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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.
1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (10 furlongs; 2,000 m) 1 + 3 ⁄ 16 miles (9.5 furlongs; 1,900 m) 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (12 furlongs; 2,400 m) Background Inaugurated in 1875, the race was originally 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2,400 m) until 1897 when it was shortened to its current distance. It is the only one of the three races to have run continuously from its inception.
The Grand Slam of Thoroughbred racing is an informal name for winning four major Thoroughbred horse races in one season in the United States. The term has been applied to two configurations of races, both of which include the races of the Triple Crown —the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes —and either the Travers Stakes or ...
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.
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 ...
The Thoroughbred Racing Associations formed in 1942 as the United States' entry into World War II created a potential halt to horse racing in the country, Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr. began to develop the formation of a commission of racetracks. [2] At the time, Vanderbilt was the president of Pimlico and Belmont Park. [2]
5:4-1-0 Mr. Zippity Do Dah United States Ch.h. 1984 Exuberant x Catchy Little Tune by Daryl's Joy 1986 Whas Stakes, 2nd 5:4–0–1 Noblesse: Ireland Ch.m. 1960 Mossborough x Duke's Delight by His Grace 1963 Prix Vermeille, 3rd 5:4–1–0 Riddlesworth: Great Britain Ch.h. 1828 Emilius x Fillagree by Soothsayer: 1831 Epsom Derby, 2nd 5:4–1 ...
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).