Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Kentucky Derby ( / ˈdɜːrbi /) is an American Grade I stakes race run at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The race is run by three-year-old Thoroughbreds at a distance of miles (10 furlongs; 2,012 metres). Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kilograms) and fillies 121 pounds (55 kilograms). [3] Held annually on the first ...
Kentucky Oaks. Louisiana Derby. Maker's Mark Mile Stakes. Manhattan Handicap. Metropolitan Handicap. Monmouth Cup Stakes. Pacific Classic Stakes. Pegasus World Cup (effective replacement of Donn Handicap) Pennsylvania Derby.
Wild Horse racing in Palio di Legnano 2013. Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the ...
Shannon Wilcox. Shannon Wilcox, best known as a character actor who appeared in 1984’s Songwriter alongside Willie Nelson, as well as in NCIS and Dallas, died Sept. 2 in Los Angeles. She was 80 ...
Running at the ring. Running at the ring, riding at the ring or tilting at the ring is an equestrian tournament activity originally practiced at European royal courts and likely derived from other lance games like quintain. It gained new popularity at Natural Chimneys near Mount Solon, Virginia, possibly as early as the 1820s, [1] and since ...
Presence. Country or region. Originated in Finland. Hobby horsing is a sport with gymnastic elements which uses hobby horses, also known as stick horses. [1] [2] Movement sequences similar to those in show jumping or dressage are partly simulated in courses, without real horses being used. The participants predominantly use self-made hobby horses.
Round-robin tournament. A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn. [1] [2] A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, wherein participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses.
Buzkashi. Buzkashi ( Persian: بزکشی, lit. 'goat pulling') is the national sport of Afghanistan. [1] It is a traditional sport in which horse-mounted players attempt to place a goat carcass in a goal. Similar games are known as kokpar, [2] kupkari, [3] and ulak tartysh [4] in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.