Thoroughbred racing
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Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in the UK and steeplechasing in the US. Jump racing can be further divided into hurdling and steeplechasing.
The start of the 2014 Preakness Stakes, an American Thoroughbred horse race
Kentucky Derby
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The Kentucky Derby 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 1+1⁄4 miles. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds and fillies 121 pounds.
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Churchill Downs in 1901
Louisville Clock (often called the Louisville Derby Clock), which was dismantled in 2015