What Is An Allowance Horse Race?

allowance race: A race for which the racing secretary drafts certain conditions, to determine weights to be carried based on the horses; ages, genders and/or past performances. allowances: Reductions in weights to be carried, allowed because of the conditions of the race or because an apprentice jockey is on a Read more…

How Do Horse Races Begin?

Most harness races now start from behind a motorized starting gate, called a “car start” or “auto start”. This device consists of a car or pickup truck equipped with a hinged gate that resembles metal “wings” on each side of the vehicle. What do horses do at the start race? Read more…

Where Is Trojan Horse From Movie?

Canakkale City. Trojan Horse in movie Troy in Canakkale City, Turkey. What country is the Trojan Horse from? The story of the Trojan Horse is well-known. First mentioned in the Odyssey, it describes how Greek soldiers were able to take the city of Troy after a fruitless ten-year siege by Read more…