on average how many mph do horses run?

Answer 1

38 mph is the average top end speed for a Thoroughbred. However the average speed for a healthy horse is about 16 and a half miles per hour. Most horses are tested with the V200 test. A test performed when the heart beat of the horse is 200 bpm.

A top Arab race horse will hit 770 meters per minute (28.7mph), , as it hits the finish line some have done bursts of about 45 mph - but a full gallop is about 660 m/min, which works out at 18 seconds per furlong (24.6mph).

Endurance horses will run an average 14 miles per hour, 345 meters per minute.

Answer 2

All depends on the distance. Wikipedia claims that quarterhorses have been clocked at 63 mph, though that would just be for a few seconds, an instantaneous burst of speed. The thoroughbred would max out at about 45 mph over a quarter of a mile, maybe 50 mph over a shorter distance. Secretariat's Derby and Belmont, at 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 miles, respectively, translate to approx. 37.5 mph, and no horse alive today could match those speeds over those distances. In a race of a quarter horse against a thoroughbred, the quarter horse would outsprint the thoroughbred for a short distance (1/4 of a mile or so, not surprisingly), but the thoroughbred would blow the quarterhorse away after that. Just like a human sprinter vs. a miler.

Answer 3

Anywhere from 30-40 mph

Answer 4

Surprisingly horses are very fast. Any average horse can run 40-50 mph. Thoroughbreds(the horses jockeys ride in races) can run50-65 mph.

Answer 5

it's rediculous to say 50 - 60 but they can reach 38-40 mph

Answer 6

the very good TB's reach between 40 and 45 MPH.

Answer 7

35 mph

Answer 8

What Lucy said isnt true, no thoroughbred has run at 50-60 m.p.h. Secretariat only ran at around 40 m.p.h and he shattered a world record.

Answer 9

a standardbred racehorse can trot a mile in under a minute and 50 seconds

Answer 10

45.