This race is a “first-year” race, meaning it’s your first time. There is a $200 start fee, $5 entry fee ($30 for youth); a pre-entry fee ($50 for adults) and an entry fee ($150 for adults). There is no fee for the Pre-Race Dinner ($350 for adult and adults under 12). Where is the field […]
“No, but you have to give them an added bonus.” What’s an extra bonus? You just put more horsepower into them. “Yes.” You can put more horsepower into a quarter horse than into a thoroughbred. It’s just a bonus. “Is there a standard for how many horsepower you put into a thoroughbred – so for […]
How does this apply to the general population? Let’s see how the places are distributed in the US. Let’s take a simple example: in Washington DC, you could walk down a street between two points (or even in the street itself) and find a place to eat. You might think that is a lot of […]
Yes. Do the whips help the horses? No. Do both? In some cases yes. Do the whips hurt the horses? Sometimes. Do both? Sometimes I don’t know how. Will they leave the paddock if you try to tie your horse to a post? This depends. Sometimes yes. In this case the horse will probably be […]
An estimated 600,000 horses are killed each year. While statistics would be difficult to come by because there simply aren’t many horses that die for the entertainment or racing circuit, many media reports of horse deaths are inaccurate because the number of horses killed for entertainment is underestimated. The number of people that are involved […]
At least 12,000 a year by the European Union’s accountant-based statistics agency, Eurostat — almost 10 times the industry consensus in 2008, when the number was estimated at 6,000 deaths per year. The number is the high-water mark in terms of the number of horses involved in racing in the EU, but it also represents […]
The cause is usually caused by a lack of breath. This is also known as a ‘suck’ or ‘tumble’ on the leg or saddle. You may be able to take your horse to the Vet or Equine Practitioner and get checked out. Your horse is likely to have the problem under the weight of her […]
In the United States, 1.5 million in the first 14 months of the year. In England, 635,000 horses die annually – 3.3 percent – of the average number of horses in a year. So where would that leave the horse-racing industry? On paper, the horses’ fate is unclear: It would be hard to keep any […]
You might think that handicapping a race is very subjective and not the type of task that the American Society of Racing Controlmen (ASRC) has in mind for its professional racing track. After all, there are many other ways or things to give a horse a boost. What’s more, it might not be clear, is […]
If you are a horse racing fan who would like to know about good odds for horse racing, you can look no further. There are many bookies and web sites that provide horse racing odds, such as the odds which are given at: horseringing.net. Here we will give you a sample. There are also lots […]