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Aristocratic settlers from England first brought race horses to the USA with the first racetrack being laid out on Long Island as early as 1665. Examples of the new English breed, the Thoroughbred. (Bulle Rock,1730) were introduced in the 17th and 18th centuries. and then Americans set about creating their own versions. The American Stud Book started in 1868. The Jockey club, formed in 1894 played a major role in eliminating corruption. The status of the sport has changed with the attitude to gambling. All betting at American tracks today is done under the pari-mutuel wagering system, developed in the late 19th century. State and multi-State lotteries and Tax arrangements may become other major factors in the future development of the sport in the USA. History

For more information contact, Michael of Thoroughbred Photos or Derek of Trackside Broadcasting

Key Organisations
http://www.ntra.com/ ?Dates
The USAJockey Club (1894)
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association dates?
United States Trotting Association (USTA).

Quick Links
      Calendar
       News        The Sports Network
       Results    Daily Racing Form
       Betting
       Courses
       Forums Let it Ride Horse Racing Bulletin Board

Tracking performance of horses, jockeys trainers, owners. ??

Latest Sites		Horse Racing Calendar
The Official USA Race Tracks directory with links to each track		Major Events by month

History

get to know how the sport developed in the USA; the famous jockeys, horse, owners of the past....

History of Horse Racing has a good section covering the development of all the forms of horse racing the USA, betting, handicapping.
Thoroughbred Racing "Ancestry of all (US) Thoroughbreds today can be traced through the male line to one or more of only three stallions imported to England more than two centuries ago". International Museum of the Horse
International Museum of the horse Lexington Kentucky; useful information with good search facility - try searching for 'Thoroughbred'
American Thoroughbred Racing History summary from International Horse Racing Bets
Famous Horses - Smithsonia Institution presents information from their records on famous horses over the years from 1850.
American Foundation Mares from Thoroughbred Hertiage
History of Harness Racing development of trotters and pacers in the USA
My Horse Racing Track Historical thoroughbred Horse racing data
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New to the Sport

helpful information in understanding and getting involved in horse racing in the USA

New to Racing? from About Racing; a source of articles and resources; glossary
Horse Classification Race types in America - find out just what those terms mean...'graded', 'maiden' 'conditioned race'....
Turfpedia The Horse Racing Encyclopaedia; up to date news, stories and specials about horse racing as well as articles from expert handicappers. Race Types, Wage Types, Glossary; methods and strategies for betting

General Information

Results Live Racing Audio/Video

Horse Racing Results Detailed information for the current year is freely available, but archived information requires paid membership of all the websites
	Daily Racing Form provides comprehensive data for each track on the racing dates in the current year. Races of the Week, entries by Track, form Blog, event chats BRIS net horse racing information service. Check out our FREE daily handicapping newsletter, the Handicapper's Edge and our free Thoroughbred industry daily, the Bloodstock Journal for the latest Horse Racing news. Other free features include our live SuperTote with real-time odds, instant race results Handicappers Edge BRIS' popular daily racing newsletter designed for horseplayers. Filled with valuable handicapping tips and Thoroughbred racing news Horse-races.Net comprehensive features and articles about the sport, from Cindy Pierson; entries, results and charts Equibase Summary Results also provides information on current year with charts for other years back to 1999 available at a cost. Thoroughbred Sports Network Instant Charts also compiled by Equibase Company, and includes data from The Jockey Club Inside the 8th Pole is a Thoroughbred & Harness Racing site that has handicapping tools and information, live video feeds, past performances, forums, up to date racing news, track weather and selections. It's all free, all the time Bloodhorse Breeding information, racing and auction news; Events Calendar, handicapping news, racing views and comment The Baltimore Sun has useful coverage of the sport on a daily basis, including images and video and provides summary resources - 2007 Thoroughbred Leader, 2007 NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll Major Sports Servers for Horseracing in N America ESPN live racing, racing calendars, race of the week, results all tracks; virtual racing USA Today, latest news, articles, digest Fox Sports odds, results, race replays, live racing CBS Sportsline features and articles, live racing The Sports Network see the latest news wire stories :
Live Racing Audio/Video
	ESPN Horse Racing Live Racing from certain tracks Phonebet Live Video the 3 links did not work when I checked them (404) Daily Racing Form Track Sites shows what is available (Audio or Video) from each of the tracks

Racing Results
Handicapping
  E-ponies; computer-based handicapping
Gambling
   http://letitride.com/na.cfm
   http://www.youbet.com/
   http://www.expressbet.com/
Multimedia
http://www.racereplays.com/racereplays/index.cfm?start=RR
www.tvgnetwork.com

The Races

The most popular form of the sport is Flat Racing of mounted THOROUGHBRED horses over distances from 3/4 to 2 miles See also: Steeplechase Racing, Quarter horse racing, harness racing (for standard-bred horses pulling a two-wheeled sulky on which the driver sits. Leading races include the Hambletonian and Little Brown Jug)

Flat. US Triple Crown&colon; the Belmont Stakes (1867, at New York), the Preakness Stakes (1873, at Pimlico, Baltimore), and the Kentucky Derby (1875, at Churchill Downs, Louisville). Other major races in the USA are held at the end-of-season Breeders’ Cup meeting (at various venues in the USA and Canada) established in 1984.

Barrel-racing

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Flat Racing

Flat racing reaches its peak ..............................
The top flat races are...................

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby
Derby Museum
http://www.kdf.org/
http://www.derbypost.com/

Race 2

Triple Crown

Breeders Cup

An annual, one day Grade1 series of races, limited to the best rated horses of the season. Eight top class races with huge amounts of prize money, make this a fitting event to end the flat racing season. For details and background See our own presentation

Breeders Cup World Championship official Site;

Jump Racing

racing over hurdles or jumps, mostly in the winter period.
Point-to-Pointing; Steeplechasing, ???????

Point-to-Pont

Regarded as the amateur version of Steeplechasing
Hurdling being the the least severe, using movable fences.

Links

Steeplechasing

"Steeplechasing has its roots in "pounding matches" held in Ireland in the late 17th century; matches held across haphazardly chosen country until the loser was "pounded" into the ground by being out-lasted by the winner, or fell. Horses were typically heavy animals who could handle rough ground, stay, and jump..". Read on from ................

	The key Jump races
	Background.

Links

	Jump Race 1 where and when, for what type and age of horses, importance of the race in the calendar
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	2005 Coverage
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	Jump Race 2 etc Links
	2005 Coverage get all the news, odds and race coverage for the USAhorse racing sports servers

Associations

Organisations that control aspects of racing in the USA
http://www.horseracing.net/americanhorseracingorganizations.htm

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National Thoroughbred Racing Association advise the industry on standards and practices for pari-mutuel wagering issues related to integrity and fairness; News, race schedules, entries, results, tracks, stats, bloodline, Breeders Cup.......
The Jockey Club formed 1894, dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing, responsible for maintaining The American Stud Book. It maintains a leadership role in numerous industry initiatives, including NTRA. Rule Book, brief History of the Thoroughbred
Jockey's Guild promote, protect and serve the welfare of American pro-jockeys
Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association dedicated to improve the economics, integrity and pleasure of the sport on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders. Owner Education, State Network
Arabian Jockey Club

News and Results news, tips, event coverage

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ESPN Horse Racing
Daily Racing Form
http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/default.asp

Race Tracks

http://www.horseracing.net/americanracetracks.htm
http://www.horseracingonlineodds.com/usa-horse-racecourses.htm
http://www.horseracingluck.com/tracks_usa1_.html
The tracks are usually dirt ovals of one mile in length. Racing is particularly associated with the horse-breeding state of Kentucky, where three-year-old horses run in the Kentucky Derby

http://www.nyracing.com/belmont/default.aspx
http://www.dmtc.com/
http://www.keeneland.com/
http://www.santaanita.com/
http://www.hollywoodpark.com/
http://www.gulfstreampark.com/
http://www.oaklawn.com/
http://www.churchilldowns.com/
http://www.nyra.com/saratoga/
http://www.marylandracing.com
Portland Meadows)- The official site of Portlands horse racing track with schedule of events, wagering info, audio and video files ...

Course 1

History and what happens now; key races

Course 2 etc

Racing Directories

Jockeys

http://www.jockeysroom.com/itmidx1.htm flat

USA Horse Racing Forums give your opinions or seek advice from your peers
	http://barntowire.com/Forums.html http://www.paceadvantage.com/ http://letitride.com/forums_usaracing.html Up In Class Home for Horseracing Fans, Handicappers, Horsefolk... and anyone else who would rather be at the race track
Horses
	Equine heroes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarty_Jones http://www.horseracingluck.com/history_horses_biographies_.html http://www.funnycide.co http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com/gallery/bid.htm m/ http://www.thoroughbredchampions.com/gallery/seatslew.htm http://thoroughbredchampions.com/gallery/manowar.htm http://thoroughbredchampions.com/gallery/seabiscuit.htm http://thoroughbredchampions.com/gallery/secretar.htm http://thoroughbredchampions.com/gallery/Silver.htm
Racing by State
Washington
	Emerald Downs Race Track. Auburn. Visiting, first time visitors, schedule, events, news and stats Washington Thoroughbred Breeders Association foster and preserve the traditions of the Thoroughbred in the state of Washington and across the country
Tickets
	Kentucky Derby race tickets and more horse racing events available now at TickCo.com. AlphaTickets.com is your first source for Kentucky Derby tickets, Kentucky Oaks tickets, Breeders Cup tickets and other great horse racing tickets. Every ticket guaranteed! Empire Tickets has Horse Racing Tickets including Kentucky Derby Tickets, Kentucky Oaks Tickets, Preakness Stakes Tickets, Belmont Stakes Tickets.
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If you need further information on the sport, fill out the details below and contact Michael, our USA horse racing librarian.
Please make sure that you have checked the above links first.