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Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky , spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.
Equus ferus caballus. The Standardbred is an American horse breed best known for its ability in harness racing where they compete at either a trot or pace. Developed in North America, the Standardbred is recognized worldwide, and the breed can trace its bloodlines to 18th-century England. They are solid, well-built horses with good dispositions.
Chariot racing. Modern depiction (1876) by Jean Léon Gérôme of a chariot race in Rome's Circus Maximus, as if seen from the starting gate. The Palatine Hill and imperial palace are to the left. Chariot racing ( Greek: ἁρματοδρομία, harmatodromía; Latin: ludi circenses) was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and ...
The Breeders Crown is an annual series of harness races in the United States and Canada covering each of the sport's twelve traditional categories of age, gait and gender. The series was initiated by the Hambletonian Society, promoters of the Hambletonian Stakes, in 1984 to enhance the Standardbred breeding industry and to promote the sport of harness racing by providing a lucrative high ...
The Dutch Harness Horse, or Tuigpaard, is a warmblood breed of fine driving horse that has been developed in the Netherlands since the end of World War II. Their studbook is kept by the Koninklijk Warmbloed Paardenstamboek Nederland (Royal Warmblood Horse Studbook of the Netherlands) or KWPN. The breed is based on the native Groningen and ...
P Forty Seven, Sweet Lou. David M. Palone (born February 26, 1962, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) is an American harness racing trainer and driver. Palone became interested in harness racing after his father took him to watch the Adios Pace in 1976. [1] A year later he went to work for trainer Herman Hylkema. Palone won his first race in 1983. [2]
The American Harness Horse of the Year award is chosen in poll conducted by USTA in conjunction with the United States Harness Writers Association. History. The United States Trotting Association (USTA) was founded in 1939 by Edward Harriman. It remained the only governing body in the sport of harness racing until the 1960s.
Height. 154–167 cm [2] : 467. Colour. solid dark colours [2] : 467. Breed standards. no standard. Equus ferus caballus. The French Trotter is a French breed of trotting horse bred for racing both ridden and in harness. [3] : 132 It was bred specifically for racing in the 19th century (1800s), principally in Normandy in north-western France.