The Heinz bet is a six-selection bet consisting of 57 bets: 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, six fivefolds and a one sixfold accumulator. Aptly named after the 57 ‘varieties’ company slogan from Heinz, this 57 bet wager is a unique bet that combines every permutation of the 6 selections Read more…
mare. A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. What do you call a mature female horse? A stallion is a mature male horse Read more…
Colt – A colt is a male horse aged under five years, which hasn’t been gelded (see gelding below). These horses generally compete on the flat and the best of them will be used for breeding after their racing career. How long is a horse considered a colt or filly? Read more…
Determining age Two year old – your horse has a complete set of milk teeth incisors, which are wearing. Three year old – the two centre milk teeth incisors are replaced by adult teeth. Four year old – the next two milk teeth incisors are replaced by adult teeth. How Read more…
Taiba and Epicenter are the 2022 Kentucky Derby favorites at 5-1. Who is most likely to win the Kentucky Derby 2022? Taiba is one of the top 2022 Kentucky Derby favorites at 5-1 in the 2022 Kentucky Derby odds, along with Epicenter. What horses should I bet on for the Read more…
A baby horse is called a foal, and at one year old, a horse becomes a yearling. At two years old, a boy horse becomes a colt and a girl horse becomes a filly. At four years old, a horse becomes an adult. How many stages do horses have? Different Read more…
The Kentucky Derby, presented by Woodford Reserve, is a top rank, Grade I stakes race for 3 year old Thoroughbred horses. The race distance is one and one-quarter miles long, and it is run on the dirt racetrack at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Are all Derby horses 3 years Read more…
The first two horse years are equal to 6.5 human years. A 2-year-old horse has the equivalent of a 13-year-old human. From 2 years to 3 years old, a horse year is 5 human years. From 3 years old, the rate slows down but it’s still much faster than humans, Read more…
When owners go to submit a racing name, they can submit up to six names to the Jockey Club and the board will decide which name they can have. If the horse has not yet been raced or bred, the owner can pay a fee for a new name provided Read more…
In order for a horse to be eligible to race under Rules or in point-to-points they must be registered with a unique name, which will remain with them for life. This is to distinguish each horse from others in a race and allows bloodlines and pedigrees to be more easily Read more…