The majority of sports are male-dominated, and it’s assumed that sports fans are the same. However, in recent years, there has been a huge increase in women competing in sports, from football to boxing, and even horse racing. Horse racing Read more…
The basic types of horse racing bets are of course win, place and show. A win bet means your horse must win, a place bet means it must finish first or second and a show bet means it must be Read more…
Jockeys receive 50% of their riding fee for any non-runner after jockey declarations. What happens if one of your horses is a non runner? Bets places on Non-Runner Money Back markets will have their stakes returned once the non-runner is Read more…
Each herd is led by a female horse, or mare, and a stallion that is over 6 years of age. In dangerous situations, the head mare will lead her herd to safety, and the stallion will stay and fight. Like Read more…
The horse is a herd animal where a dominance hierarchy is always established. If done correctly, human dominance can easily be established during training without causing the horse to become excessively fearful. Horses exert dominance by controlling the movement of Read more…
The $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF (G1) has been won by female horses 10 times in its history. Several of those were duplicates, as Miesque won the race in 1987 and 1988 and Goldikova took it Read more…
Winning Colors (1988), Genuine Risk (1980) and Regret (1915) are the only fillies to win the fillies. Each raced against males in advance of running in the Kentucky Derby. Winning Colors and Genuine Risk are the only two fillies to Read more…
Which horses are western horses? The western horse is usually an Appaloosa, Quarter horse, Paint horse or Palomino. These breeds are up to 160 cm tall and have a rather square build. What breed of horse was used in westerns? Read more…
“Leaders, Dominants, Sentinels and Nurturer/Companions are all crucial to herd cohesiveness,” Linda emphasizes. “The animals themselves tend to play more than one role, though few are fluent in all the roles. How many members are there in the herd of Read more…
Quarter Horses. Quarter Horses Whether the horse is a registered American Quarter Horse or a mixed quarter horse, they’re the most common horses to be found at rodeos. However, there are specific bloodlines that are know for each event. What Read more…