How far do thoroughbreds race?

Answer 1

Thoroughbreds were originally just bred to be faster than other horses but over the years they have become scientifically infused with more Arab, Barb and some Friesian Sporthorse to become bigger, faster, stronger and a lot less fragile.

Answer 2

Horses speed varies with their stride length, body build, and other factors, but here is a basic idea of how fast-- in miles per hour-- horses move at their various gaits:

Walk: Roughly 3-4 MPH. A pleasure show horse can go as slow as 2 mph. Gaited horses-- who do not trot-- can do a 'running walk' as fast as 15 mph.

Trot: The trot is roughly 8-10 MPH. Again, a shorter striding horse could trot slower, and a horse with a long stride could move faster.

Canter/Lope: 10-17 MPH.

Gallop: This depends on the horse's condition and athletic ability. Some horses are not built to run fast an may only do a fast canter at their best; however, the gallop is about 30 mph. Thoroughbreds, which are bred for running distance but not speed, have been clocked at over 40 MPH. Quarter horses, bred and raced for short distances at speed, can reach 50 MPH in short bursts according to the AQHA's website.

How fast does your horse move?

Measure a mile's distance and time your horse's walk and trot to see how many MPH your horse goes. If you have a road that has miles measured, you can use this (be careful of traffic and the footing so your horse doesn't get sore or go lame):

Secretariat was born a champion and disappointed no one at the 1973 Belmont Stakes. He won the race by 31 lengths. His time of 2:24 for 1½ miles set a world record many argue may never be broken.

Answer 3

The Thoroughbred studbook has been completely closed for many years. The Thoroughbred's original sources of hot blood: The Godolphin Arabian, Beyerly Turk and the Darley Arabian (as well as some Eastern mares) are responsible for the Thoroughbred of today. These stallions refined the offspring of the native mares (ones that already showed a capacity for speed and agility under saddle) in England producing faster lighter boned horses. The Eastern horses were inherently durable with dense bone and stamina as well as the spirit necessary to produce the modern Thoroughbred. Sporthorse is a modern term and Friesian horses which were bred to pull carriages (bred to trot) did not figure prominently (if at all) into the breeding of horses for racing.

Answer 4

Thoroughbreds can gallop at speeds of 35 to 45 MPH, some can get as fast as 50 MPH, but this is extremely rare and only for very short distances.

Answer 5

The thoroughbred is the fastest horse in the world. They can maintain a speed of 42 miles per hour for more than one mile.

Answer 6

It is said that some horses can make it up to and anywhere between 20-40 mph

Answer 7

yes! and eclipse was the fastest tb