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Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in the UK and steeplechasing in the US. Jump racing can be further divided into hurdling and steeplechasing.
Sir Barton, the first Triple Crown winner, at the 1919 Preakness Stakes. In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a series of horse races for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. The three races were inaugurated in ...
The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) is a broad-based coalition of American horse racing interests consisting of leading thoroughbred racetracks, owners, breeders, trainers and affiliated horse racing associations, charged with increasing the popularity of horse racing and improving economic conditions for industry participants. [1]
The list of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association [1] and the Jockey Club of Canada. A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then ...
8: 7-0-1 Bleeker Street United States Gr.m. 2018 Quality Road x Lemon Liqueur by Exchange Rate 2022 Diana Stakes, 3rd 8: 7–1–0 Capablanca: Argentina B.h. 1921 The Panther x Sixpenny II by William the Third [78] 8: 7–1–0 El Gran Senor: United States B.h. 1981 Northern Dancer x Sex Appeal by Buckpasser: 1984 Epsom Derby, 2nd 8:7–0–1 ...
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.
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, run over 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles (1811 m) (previously 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 mi or 1.7 km) on a dirt track, at Pimlico Race Course; Acorn Stakes, run over 1 mile (1609 m) (previously 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi or 2.4 km) on a dirt track, at Belmont Park; Only one filly won this version of the Triple Tiara, Davona Dale in 1979. Few have even tried ...
Other tracks offer Quarter Horse racing and Standardbred horse racing, or combinations of these three types of racing surfaces. Racing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, is found on a limited basis. American Thoroughbred races are run at a wide variety of distances, most commonly from 5 to 12 furlongs (0.63 to 1.50 mi; 1.0 to 2.4 km).