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Horse Track Daily is www.horsetrackdaily.com list USA Horse Track Race Tracks Arizona Horse Track Arizona Arkansas Horse Track Arkansas California Horse Track California Colorado Horse Track Colorado Horse Racing racing in the United States and on the North American continent dates back ... |
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Delaware Horse Track Delaware Florida Horse Track Florida Idaho Horse Track Idaho Illinois Horse Track Illinois Indiana Horse Track Indiana Iowa Horse Track Iowa Kansas Horse Track Kansas Kentucky Horse Track Kentucky Louisiana Horse Track Louisiana Maine Horse Track Maine Maryland Horse Track Maryland Massachusetts Horse Track Massachusetts Michigan Horse Track Michigan Minnesota Horse Track Minnesota Montana Horse Track Montana Nebraska Horse Track Nebraska Nevada Horse Track Nevada New-Hampshire Horse Track New Hampshire New-Jersey Horse Track New Jersey New-Mexico Horse Track New Mexico New-York Horse Track New York North-Dakota Horse Track North Dakota Ohio Horse Track Ohio Oklahoma Horse Track Oklahoma Oregon Horse Track Oregon Pennsylvania Horse Track Pennsylvania South-Dakota Horse Track South Dakota Texas Horse Track Texas Virginia Horse Track Virginia Washington Horse Track Washington West-Virginia Horse Track West Virginia Wyoming Horse Track Wyoming Horse racing in North AmericaHorse Racing racing in the United States and on the North American continent dates back to the establishment of another course named Newmarket -- on the Salisbury Plains section of what is now known as the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York in 1665. This first racing meet in North America was supervised by New York's colonial Governor, Richard Nicolls. The area is now occupied by the present Nassau County, New York region of Greater Westbury and East Garden City. The South Westbury section is also (appropriately) known as Salisbury. Major horse racetracks in the US were built at Saratoga Springs, New York in 1863 and at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., opened in 1875. 1905 saw the opening of Belmont Park in Elmont, New York (just outside New York City - on part of the western edge of the Hempstead Plains. Its mile and a half main track is the largest dirt thoroughbred race course in the world, and it has the sport's largest grandstand. Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has its own Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. The Hall of Fame honors remarkable horses, jockeys, owners and trainers. Horse Racing Types of racing The style of racing, the distances and the type of events varies very much by the country in which the race is occurring, and many countries offer different types of horse races. In the United States, races can occur on flat surfaces of either dirt, polytrack, or grass, generally Thoroughbred racing; other tracks offer Quarter Horse racing and harness racing, or combinations of these three types of racing. Racing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, is found on a limited basis. American Thoroughbred races are run at a wide variety of distances, most commonly from 5 furlongs to 1½ miles (2414 m); with this in mind, breeders of Thoroughbred race horses are able to breed horses that excel at a particular distance (see Dosage Index). A horse race at Del Mar. Horse Racing Important races The high point of US horse racing has traditionally been the Kentucky Derby which, together with the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes, form the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing for three-year-olds. However, in recent years the Breeders' Cup races, held at the end of the year, have been challenging the Triple Crown events, held early in the year, as determiners of the three-year-old Champion. The Breeders' Cup is held at a different track every year; the most recent edition (2007) was held at Monmouth Park. It also has an important effect on the selection of other annual Champions. |
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