2006-11-14 14:38:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
If by this you mean, what are the longest distances that racehorses run, it depends.
Many steeplechase and hurdle races are run over distances in excess of 3 miles. The horses aren't running at the same speed as horses in shorter flat races, but they are running at a good galloping pace.
There are flat races at distances up to two miles, but the trend is towards shorter races. Most races in America are at distances of less than a mile, and the six-furlong race (that's 3/4 of a mile) is a staple of most race tracks. Nowadays 1-1/4 miles is considered to be a long race, and something like the San Juan Capistrano at Santa Anita is considered a "marathon" at 1-3/4 miles.
In the 1800's, races at 4 miles, conducted in heats, weren't uncommon. The typical format was the horse that won 2 out of three heats was the winner. So in that case a horse might run 8 miles.
In endurance racing, horses "race" over great distances, but not at a gallop. In the Tevis Cup Race in California, which is 100 miles over some very tough, mountainous terrain, the winner typically completes the couse in under 13 hours elapsed time. (There are mandatory rest stops, which are not included in the elapsed time, which is the time the horse and rider spend on the trail.) Some horses have completed the course in just over 11 hours.
2006-11-15 05:20:40 · answer #1 · answered by Karin C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Race horses are bred to run and they like to run.
Once a horse is real tired he will keep running to the end of the race but if he is slowing down he won't be able to go faster and in fact will get slower no matter how hard he is being pushed.
Once a horse has no chance of finishing in the top 4 the jockey should not be pushing and whipping him.
Some horse are just naturally faster than others but a good trainor will have his horses in the best possible shape they can be in so that they can run the entire distance of their race as fast as possible inorder to hopefully win the race.
2006-11-15 02:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by laredokid22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm guessing all the way to the end unless it drops.
2006-11-14 22:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by The Garage Dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can aide a horse at all...
2006-11-14 22:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋