2006-10-18 22:18:59 · 8 answers · asked by lolita 2 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
I remember reading a story several years ago, I believe it was in the Thoroughbred Times. I think it was a reprint of a story from 25 years earlier or maybe 50 about a thoroughbred owner that had challenged quarterhorse owners to setup match races against his horse at a distance of their choosing. If memory serves the thoroughbred named Olympia defeated all quarterhorses he faced.
To be considered a quarterhorse only one parent needs to be a registered quarterhorse and in the last fifty years there has been a lot of very quick thoroughbred's bred to quarterhorses with the result most "quarterhorses" these days are mostly thoroughbred anyway.
2006-10-20 11:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by heinlein 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What do you mean by comparably bred? At 440 yards I would have to say Quarter horse. Because Quarter horses are sprint runners with a standing start have more of an advantage at this distance. Throughbreds are distance runners and have a running start, and are used to longer distances have less advantage at this distance. The Quarter horse would break from the gates faster than Thoroughbred. But is like comparing oranges to apples!
2006-10-19 14:51:28 · answer #2 · answered by racehorsegal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going by breeding alone, you have to favor the quarters, but breeding should only be part of the handicapping equation. They run a lot of these types of races in California on the fair circuit and at Los Alamitos. The winner does tend to be a quarter horse, but thoroughbreds with good early speed usually find their way into the trifecta and exacta and occasionally do win outright. If a thoroughbred has good early speed and holds a distinct class edge on the comptetition it can overcome the breeding disadvantage.
2006-10-19 20:42:58 · answer #3 · answered by Edward K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quarter horse
2006-10-19 08:37:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quarter horse.
2006-10-20 09:48:35 · answer #5 · answered by jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it totally depends on the heart of the horse, his desire to please the rider and his will to run. I have owned both and they all have their own personality. I had a quarter horse once that was a dead head until the race was on, and hardly anyone could beat him. So I would say it's a toss up.
2006-10-19 11:09:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the horse look at Black Ruby's times hes a mule
2006-10-19 11:16:41 · answer #7 · answered by allawishes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHOA! SWEET!!!!!
2006-10-20 22:13:01 · answer #8 · answered by i-love-the-mavs-41 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋