Thoroughbred

Kingston Rule ran the fastest time of the Melbourne Cup in 1990 with a time of 3 minutes 16.3 seconds.

The number of inches in a quarter mile is 15,840 inches (5280 feet * 12 inches). The number of inches in 880 miles is 52,896,000 inches (880 miles * 5280 feet * 12 inches). The difference in inches between the two distances is 52,880,160 inches.

Many of Ireland's cliffs are 100's of feet high,One wrong move and you tumble onto the rocks and ocean below.Since Ireland is an Iseland,it is hard to tell how many cliffs it has,perhaps they are all connected some way.

Nevada is known as the "Silver State" because of its historical importance in silver mining industry during the late 19th century.

The average life expectancy for women varies by country, but globally it is around 73-74 years. This can be influenced by factors such as access to healthcare, lifestyle choices, and socioeconomic status.

A furlong is an eighth of a mile or 220 yards.

That's about 200 metres (meters) or about 20 000 cm.

The real John 'Red' Pollard was born in Canada but spent most of his life in America. At 5'7" Pollard was much bigger than most jockies and resorted to desperate measures to keep his weight down. Pollard tented to have rotten luck, many accidents, some life threatening but still he would come back to ride again. Pollard finally hit his stride when introduced to a nasty-tempered horse named Seabiscuit. And the rest is history.

Pollard had a difficult life at times. He struggled with alcohol addiction, injuries, and lack of money. He eventually married and had children, he died in 1981.

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.

Seattle Slew was the last living Triple Crown winner who lived. He passed away on May 7, 2002.

In the United States, the leading Web site for handicapping information is The Daily Racing Form. See related links for a link to its site, as well as a link to a guide to horse racing on the Internet.

It is limited to three year old thoroughbreds only. No Belgians or mustangs need apply. Geriatric Gypsy Horses go away, Premature ponies will be escorted out. All size challenged animals like Hanoverian's may leave their applications in the circular file cabinet next to the watercooler.

They are bred to run. Someone said that the Thoroughbred has been bred and inbred with a locomotive for a heart and champange glass stems for legs. Perhaps some form of Genetic discipline or engineering will be required.

definatley yes!!!under the sawdust or beding,is hard wood or concrete.and the horse were to urinate witghout any straw or sawdust on that concrete or wood,it woudlt soak iton anything andif the horse were to walk ove that it would slip nd fall and its stall ould be a huge mess!!!i recommend sawdust.

A female horse is mare, a male still able to breed is a stallion and a gelded male horse is called a gelding. A horse that has been trained is called a backed or broken horse but backed is a nicer term.

November 6 and 7th, 2009

The North American Racing Academy is a world-class racing school that provides students with the education, training and experience needed to become skilled in the art of race riding, proficient in the care and management of racehorses, and knowledgeable about the workings of the racing industry as a whole.

It's goals are to create a foundation of education and training geared toward the principles of horsemanship, sportsmanship, competition and integrity, providing students with a broad background of racing industry knowledge (e.g., trainer, track management, racing official), helping them develop life skills and a basis of knowledge in areas such as general education, substance abuse, nutrition, fitness, personal finance and technology.

The Belmont Stakes. Secretariat won in 2:24 flat, still the fastest time for the race. He won by 31 lengths.

Ruffian was buried at the Belmont race track July 7, 1975 near the flag pole with her nose facing toward the finish line

Northern Dancer was the most successful sire of the 20th century. In 1970 he was named Leading Sire in both the United States and in Great Britain and Ireland. His offspring include Nijinsky II, El Gran Senor, Lomond, Northernette, Secreto, Shareef Dancer, and The Minstrel.

Barbaro was cremated shortly after he was euthanized. It is still unclear where his ashes will reside. Some options include the Kentucky Derby Museum located on the grounds of Churchill Downs, the scene of his greatest moment of glory at the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., and the Jacksons' Lael Farm, just a few miles away from the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center.

According to the Friesian Horse Association of North America, the acceptable height ofa friesian horse can be anywhere between 14.3 and 17.3 hands in height.

not sure but i think that they continud the lap over and the first one to finish would win

He was the first to know that Florida was not an island

If your racing and betting on each others horses its called Racing for Pinks!