Thoroughbred

Thoroughbreds and Saddlebreds are both commonly known horses. They Both have been selectively bred to get their high quality. Although, these horses have been bred so carefully, they have been bred together to get a faster horse, but also great for show. Thoroughbreds are bred for their speed. They’re known as the “English Horse,” because they evolved in Britain in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thoroughbreds were named because of the way they were bred. They were called “thoroughbreds” because they

Expository Thoroughbred A thoroughbred is a type of horse. This horse is mostly known for being used as race horses. These horses are commonly known to be used in flat racing throughout North America. Though this is how many people know them, this is not all the thoroughbred can do. This is an amazing breed that is known to be able to do many different things. Thoroughbreds also have a unique style of how they are built and how they (Blocksdorf n.p.). The breeding of the thoroughbred was the result

To thoroughbred horse racing fans, Santa Anita Park in Arcadia is the place to go this winter. The Park offers live horse racing in the backdrop of the magnificent San Gabriel Mountains. Except for occasional tourists, horse racing fans are not there for the scenery but to bet and win on horse races. Thoroughbred racing fans also called handicappers are using race programs and tip sheets to analyze and bet on horse races. To the handicappers, winning a bet on a horse race is like smoking marijuana

today. Another fact about the Jockey Club is that the horses known as thoroughbreds are descendants of the original line of

The Triple Crown The Triple Crown is the highest achievement in horse racing. To win the Triple Crown, a horse must win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes. Only twelve horses have ever won the Triple Crown, in part due to the wide variation of the different tracks and limits on participation. Below is a quick primer on the Triple Crown. How Long Has the Triple Crown Been Run? The Belmont Stakes was first run in 1867, the Preakness Stakes was run for the first time

Legendary thoroughbred racehorse trainer and Australian Racing Hall of Fame member, David Hayes once said, ‘Buying a horse is like buying venture capital stock. The pay-offs will be better than the incremental returns you might experience playing the stock market.’ For centuries, horse racing was a sport only played by the rich. It became extremely popular among the members of the royalty and the aristocracy that horse racing, or thoroughbred racing, was branded as the “Sport of Kings”. But that

Horse Sense The Quarter Horse and the Thoroughbred have been in existence since the seventeenth century and are perhaps the most well-known horse breeds of the twentieth century. These spectacular horses are used to compete in sporting events and have tremendous abilities. They are prey animals that routinely weigh over one thousand pounds, have similar colors, and are made for riding. Both are routinely more than fifteen hands in height and are measured from the ground at their front legs with

averaging about forty to fifty feet deep (Sellards, 1919). A common belief among horsemen and Thoroughbred breeders is that the soil and water of Marion County are enriched by the presence of phosphate and calcium of the limestone. The presence of these minerals in the grass and water of Marion County is believed to be responsible for the prime health, endurance, and exceptional bone structure found in Thoroughbreds from Ocala (Tym,

there are activists in the equestrian world standing ready to take these in these helpless athletes. Gallop On, a non-profit thoroughbred rescue located in northern Ohio, was founded to do just that. Heidi Van De Motter, the owner of Gallop On, currently has 15 horses in her care. Her goal is to have them retrained and sold for the use of another sport. “Thousands of Thoroughbred racehorses will have only a three to four year racing career if any at all. There may be no future for them at all and possibly

The History of Thoroughbred Racing Thoroughbred horse racing has a long and storied history. Horse racing dates back to 4500 B.C., when Central Asian nomadic tribesmen first raced their recently domesticated horses. Later on, horse racing became known as the sport of kings. Today, horse racing is both a popular spectator sport and one of the few forms of gambling that is legal in most of the world. Thoroughbred racing is the most popular form of horse racing. Origins of Modern Racing Horse racing