Archive for the ‘Horse Racing’ Category

Horse Racing Hall of Fame

Horses Year Kentucky Derby 1867 Ruthless 1868 General Duke 1869 Fenian 1870 Kingfisher 1871 Harry Bassett 1872 Joe Daniels 1873 Survivor Springbok 1874 Culpepper Saxon 1875 Aristides Tom Ochiltree Calvin 1876 Vagrant Shirley Algerine 1877 Baden Baden Cloverbrook Cloverbrook 1878 Day Star Duke of Magenta Duke of Magenta 1879 Lord Murphy Harold Spendthrift 1880 Fonso [...]

Japan Horse Racing Cup

Japan Cup | Prix de L’arc de Triomphe Melbourne Cup | Queen’s Plate TOKYO RACECOURSE The largest JRA facility in Japan, Tokyo Racecourse, built in 1933, is a left-handed course. Boasting a view of majestic Mount Fuji to the southwest, it is more popularly known among race goers as Fuchu Racecourse. Constructed with fine sandy [...]

Kentuky Derby History

Meriwether Lewis Clark, Jr., who built Churchill Downs in Louisville, wanted his track to have a race that would rival England’s Epsom Derby. After visiting England to study both its tracks and its races, he established the Kentucky Derby, which was first run on May 17, 1875. However, the Derby was just another regional race [...]

Horse Types

A. ALLOWANCE RACE: A race where weights and eligibility to enter are determined by conditions set by the racing secretary. B. BABY RACE: A race for 2-year-olds. C. CLAIMING RACE: A race where horses are entered for a specified price and can be claimed (purchased) from the race for that price. Claimers are horses who [...]

Tips & Strategies

Form Analysis. Here are some key points to consider when doing form. They are not in any particular order: 1. Was the win within the last four weeks? 2. Is the horse early in its preparation when you can expect further improvement? 3. Is the horse rising or dropping in weight? If a weight increase [...]