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Horseracing is a sport riding that has existed since centuries ago. Horses are trained to race toward the finish line (finish) against other participants. An example is the chariot racing were popular in ancient Roman times. Among the community, also known as the Nordic god Odin's horse racing with giant Hrungnir in their mythology. The racetrack is often inseparable from gambling. This sport is often referred to as the sport of kings.

The forms of the racetrack.

One of the main forms of horse racing are popular in many parts of the world today is a Thoroughbred horse race. Harness racing is also popular in the eastern United States and is more popular than thoroughbred racing in Canada and parts of Europe.
Breeding, training and racing horses in many countries has become an important economic activity that, in many ways he was a supporter of gambling activities. The horses were incredible to win millions of dollars and make millions of dollars more to be a horse breeding stud through.

Horseracing in Europe.

Ireland.

Ireland has a rich history in horse racing; Matches from a point to another point came from this country, and even the game while hunting in an area that does not mean a little more popular than horse racing on a flat foundation. As a result, every year a lot of Irish horse racing fans visiting an important place in the National Hunt calendar, the Cheltenham Festival. In recent years, horses owned by Irish or bred there has been dominating this match.
Ireland has an advanced thoroughbred breeding industry, driven by a favorable tax system. The world's largest thoroughbred stud, Coolmore Stud, stay here. The Irish trainer Dermot Weld, John Oxx and Aidan O'Brien. Joki-jockey importance is Kieren Fallon, among others, Michael Kinane, Johnny Murtagh, Ruby Walsh and Paul Carberry. Winner of several times the Gold Cup, Best Mate also comes from Ireland, while the great Red Rum bred in this country, and then moved across the Irish Sea to be trained.

Horseracing in Asia.

In Asia some important horse race center is in Hong Kong, Macau, and Malaysia. In Jakarta in the 1970s opened hippodrome in the area of Pulo Mas, East Jakarta, but in the 1980s was closed due to the banning of gambling activities in Indonesia.

Horseracing in Indonesia.

In Indonesia, the racetrack is now one part of the sport competed in the PON (National Sports Week). In some areas such as Bima (NTB) racetrack is still quite popular, even there most of the children who became the jockey.

Danger racetrack.

Many dangers of horse races for both horse and rider (jockey): a horse can stumble and fall, then stepped to fracture and possibly be killed.
Danger can also be of the jockeys themselves, each one wants to knock your opponent by cheating, such as games hand or foot to knock the opponent with certain tricks can not be seen by the viewer or the committee. This trick especially when lined and coincide more easily again when the corner to drop, because in the corner to keep the balance of the body must be completely proficient.

History of Horse Racing.

Horseracing is a race where a jockey riding / riding to the finish line as quickly as possible with a predetermined trajectory. Initially racetrack often use kereta2. And this is usually done at the time of the Roman Empire (as in the movie Ben-Hur). In addition chariot race is also included in berbagia mythology in the European region. The racetrack is often associated with gambling. Because darisanalah income for the organizers. Besides the racetrack is also called the King of Sports.

Racetrack shape.

The racetrack in the world is divided into two, namely Toroughbred Harness Race and Race.
a) Toroughbred is a regular horse races which is divided into two parts again namely Flat Race (race could) and Jumping Race (race by using obstacles such as hurdles). Toroughbred Race is the most popular races in the world.
b) Harness Race.
The Harness Race is a horse race with a train. Of course, the carriage has a smaller size than the train back to Roman times. Harness more famous in the area of Canada and some European areas.
The racetrack has its own in each level of the race. And to fight the next level, a horse must be entered at position 5 of the previous level.

Depth in horse races are:

Maiden Race (race for beginners horse)
Class D (located one level above the Maiden Race)
Class C (located one level above Class D)
Class B
Class A
grade III
grade II
Grade I (the highest levels of racing. Race participants minimum grade I entered Grade III. And Grade I is divided into two namely for the local horse and for international.)

Dubai Ruler of the Universe's Most Expensive Buy Horses.
Many people invest in property or other investment instruments, but this Dubai tycoon choose to invest in a racehorse.

Dream - Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum new record for the purchase of a racehorse. More recently, the state businessmen in the Gulf petro-dollars it bought a racehorse for US $ 3 million this week.

As quoted by Arabian Business, Saturday, October 11, 2014, in addition to record highs for this year, Sheikh Mohammed also buy the most expensive horse second and third in the second session Taterstalls auction in October at Newmarket, England.

She pocket US $ 2.9 million for Shamardal, a horse bred by Stud Ballyhimikin Irish horse breeder. This horse is still brothers with the winners of horse races as Halfway to Heaven (winner of the Irish 1000 Guineas), Theann and Tickled Pink (winner of Group 3).

"The horse comes from a famous breeder and the descendants of great racehorses. They have often resulted in horses winner," said John Ferguson, Sheikh Mohammed adviser racetrack.

"There's always a chance he'll win. Yes, the horse race means a lot of money, but it is difficult to produce offspring that are so special like this horse. He deserves creating a trophy," he added.

Two other race horse who purchased Sheikh Mohammed is Dubawi who won the Irish 2000 Guineas. Both were purchased at a price of more than US $ 1.8 million.

Sheikh Mohammed is the owner of one of the greatest horse race in the world, Godolphin, which has an enclosure in Australia, Ireland, England and Dubai. Vice President of the United Arab Emirates has also launched the racetrack with the highest prize in the world in the Dubai World Cup, the US $ 10 million.

Ferguson said that although investments Sheikh Mohammed at the racetrack expensive but can generate high returns.
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Date Published: February 11, 2016 at 08:26