Horse racing

Horse racing

Also called equestrian sport. There are three types of horse racing: flat field racing; steeplechasing or racing over jumps; and harness racing, where horses trot or pace while pulling a driver in a small cart known as a sulky. Horse racing is closely associated with gambling generating a worldwide market of well over U.S. $100 billion.

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graded race

Sports; Horse racing

Established in 1973 to classify select stakes races in North America, at the request of European racing authorities, who had set up group races two years earlier. Always denoted with Roman numerals ...

graduate

Sports; Horse racing

Winning for the first time.

green

Sports; Horse racing

An inexperienced horse.

group race

Sports; Horse racing

An elite group of races. Established in 1971 by racing organizations in Britain, France, Germany and Italy to classify select stakes races outside North America. Collectively called 'Pattern ...

hand

Sports; Horse racing

Four inches. A horse's height is measured in hands and inches from the top of the shoulder (withers) to the ground, e.g., 15. 2 hands is 15 hands, 2 inches. Thoroughbreds typically range from 15 to ...

handicap

Sports; Horse racing

1) Race for which the track handicapper assigns the weights to be carried. Each horse is allocated a different weight to carry, the theory being all horses then run on a fair and equal basis. . 2) ...