Racing horses has probably been around since man first started to watch horses as they ran from one place to another. The first civilization to domesticate horses where in Central Asia about 4500 BC and racing horses was a favorite sport in which upper class and kings were able to participate. During the first Olympics in Greece horses were raced. This began the history of horse racing all over the world.
Modern horse racing began after the crusades when the 12th century knights brought Arabian horses back to England with them. Arabians were larger and swifter than the English horse. They returned with stallions that were bred with the English Horse. This made the offspring very strong and able to endure long and hard riding with speed and grace.
A very important race to the history of racing happened in 1752 in a little town of Doneraile in County Cork, Ireland. Here a race was organized from the steeple Buttevant Church to the steeple of St. Marys. This is where the term of steeple chasing began. The first formal steeplechase was in 1839 called the Grand National taking place in Liverpool. Another great steeplechase takes place annually during the weekend of Ester in County Meath, Ireland and is called the Irish Grand National.
Professional horse racing began in the nineteenth century. Owners started to train their horses in hopes of making them run faster and smoother. If you won a race you received money from the bets made on the horse. Owners who trained their horse made more money than those that did not train and those well paid owners met in Newmarket to form the Jockey Club in 1750. This club controlled all functions of horse racing in Britain and still does today.
This authority wrote down all regulations and strictly enforced them. The Jockey club would set up races and regulated the size and shape of tracks or courses. It set up the races that comprise the English Triple Crown and ran them well. They were in charge of all wagering on horses. They began to document the family tree of a horse and determined what horses could race and those that could not.
Pedigreed horses are also called Thoroughbreds can have its lineage traced back to one of 3 Arabian stallions who are called the foundation sires. Thoroughbred racing came over to America on Long Island in 1665. Racing practices were not organized until well after the Civil war when it was considered to be a sport and wagering started to get out of hand. In 1890 over 300 tracks were being run in the United States.
Control of the tracks was non existent in America and the tracks were managed by some unsavory criminals. In England racing was totally acceptable and an event attended by the wealthy. In America it was directly the opposite. Only the seedy undesirable people gathered at the tracks to waste their money on horses.
Interestingly enough during this time of exile for horse racing in America, pari-mutuel betting was introduced for the Kentucky Derby in 1908. This was legalized horse gambling and this turned everything around for horse racing in America. Tracks began to open again and grew from the mere 35 that were left. Horse racing once again was a respectable sport and by 1970 it was very popular again.
In America and Britain there are several different forms of horse racing. The Steeplechase is very popular in both countries. An American variety of racing called harness racing has many tracks that were specifically built to specifications for that type of racing. Thoroughbred racing is probably the most popular and consists of a flat, oval track from about three fourths of a mile to two miles in length. Both countries have many thoroughbred racing venues from which to choose. Both countries have regulations and rules that make racing and betting acceptable. They also regulate horses that can race and continue to keep a running record of all pedigrees of race horses.
Modern horse racing began after the crusades when the 12th century knights brought Arabian horses back to England with them. Arabians were larger and swifter than the English horse. They returned with stallions that were bred with the English Horse. This made the offspring very strong and able to endure long and hard riding with speed and grace.
A very important race to the history of racing happened in 1752 in a little town of Doneraile in County Cork, Ireland. Here a race was organized from the steeple Buttevant Church to the steeple of St. Marys. This is where the term of steeple chasing began. The first formal steeplechase was in 1839 called the Grand National taking place in Liverpool. Another great steeplechase takes place annually during the weekend of Ester in County Meath, Ireland and is called the Irish Grand National.
Professional horse racing began in the nineteenth century. Owners started to train their horses in hopes of making them run faster and smoother. If you won a race you received money from the bets made on the horse. Owners who trained their horse made more money than those that did not train and those well paid owners met in Newmarket to form the Jockey Club in 1750. This club controlled all functions of horse racing in Britain and still does today.
This authority wrote down all regulations and strictly enforced them. The Jockey club would set up races and regulated the size and shape of tracks or courses. It set up the races that comprise the English Triple Crown and ran them well. They were in charge of all wagering on horses. They began to document the family tree of a horse and determined what horses could race and those that could not.
Pedigreed horses are also called Thoroughbreds can have its lineage traced back to one of 3 Arabian stallions who are called the foundation sires. Thoroughbred racing came over to America on Long Island in 1665. Racing practices were not organized until well after the Civil war when it was considered to be a sport and wagering started to get out of hand. In 1890 over 300 tracks were being run in the United States.
Control of the tracks was non existent in America and the tracks were managed by some unsavory criminals. In England racing was totally acceptable and an event attended by the wealthy. In America it was directly the opposite. Only the seedy undesirable people gathered at the tracks to waste their money on horses.
Interestingly enough during this time of exile for horse racing in America, pari-mutuel betting was introduced for the Kentucky Derby in 1908. This was legalized horse gambling and this turned everything around for horse racing in America. Tracks began to open again and grew from the mere 35 that were left. Horse racing once again was a respectable sport and by 1970 it was very popular again.
In America and Britain there are several different forms of horse racing. The Steeplechase is very popular in both countries. An American variety of racing called harness racing has many tracks that were specifically built to specifications for that type of racing. Thoroughbred racing is probably the most popular and consists of a flat, oval track from about three fourths of a mile to two miles in length. Both countries have many thoroughbred racing venues from which to choose. Both countries have regulations and rules that make racing and betting acceptable. They also regulate horses that can race and continue to keep a running record of all pedigrees of race horses.
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