative to the inside barrier, sex, jockey, and ...
Spanish racehorse owners and breeders (1 P) ... Horse racing venues in Spain (1 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 3 August 2020, at 05:08 (UTC). ...
For a long time, these horses were not recognized as a breed. [1] Although they are often referred to as polo ponies, they have no pony ancestry. [1] They most often originate from crosses between the Thoroughbred and the Criollo, [2] practiced since the 1900s, after polo had been introduced to Argentina by the English around 1890. [3]