Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2011, First Down Dash is arguably the greatest race sire of all time. From 31 crops to race, First Down Dash has sired 1,462 winners, which includes 258 stakes winners. Who is the greatest sire? Who’s the daddy? Top ten Read more…
A Category A3 permit allows you to ride in all races that a Category A1 permit holder can ride in as well as in Point to Point Steeplechases. What does a2 mean jockey? apprentice Jockey(DFS Form, Newspaper Form, SkyRacing Form). Jockey – an (a) next to a Jockey’s name indicates Read more…
P or PU – indicates the horse was pulled up by the jockey and did not complete the race. F – indicates the horse fell. R – indicates a horse refused. BD – indicates the horse was brought down by another runner. What does P mean timeform? By Timeform. 07:02 Read more…
Most horse races are handicapped. The handicap is the weight a horse carries. The goal is to make the event competitive by assigning a burden for each animal per their talent level. Theoretically, less talented horses have lighter weight during the race. Why are some horse races handicapped? Why do Read more…
Kentucky Derby Our credibility would have crumbled if we didn’t put the planet’s most famous horse race on the number 1 spot. The Kentucky Derby started in 1875, is the primary leg of the Triple Crown, and is held on the first Saturday of May every year. What are the Read more…
How are horses given weights? Race horses running in handicap or allowance races will be given a weight before they run. This is a combination of lead weights strapped to the horses saddle plus the weight of the jockey and their equipment. How do they add weight for horse racing? Read more…
The main Classics and Championship races (such as The Derby and Cheltenham Gold Cup), are all run off level weights and are not handicaps. The most famous handicap in the world is the Grand National but other notable handicap races include the Lincoln Handicap and Melbourne Cup and Lincoln. Is Read more…
A handicap is a race where each horse is allocated a weight, according to its ability, in an attempt to equalise every horse’s chance of winning. Handicaps are run on the flat and over jumps. Handicapping is based on the idea that the weight a horse carries ultimately affects the Read more…
34 inches to 38 inches. The “B” division recognizes horses over 34 inches to 38 inches. Horses in this registry are given temporary registrations when they are juveniles. They receive permanent registration at three years of age after being measured for height to determine what division they will be placed Read more…
Most racehorses retire by the time they reach seven. However, others continue racing successfully past that time. Horses can keep running until they are no longer competitive; horses have no specific retirement age. What is the lifespan of a racehorse? 25-30 yearsThe majority of racehorses will have a racing career Read more…