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Horse Racing
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Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times. ...more
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times. ...more
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But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses
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― A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
― A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
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Not leg weary as any other horse would have been, the gallant gray trotted full-flight down to the wire. Each powerful stride as strong and long as the one before it. He devoured the track one magnificent stroke after another, then flashed under the wire, pulling the roar of the crowd along in his wake.
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― Greyhound: The Remarkable Story of the Harness-Racing Horse Who Inspired a Nation
― Greyhound: The Remarkable Story of the Harness-Racing Horse Who Inspired a Nation
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