HISTORY OF THOROUGHBREDS

Right from the early days when horses were used for transport, a source of entertainment and helping hand in business, horses have increasingly become popular. Now they even have a sporting event that is graced by people from all walks of life including royalty. Thoroughbreds came into existence just after the Civil War in the 

United States.

Today's thoroughbred racing is more exciting. People still attend big racing events, like the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes and the Breeders Cup; but during the usual work week- many bettors use OTB's or wagering online; instead of actually going out to the racetrack. 

Aren’t all games and sporting events better to watch them live as opposed to watching them on TV? This explains why tickets to big games are usually costly because everyone wants to be there and catch the action live. Same with horse racing, whether it be thoroughbreds or harness racing.  

Have you heard the three founding sires of thoroughbred racing? These were the first racehorses in the UK that arrived in England between the 17th and 18th centuries. These original horses were bred for war overseas. The Byerley Turk, Darley Arabian and Godolphin Arabian were powerful and fast horses and were reared with local mares to produce the thoroughbred lineage that we see till today. 

Thoroughbred and harness racing are each interesting sporting events that are popular all around the world and now in 2024. Loads of people look forward to these events with anticipation and excitement. Did you know you can wager on horse racing? Well, wagering is not only for football, basketball and baseball. Horse racing contributes billions to any country's economy! Governments welcome the billions of dollars and many countries give subsidies to this industry, except for a few states in the U.S.A., like Illinois- which a few governors ruined racing! 

We will go over the history of thoroughbreds during class instruction.. 

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This photo (L) is of the 1886 Kentucky Derby Winner "Ben Ali" who beat Blue Wing and Free Knight down the stretch in record time! Ben Ali was the brother of the first Kentucky Derby Winner "Aristides." 

The 1898 Preakness Winner "Sly Fox" was the son of Silver Fox, English Champion Winner. Sly Fox beat heavily-favored Huguenot, with the only African-American jockey to ever win the Preakness Stakes aboard, W Simms!  

Sly Fox sired 31 Grade I Winners. 

Silver Fox (Sly Fox's sire- dad sired 36 Grade I Winners).

Peter Pan gained a classic victory in the 1907 Belmont Stakes, and fittingly he's immortalized at that track by the Peter Pan Stakes (G3), a premier trial for the third leg of the Triple Crown. 

If you ever wonder how Tapit became a great thoroughbred in breeding- just look at his lineage! Tapit is inbred 3x4 to two-time American champion sire Mr. Prospector and 5x4 to two-time American champion broodmare sire Nijinsky II. Tapit is one of five grays to head the American general sire list. The others are Mahmoud (1938), Grey Dawn II (1990), Cozzene (1996) and Unbridled's Song (2017). We will discuss lineage in detail. We also will go over inbred breeding- the best type of breeding! It's a PROVEN statistic, that inbred breeding produces MORE Grade I Winners! 57% MORE! We'll discuss in detail. 

As I explain the History of Thoroughbreds- We will discuss many great thoroughbreds and sires. We will also be discussing the Classes/Purse Amounts at racetracks and the trainer and jockey fees. Please feel free to ask questions. 

These are just a few of the thoroughbreds that we will discussing: Bellamy Road; Hoop Jr,; Fusaichi Pegasus; Mo Donegal; Bold Forbes; Ferdinand; War Emblem; Nijinsky II; Tanya; California Chrome, Cigar, Lady's Secret, Native Dancer, Spectacular Bid and many more..

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