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About Horseracing
Horse racingThis article is about the sport. Horse racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. It is often inextricably associated with the activity of wagering on the outcome of a race, gambling.
The principal form of horseracing, which is popular in many parts of the world, is thoroughbred racing. Harness racing is somewhat popular in the United States, Canada, Australia, France, Italy and Scandinavia, and to a lesser extent elsewhere. Quarter horse racing is also popular in the United States.
The breeding, training and racing of horses in many countries is now a significant economic activity as, to a greater extent, is the gambling industry which is largely supported by it. Exceptional horses can win millions of dollars and make millions more by providing stud services, such as horse breeding.
The style of racing, the distances and the type of events varies very much by the country in which the race is occurring, and many countries offer different types of horse races.
In the United Kingdom for example, there are races which involve obstacles (either hurdles or fences) called National Hunt racing and those which are unobstructed races over a given distance (flat racing). The UK has provided many of the sport's greatest ever jockeys, most notably Gordon Richards.
In the United States, races can occur on flat surfaces of either dirt or grass, generally thoroughbred racing; other tracks offer quarterhorse racing and harness racing, or combinations of these three types of racing. Racing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, is found on a limited basis. American thoroughbred races are run at a wide variety of distances, most commonly from 4.5 furlongs (905 m) to 1½ miles (2414 m); with this in mind, breeders of thoroughbred race horses are able to breed horses to excel at a particular distance.
The high point of US horse racing has traditionally been the Kentucky Derby which, together with the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, form the Triple Crown for three-year-olds. However, in recent years the Breeders' Cup races, held at the end of the year, have been challenging the Triple Crown events, held early in the year, as determiners of the three-year-old champion. They also have an important effect on the selection of other annual champions.
The corresponding standardbred event is the Breeders' Crown. There are also a Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers and a Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters.
American betting on horse racing is sanctioned and regulated by state governments, almost always through legalized parimutuel gambling.
Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has its own Hall of Fame for horses, jockeys, and trainers.
While the attention of horseracing fans and the media is focused almost exclusively on the horse's performance on the racetrack or for male horses or possibly its success as a sire, but little publicity is given the brood mares. Such is the case of La Troienne, one of the most important mares of the 20th century to whom many of the greatest thoroughbred champions, and dams of champions can be traced.
In Australia the most famous horse is Phar Lap. However, this horse is from New Zealand, as was Cardigan Bay, a pacing horse who enjoyed great success at the highest levels of American harness racing in the 1960s. Racing in Australasia has enjoyed great success with races such as the Melbourne Cup, which has recently been attracting many international entries.
The most famous horses from Canada are Northern Dancer, who after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness went on to become the most successful Thoroughbred sire ever, and his son Nijinsky II. In Canada, however, harness racing is more popular than Thoroughbred racing. Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, home of the Queen's Plate, Canada's premier thoroughbred stakes race, and the North America Cup, Canada's premier standardbred stakes race, is the only race track in North America which stages Thoroughbred and Standardbred (harness) meetings on the same day. The North America Cup has the largest purse of any Canadian horse race.
In Ireland, noted for its great racing history, the Derby winning Thoroughbred race horse Shergar was kidnapped on February 8, 1983. He has never been found.
Main Horse
Racing Betting Types
Straight Bets > Quinella > Trifecta > Daily
Double > Superfecta > Exacta > Pick 3
WIN
A "WIN" bet is just what it sounds like: betting that
the horse you pick will win the race. You win if the
horse wins.
PLACE
For a horse to "PLACE" it must finish the race either
first or second. This bet generally pays less than the
win bet but it gives you two chances to win instead of
just one.
SHOW (Kown as Place in Australia)
For a horse to "SHOW" it must finish the race either
first, second or third. This bet generally pays less
than either the win or place bet, but it gives you
three chances to get a return for your investment.
ACROSS THE BOARD
This is a quick way to say that I want to bet a horse
to finish in any of the first three positions etc. ($2
Across The Board = $2 to win, $2 to place, and $2 to
show). If the horse wins you collect all three bets.
If the horse finishes 2nd then you collect the place
and show bets. If the horse finishes 3rd then you will
only collect the show bet. For
A Group Try The SHOW PARLAY
This is always fun to do when you are at the track
with a group of friends. Each participant contributes
to the pool of betting money (i.e. $5). You elect a
captain to make the wager. Everyone participating gets
to vote for their choice of the horse to show. You
place the bet on the horse that gets the most votes.
If the horse finishes in the top three positions you
add the winnings to the pool of betting money and
select another race to do the same thing.
Remember that it is not a good idea for this parlay
bet or any other bet to attempt to play every race on
the card. Some races are much harder to determine the
winners. These races should be passed and save your
money for better opportunities. As with most
everything in life it is more fun to win than lose.
World Horseracing Tracks
Argentina
Hipodromo de San Isidro
Australia
Ascot Racecourse, Perth,
Western Australia
Belmont Park Racecourse,
Perth, Western Australia
Canterbury Park
racecourse, Sydney
Caulfield Racecourse,
Melbourne
Cheltenham Racecourse, Adelaide
Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane
Eagle
Farm Racecourse, Brisbane
Flemington
Racecourse, Melbourne (site of Melbourne Cup)
Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
Rosehill
Gardens racecourse, Sydney
Sandown
Racecourse, Melbourne
Victoria Park
Racecourse, Adelaide
Warwick Farm
racecourse, Sydney
Brazil
Hipódromo
da Gávea, Rio de Janeiro
Canada
Charlottetown Driving Park, Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island
Mohawk Raceway, Campbellville,
Ontario
Woodbine, Toronto
Assiniboia Downs,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Fort Erie Race Track, Fort
Erie, Ontario
Hastings Park, Vancouver, British
Colunbia
Marquis Downs, Saskatoon, Sackatchewan
Northlands Park, Edmonton, Alberta
Stampede
Park, Calgary, Alberta
France
Hippodrome de Longchamp, Paris (site of Prix de l'Arc
de Triomphe)
Hippodrome de Vincennes, Paris
Hong Kong
Happy Valley Racecourse
Sha Tin Racecourse
Ireland
The
Curragh, County Kildare (site of Irish Derby)
Japan
Japan Racing Association
Chukyo Racecourse
Fukushima Racecourse
Hakodate Racecourse
Hanshin Racecourse
Kokura
Racecourse
Kyoto Racecourse
Nakayama
Racecourse
Niigata Racecourse
Sapporo
Racecourse
Tokyo Racecourse
The
National Association of Racing
Arao Racecourse
Asahikawa Racecourse
Fukuyama Racecourse
Funabashi Racecourse
Himeji Racecourse
Iwamizawa Racecourse
Kanazawa Racecourse
Kasamatsu Racecourse
Kawasaki Racecourse
Kitami Racecourse
Kochi Racecourse
Mombetsu
Racecourse
Morioka Racecourse
Nagoya
Racecourse
Obihiro Racecourse
Oi Racecourse
Sapporo Racecourse
Saga Racecourse
Sonoda
Racecourse
Urawa Racecourse
Macau
Taipa Racecourse
South Korea
Busan
Racecourse
Jeju Racecourse
Seoul Racecourse
United Kingdom Racecourses
There are
59 racecourses in the United Kingdom:
Aintree
Racecourse - (national hunt)
Ascot Racecourse
-(mixed)
Ayr Racecourse - (mixed)
Bangor on
Dee Racecourse - (national hunt)
Bath Racecourse -
(flat)
Beverly Racecourse - (flat)
Brighton
Racecourse - (flat)
Carlisle Racecourse - (mixed)
Cartmel Racecourse - (national hunt)
Catterick
Bridge - (mixed)
Cheltenham Racecourse - (national
hunt)
Chepstow Racecourse - (mixed)
Chester
Racecourse - (flat)
Doncaster Racecourse - (mixed)
Epsom Downs - (flat)
Exeter Racecourse -
(national hunt)
Fakenham Racecourse - (national
hunt)
Folkestone Racecourse - (mixed)
Fontwell
Park - (national hunt)
Goodwood Racecourse -
(flat)
Great Yarmouth Racecourse - (flat)
Hamilton Park - (flat)
Haydock Park - (mixed)
Hereford Racecourse - (national hunt)
Hexham
Racecourse - (national hunt)
Huntingdon Racecourse
- (national hunt)
Kelso Racecourse - (national
hunt)
Kempton Park - (mixed)
Leicester
Racecourse - (mixed)
Lingfield Racecourse -
(mixed)
Ludlow Racecourse - (national hunt)
Market Rasen Racecourse - (national hunt)
Musselburgh Racecourse - (mixed)
Newbury
Racecourse - (mixed)
Newcastle Racecourse -
(mixed)
Newmarket Racecourse - (flat)
Newton
Abbot Racecourse - (national hunt)
Nottingham
Racecourse - (flat)
Perth Racecourse - (national
hunt)
Plumpton Racecourse - (national hunt)
Pontefract Racecourse - (flat)
Redcar Racecourse -
(flat)
Ripon Racecourse - (flat)
Salisbury
Racecourse - (flat)
Sandown Park - (mixed)
Sedgefield Racecourse - (national hunt)
Southwell
Racecourse - (mixed)
Stratford on Avon Racecourse
- (national hunt)
Taunton Racecourse - (national
hunt)
Thirsk Racecourse - (flat)
Towcester
Racecourse - (national hunt)
Uttoxeter Racecourse
- (national hunt)
Warwick Racecourse - (mixed)
Wetherby Racecourse - (national hunt)
Wincanton
Racecourse - (national hunt)
Windsor Racecourse -
(flat)
Wolverhampton Racecourse - (flat)
Worcester Racecourse - (national hunt)
York
Racecourse - (flat)
United States
Horseracing
Thoroughbred racing
Arizona
Turf Paradise, Phoenix, Arizona
Yavapai Downs, Prescott Valley, Arizona
Arkansas
Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas
California
Bay Meadows, San Mateo,
California
California Association of Racing Fairs,
(Various fair meetings across Northern California)
Golden Gate Fields, San Francisco, California
Del
Mar, Del Mar, California
Fairplex, Pomona,
California
Hollywood Park, Inglewood, California
Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos, California
Oak
Tree Racing, Arcadia, California (ran at Santa Anita
each October)
Santa Anita Park, Arcadia,
California
Colorado
Arapahoe Park,
Aurora
Delaware
Delaware Park,
Wilmington, Delaware
Florida
Calder Race
Course, Miami, Florida
Gulfstream Park, Hallandale
Beach, Florida
Tampa Bay Downs, Tampa, Florida
Illinois
Arlington Park, Arlington Heights,
Illinois
Fairmount Park, Collinsville, Illinois
Hawthorne Race Course, Cicero, Illinois
Indiana
Hoosier Park, Anderson, Indiana
Indiana Downs, Shelbyville, Indiana
Iowa
Prairie Meadows, Altoona, Iowa
Kentucky
Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky (site of
Kentucky Derby)
Ellis Park, Henderson, Kentucky
Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky
Turfway Park, Florence, Kentucky
Louisiana
Delta Downs, Vinton, Louisiana
Evangeline Downs,
Lafayette, Louisiana
Fair Grounds, New Orleans,
Louisiana
Harrah's Louisiana Downs, Bossier City,
Louisiana
Maryland
Laurel Park, Laurel,
Maryland
Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland
(site of Preakness Stakes)
Massachusettes
Suffolk Downs, East Boston, Massachusetts
Michigan
Great Lakes Downs, Muskegon, Michigan
Minnesota
Canterbury Park, Shakopee,
Minnesota
Nebraska
Columbus Races,
Columbus, Nebraska
Fonner Park, Grand Island,
Nebraska
Horsemen's Park, Omaha, Nebraska
Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, Nebraska
New
Jersey
Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford,
New Jersey
Monmouth Park, Oceanport, New Jersey
New Mexico
Albuquerque Downs,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ruidoso Downs, Ruidoso
Downs, New Mexico
Sunland Park, Sunland Park, New
Mexico
SunRay Gaming, Farmington, New Mexico
Zia Park, Hobbs, New Mexico
New York
Aqueduct Racetrack, New York City
Belmont Park,
Elmont, New York (site of Belmont Stakes)
Finger
Lakes Race Track, Canandaigua, New York
Saratoga
Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York
North
Dakota
North Dakota Horse Park, Fargo, North
Dakota
Ohio
Beulah Park, Grove City,
Ohio
River Downs, Cincinnati, Ohio
Thistledown, North Randall, Ohio
Oklahoma
Blue Ribbon Downs, Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Fair
Meadows, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Remington Park, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
Oregon
Portland Meadows,
Portland, Oregon
Pennsylvania
Penn
National, Grantville, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Park, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Texas
Lone
Star Park, Grand Prairie, Texas
Retama Park, San
Antonio, Texas
Sam Houston Race Park, Houston,
Texas
Virginia
Colonial Downs, New Kent
County, Virginia
Washington
Emerald
Downs, Auburn, Washington
West Virginia
Charles Town Races & Slots, Charles Town, West
Virginia
Mountaineer Park, Chester, West Virginia
Wyoming
Wyoming Downs, Evanston, Wyoming
Harness racing
Meadowlands
Racetrack, East Rutherford, New Jersey
The Red
Mile, Lexington, Kentucky
Veron Downs Racetrack,
Verona, New York
Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, New
York
Main UK Horseracing Race
Meetings
The main meetings held are:
March
Cheltenham - The Festival
Lingfield
Park - Bet Direct Winter Derby
April
Aintree - Aintree Grand National Meeting
Ayr -
Scottish Grand National
Newmarket - Craven Meeting
Sandown Park - Betfred Gold Cup Celebration
May
Newmarket - Guineas
Meeting
Chester - May Meeting
June
Epsom Downs - Epsom Derby Meeting
Ascot - Royal Ascot
Newcastle - John
Smith's Northumberland Plate
July
Sandown Park - Coral-Eclipse Meeting
Newmarket - July Meeting
Ascot -
Diamond Day
Goodwood - Glorious Goodwood
August
York - Ebor Festival
September
Haydock Park - Stanley
Leisure Sprint Cup
Doncaster - St. Leger
Meeting
Ayr - Western Meeting
Ascot
- Ascot Festival
October
Newmarket
- Tote Cambridgeshire Meeting
Newmarket -
October Meeting
Doncaster - Racing Post
Trophy
Wincanton - Desert Orchid Chase
November
Cheltenham - The Paddy
Power Open
Newbury - Hennessy Meeting
December
Sandown Park - Tingle Creek
Meeting
Kempton Park - Pertemps Christmas
Festival
Chepstow - Coral Welsh National
(Note:) Source Wikipedia.org
