John Cameron (1830-1876) (79 works)

27 June 2012

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Horse racing is a type of testing of horses for agility (speed), based on the results of which a conclusion is drawn about suitability for further breeding (use in the breed). It is important to understand that horse racing is not an equestrian sport. As a rule, horse races are held at hippodromes, where monetary bets are placed on the outcome through betting. Racehorses in most countries are judged by the amount they win in prizes. The most outstanding winners become widely sought-after sires, with matings reaching tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Racing sports have multi-million dollar annual betting turnover, royalties from which help the horse breeding industry in these countries as a whole to exist. For a long time, racing and horse racing have been considered prize-winning equestrian sports. This is what the professionals say - horse racing, cross-country racing.

Races are held in different age categories. Thoroughbred riding horses begin to gallop at the age of one and a half years. The most important race in a horse's life, the Derby (for stallions and mares) or Oaks (for mares), takes place at the age of three over a classic distance of one and a half miles (2400 meters) or 10 furlongs (2000 meters).

Racing - testing horses of trotting breeds for agility in trotting. Horses are usually tested harnessed to a racing rocker - a special two-wheeled carriage designed for racing. Less commonly, trotting races take place under saddle. The person who controls the trotter (in a rocking chair or in a saddle) is called a rider.

In the Russian language, a clear distinction is made between running and racing.

The races involve trotters, specially bred breeds capable of running fast, that is, at a fast trot. During testing, they trot and are controlled by riders who sit in rockers (light two-wheeled carriages). It is impossible to say “this first-class trotter was ridden by a famous jockey.” This is simply impossible, since a jockey is a very specific profession; The jockey simply does not know how to control a trotter.

Riding horses participate in the races; during trials they gallop, they are controlled by jockeys, and they sit in saddles. It is impossible to say “this trotter won the race”, since trotters do not participate in races.