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flyneagle2
I was watching Track and Field today on ESPN and whenever the time came for the las lap, the lead person drops off. Is there a reason why?
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It's a pacer to let the other runners keep their pace. He drops off so they know how fast they have to run
It's a pacer to let the other runners keep their pace. He drops off so they know how fast they have to run
What are the different type of horse racing?
mizzblondi
Thoroughbred/Standardbred? Does Trotting and pacing fall under a standardbred or are they totally different types of racing? Are the Types Standard/Thoroughbred,trotting,and pacing?
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Different types of horse racing:
Flat racing, i.e., racing that does not involve jumping fences:
Thoroughbred racing. This is the dominant kind of flat racing.
Quarter Horse racing. In the United States, this is the second-most common kind of flat racing. Horses registered with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) race at distances from 220 yards to 870 yards. http://racing.aqha.com/racing/
Arabian racing. There's been a very slow growth in the popularity of racing Arabians, it's not quite the rarity it used to be. http://www.arabianracing.org/
Appaloosa racing. This is mainly in the southwest, and usually conducted in conjunction with Quarter Horse or Arabian racing, or both. The different breeds don't race against each other, but you might find races for QH's, Arabs and Appies on the same card. http://www.appaloosa.com/race/racing.htm
Mule racing. Yes, there are mule races, mostly at fair meets, and they can be a lot of fun to watch! http://www.muleracing.org/
Steeplechase racing/hurdle racing/timber racing:
This is racing conducted over a course of fences. Some races like the Grand National Steeplechase in England are conducted over fences that are very high and very forbidding; I don't know what the specifications are for the fences for steeplechasing vs. hurdling, except that hurdle races are run over smaller fences constructed of twigs and brush, much less solid than the fences in steeplechases. The Cheltenham Gold Cup in England is the premier hurdle race in the steeplechasing world.
Timber racing is a uniquely American kind of jump racing, and the fences are solid timber post-and-rails, very unforgiving of mistakes. The Maryland Hunt Cup is the best-known timber race in America.
Between the three kinds of jump racing, there is some crossover; horses that have raced over timber have also raced over hurdles, and hurdlers sometimes race in steeplechase races, and so forth; but it's rare for a horse to do well in all three kinds, and most horses stick with a single kind of jump racing.
Harness racing: This is racing in which the horses pull a sulky, a very light two-wheeled vehicle, and race at either the trot or the pace. With the rare exception of races carded free-for-all, pacers race against pacers and trotters race against trotters. Harness race horses in the US are Standardbreds, but in other countries there are other breeds that race in harness. The United States Trotting Association (USTA) is the governing organization here in the US; despite its name, it covers both trotting and pacing races. http://www.ustrotting.com/
Most Standardbreds race at either the trot or at the pace, but there are a rare few that have gotten sub-two-minute marks at both the trot and the pace. It used to be that trotters were in the majority, pacers being considered to be "lower class" than trotters, but that was a long, long, long time ago. Pacers are very much in the majority now.
Hope that helps!
Different types of horse racing:
Flat racing, i.e., racing that does not involve jumping fences:
Thoroughbred racing. This is the dominant kind of flat racing.
Quarter Horse racing. In the United States, this is the second-most common kind of flat racing. Horses registered with the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) race at distances from 220 yards to 870 yards. http://racing.aqha.com/racing/
Arabian racing. There's been a very slow growth in the popularity of racing Arabians, it's not quite the rarity it used to be. http://www.arabianracing.org/
Appaloosa racing. This is mainly in the southwest, and usually conducted in conjunction with Quarter Horse or Arabian racing, or both. The different breeds don't race against each other, but you might find races for QH's, Arabs and Appies on the same card. http://www.appaloosa.com/race/racing.htm
Mule racing. Yes, there are mule races, mostly at fair meets, and they can be a lot of fun to watch! http://www.muleracing.org/
Steeplechase racing/hurdle racing/timber racing:
This is racing conducted over a course of fences. Some races like the Grand National Steeplechase in England are conducted over fences that are very high and very forbidding; I don't know what the specifications are for the fences for steeplechasing vs. hurdling, except that hurdle races are run over smaller fences constructed of twigs and brush, much less solid than the fences in steeplechases. The Cheltenham Gold Cup in England is the premier hurdle race in the steeplechasing world.
Timber racing is a uniquely American kind of jump racing, and the fences are solid timber post-and-rails, very unforgiving of mistakes. The Maryland Hunt Cup is the best-known timber race in America.
Between the three kinds of jump racing, there is some crossover; horses that have raced over timber have also raced over hurdles, and hurdlers sometimes race in steeplechase races, and so forth; but it's rare for a horse to do well in all three kinds, and most horses stick with a single kind of jump racing.
Harness racing: This is racing in which the horses pull a sulky, a very light two-wheeled vehicle, and race at either the trot or the pace. With the rare exception of races carded free-for-all, pacers race against pacers and trotters race against trotters. Harness race horses in the US are Standardbreds, but in other countries there are other breeds that race in harness. The United States Trotting Association (USTA) is the governing organization here in the US; despite its name, it covers both trotting and pacing races. http://www.ustrotting.com/
Most Standardbreds race at either the trot or at the pace, but there are a rare few that have gotten sub-two-minute marks at both the trot and the pace. It used to be that trotters were in the majority, pacers being considered to be "lower class" than trotters, but that was a long, long, long time ago. Pacers are very much in the majority now.
Hope that helps!
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