Chris Woods Jockey News and Notes
Chris Woods Jockey giving you some upcoming news on horse racing for all of your fantasy leagues:
Upcoming races:
- 22(NH) Fontwell Park | (NH) Towcester | (F) Lingfield Park AW
- 23(NH) Hereford | (NH) Plumpton | (F) Wolverhampton AW
- 24(NH) Catterick Bridge | (NH) Leicester | (F) Lingfield Park AW
- 25(NH) Bangor-on-dee | (NH) Folkestone | (F) Kempton Park AW E | (F) Wolverhampton AW
- 26(NH) Ludlow | (F) Southwell AW | (NH) Taunton | (F) Wolverhampton AW E
- 27(NH) Doncaster | (F) Lingfield Park AW | (NH) Newbury | (F) Wolverhampton AW E | (NH) Fakenham
- 28(NH) Cheltenham | (NH) Fakenham | (F) Lingfield Park AW | (F) Wolverhampton AW E
A few notes on Quarter Horse Racing:
Quarter Horse racing is popular throughout the entire United States. Quarter Horses are faster than Thoroughbreds, but run shorter distances. While the average Thoroughbred race is roughly a mile, the average Quarter Horse race is about a quarter of a mile (hence the name of the breed). The classic distance of a Quarter Horse race is 440 yards (400 m), but races are run from anywhere between 100 and 1,000 yards (91 and 910 m).
American Quarter Horses are shorter and more muscular than their Thoroughbred cousins, and so are more suited to shorter, more explosive races. With the exception of the longer, 870-yard (800 m) distance contests, Quarter Horse races are run flat out, with the horses running at top speed for the duration. There is less jockeying for position, as turns are rare, and many races end with several contestants grouped together at the wire.
These looks like a lock for Australian Cup... you can read more about that on SI.com
Anyway, still working gathering more info on quarter horse racing around the globe. Working on the Carducci Furniture business, Carducci Interiors, and my website, www.chris-woods-jockey.com but will post more info soon.
