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  2. Rishi Persad - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, Persad returned to Channel 4 racing, and he was the interviewer to whom AP McCoy announced his retirement as a jockey following his tenth year of 200 winners. In 2016, it was announced ITV would be taking over coverage of terrestrial horse racing from Channel 4, and Persad was retained for the new line up.

  3. Pancho Martin - Wikipedia

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    Pancho Martin. Frank "Pancho" Martin (December 3, 1925 – July 18, 2012) was a United States' Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. [2] He is often remembered as the trainer of Sham, the horse that placed second to Secretariat in two legs of the 1973 U. S. Triple Crown series. Martin was the racing industry's leading purse winner in ...

  4. List of Thoroughbred Racing on Fox Sports commentators

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    CDC Gaming. Retrieved June 12, 2023. ^ "Wolf to Host FOX Sports 1 Racing Broadcasts". BloodHorse. February 6, 2014. ^ Willman, Mike (December 21, 2017). "Santa Anita Announces New Simulcast Broadcast Team Of Michelle Yu, Megan Devine And Peter Lurie". PaulickReport.com. Retrieved June 12, 2023. ^ Reedy, Joe (June 5, 2023).

  5. John Hawkes (horseman) - Wikipedia

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    Australian Racing Hall of Fame. John Hawkes is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who is notable for heading: the national trainers' premiership ten times. the Sydney premiership nine times (1993/94, 94/95, 95/96, 97/98, 98/99, 99/2000, 2003/04, 05/06, 06/07) leading Group One trainer six times. leading stakes-winning trainer nine times.

  6. Barrel racing - Wikipedia

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    Horse, horse tack. Venue. Indoor or outdoor riding arena. Barrel racing is a rodeo event in which a horse and rider attempt to run a cloverleaf pattern around preset barrels in the fastest time. In collegiate and professional ranks, it is usually a women's event, though both sexes compete at amateur and youth levels.

  7. Icelandic horse - Wikipedia

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    Breed characteristics Icelandic horse in summer coat. Icelandic horses weigh between 330 and 380 kilograms (730 and 840 lb) and stand an average of 13 and 14 hands (52 and 56 inches, 132 and 142 cm) high,but the shortest measured Icelandic horse is 113cm (11.1hh) and the tallest measured at 157cm (15.3hh). which is often considered pony size, but breeders and breed registries always refer to ...

  8. Orb (horse) - Wikipedia

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    Orb is a bay colt with a small white star bred and owned by Stuart S. Janney III and Phipps Stable. He was sired by Malibu Moon, whose other progeny include the Grade I winners Declan's Moon, Devil May Care, Life At Ten ( Beldame Stakes) and Malibu Prayer ( Ruffian Handicap ). [2] His dam, Lady Liberty, was sired by the 1990 Kentucky Derby ...

  9. Man versus Horse Marathon - Wikipedia

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    The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual race over 22 miles (35 km), where runners compete against riders on horseback through a mix of road, trail and mountainous terrain. [1] [2] The race, which is a shorter distance than an official marathon road race, takes place in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells every June.