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Horse Racing
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Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times. ...more
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times. ...more
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When a horse and a jockey flew over the track together, there were moments in which the man's mind wedded itself to the animal's body to form something greater than the sum of both parts. The horse partook of the jockey's cunning, the jockey partook of the horse's supreme power. For the jockey the saddle was a place of unparalleled exhilaration, of transcendence.
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― Seabiscuit: An American Legend
― Seabiscuit: An American Legend
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But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute-for horses
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― A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
― A Year at the Races: Reflections on Horses, Humans, Love, Money, and Luck
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