THOROUGHBRED HORSE

breed of light horse more properly known as the English running horse. As its name implies, it was the first pedigreed, or "thoroughbred" horse. It originated in England from crosses between imported Turkish and Arabian horses and existing English lines and has since been exported around the world. As the fastest of all horses—it can achieve a speed of just under 40 mi (64 km) per hr for a distance of a mile (1.6 km)—the Thoroughbred has held undisputed reign as king of horse racing (except for the quarter-mile sprint; see quarter horse). Its temperament is racy and nervous. Thoroughbreds average over 16 hands (64 in./160 cm) in height, weigh around 1,100 lb (500 kg), and have a leggy appearance. They may be any color but usually have white markings.

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books on: Thoroughbred Horse  - 1568 results

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The Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class, and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket
Book by Rebecca Cassidy; Cambridge University Press, 2002
Subjects: Horse Industry--England--Newmarket, Horse Racing--England--Newmarket, Race Horses--Breeding--England--Newmarket, Thoroughbred Horse--Breeding--England--Newmarket
...horse is a male horse over the age of...Most English thoroughbreds are sold as yearlings...fastest breed of horse in the world over...exclusively with thoroughbred racehorses, which...completed by his horse, referred to as...different type to the thoroughbreds he helps patrol...
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The Horse & Buggy Age in New England
Book by Edwin Valentine Mitchell; Coward-McCann, Inc., 1937
Subjects: New England--Industries--History, New England--Social Life And Customs
THE HORSE AND BUGGY AGE IN NEW ENGLAND THE HORSE BUGGY AGE IN NEM ENGLAND Edwin Valentine Mitchell...VALENTINE MITCHELL 1854-1934 CONTENTS 1. The Horse and Buggy Age 3 2. The Carriage...
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The Pinto Horse: And, the Phantom Bull - Vol. 2
Book by Charles Elliott Perkins, Edward Borein; University of Nebraska Press, 1998
Subjects: Cattle, Horses
...1880s is always a horse, a perfect blend of mustang and thoroughbred. The sentimentality...and intelligent thoroughbred horse, combined with the...game head of a thoroughbred and all the marks...must have been a horse of real class. A...
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The Horse and Jockey from Artemision: A Bronze Equestrian Monument of the Hellenistic Period
Book by SeÁn Hemingway; University of California Press, 2004
Subjects: Equestrian Statues--Greece
THE HORSE AND JOCKEY FROM ARTEMISION HELLENISTIC CULTURE...Medallions, by Frank L. Holt XLV. The Horse and Jockey from Artemision: A Bronze Equestrian...by a major gift from Joan Palevsky. THE HORSE AND JOCKEY FROM ARTEMISION A Bronze...
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Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
Book by Anna Sewell, Charles W. Pancoast; Dodge Publishing, 1907
Subjects: Fiction, Horses
...BLACK BEAUTY The Autobiography of a Horse By ANNA SEWELL WITH ILLUSTRATIONS...111 The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse 116...134 A Job Horse and his Drivers 138...
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journal articles on: Thoroughbred Horse  - 46 results

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1.
The Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket
Journal article by Margaret Taylor; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 10, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket (Book)--Book reviews
...taught. Horsey people, like centaurs, are a race apart. So are thoroughbred racehorses, unlike the despised polo ponies and hacks that...participants identify themselves with the horses. Riding, horse care, and other activities have intrinsic rewards such as...
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Economic and Tax Implications of Thoroughbred Racing
Journal article by Russell H. Hereth, John C. Talbott; Journal of Accountancy, Vol. 176, 1993
Subjects: Horse breeding--Economic aspects, Horse-racing--Taxation, Internal Revenue Code--I.R.C. 183, Livestock industry--Taxation
...tax implications of thoroughbred racing. by Russell...Theres more to horse racing than a fast...examines the economics of thoroughbred horse racing and the accompanying...it is possible for a thoroughbred horse owner to lose money...
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Evidence of Adverse Selection from Thoroughbred Wagering
Journal article by Brian Chezum, Bradley S. Wimmer; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 66, 2000
Subjects: Horse breeding--Analysis, Horse race betting--Analysis
...the market for thoroughbreds. Studies of...the outcome of horse races (and other...is selling a thoroughbred because it is...or because the horse is being adversely...than sell, the horse. If thoroughbreds taken to auction...
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Down to the Wire: Calumet Horse Farm and First National Bank Win by a Nose. How an '05 Appeals Court Decision Affects Finality in Wire Transfers
Journal article by Suzanne Pool; ABA Banking Journal, Vol. 98, 2006
Subjects: Banking industry--Cases, Bankruptcy--Cases, First National Bank and Trust Co. (Georgetown, Kentucky)--Cases, Horse farms--Cases, Payment--Cases
...Suzanne Pool This is a story about a million-dollar race-horse, financial bankruptcy and long-running litigation over a wire...been sent in error. In 1986 Calumet Farms purchased a in a thoroughbred stallion named Mogambo. The $6.5 million promissory note which...
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The Race That Stops a Nation: The Demand for the Melbourne Cup*
Journal article by Paresh Kumar Narayan, Russell Smyth; Economic Record, Vol. 80, 2004
Subjects: Horse racing--Evaluation, Horse-racing--Evaluation, Melbourne Cup (Horse race)--Evaluation
...Economic Analysis of Thoroughbred Race Horse Markets, PhD Thesis...Lotteries Effects on Thoroughbred Horse Racing, Journal of...Demand for Parimutuel Horse Race Wagering, Applied...Economics 27, 137-42. Thoroughbred Racing (2001), The...
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Thoroughbred Security
Magazine article by Teresa Anderson; Security Management, Vol. 39, October 1995
Subjects: Racetracks (Horse racing)--Safety and security measures, Racetracks (Horse-racing)--Safety and security measures
...Managers at the $79 million horse racing track and stadium in...stable area where prize-winning Thoroughbreds and quarter horses are housed...state agency that licenses horse racers. In addition to licensing...value of the race, a single horse could be worth $50,000 to...
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Horse and Man in Early Modern England
Magazine article by Gervase Phillips; History Today, Vol. 57, August 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Horse and Man in Early Modern England (Book)--Book reviews
...hot-blooded stallions to cover native mares, eventually giving rise to the Thoroughbred. On the hunting field, the battlefield or the race course, a finely-bred horse became the mark of social distinction. Yet, as Edwards notes, access to horses...
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A Jockey Comes Out: Thoroughbred Racehorse Jockey and Actor Kevin Mangolo Takes a Stand among the Straight "Cowboys" of the Racing World
Magazine article by Kevin Mangold; The Advocate, February 15, 2005
Subjects: Homosexuality--Personal narratives, Jockeys--Personal narratives
A Jockey Comes Out: Thoroughbred Racehorse Jockey and Actor Kevin...overwhelmingly straight world of horse racing, I couldnt decide whether...Seabiscuit. And now I am a bisexual thoroughbred racehorse jockey. I point out all...
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My Kingdom for a Horse: The Revolutions of Speed
Magazine article by Jean De Loisy, Patrick Javault; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 108, Fall 2001
Subjects: Social evolution--Analysis, Speed--History, Virilio, Paul--Interviews
...more than just a matter of utility. The horse became beautiful from the moment we made...vehicle - from the time the Arabs made him a thoroughbred. And from that moment on, man would be...start of humanitys fascination with the horse as an ennobling creature. "My kingdom...
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Lies, Bribes and Videotape
Magazine article by Tom Loftus, Al Cross; State Legislatures, Vol. 19, July 1993
Subjects: Blandford, Don--Cases, Corruption investigation--Kentucky, Horse-racing--Corrupt practices, Kentucky. General Assembly--Investigations, Kentucky--Crime, Political corruption--Cases
...a new development in the horse industry--betting on races...produced by the states famous thoroughbred industry. Yet the states...televised from Kentuckys thoroughbred tracks. Henderson, an Ohio...bills that gave Hendersons thoroughbred track, Ellis Park, the upper...
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A Thoroughbred Horse Could Be Born in a Sheep-Pen but It Wouldn't Make It a Lamb; Sports Stars Play Patriot Games as Football Kicks off the 'Granny Rule'
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), November 15, 1997
Subjects: Scotland
A Thoroughbred Horse Could Be Born in a Sheep-Pen but It Wouldnt Make It a Lamb; Sports Stars Play Patriot Games as Football Kicks off the Granny Rule...
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Errant Horse Saved from Watery Grave: Vet Pulls Thoroughbred from Oakton Pool
Newspaper article by Walden Siew; The Washington Times, April 24, 1997
Errant horse saved from watery grave: Vet pulls thoroughbred from Oakton pool...Siew A black thoroughbred galloping through...degrees. But this horse tale has a happy...He saw a black horse with a brown muzzle...
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Thoroughbred Style A Designer Fills Her Home with Crystal Chandeliers, Opulent French Furniture and a Horse Named Roletto
Newspaper article by Deborah Donovan; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 24, 2008
Subjects: Furniture industry, Horses--Design and construction
Thoroughbred Style A Designer Fills Her Home with Crystal Chandeliers, Opulent French Furniture and a Horse Named Roletto. by Deborah Donovan...window that opens into the stall where her own horse, Roletto, lives. The huge Hanoverian thoroughbred sticks his head into Pedians home almost at...
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My Nag Limped over the Next Obstacle in a Style More Akin to a Pantomime Horse Than a Prize-Winning Thoroughbred. Curse My Optimism
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), December 28, 2006
...Obstacle in a Style More Akin to a Pantomime Horse Than a Prize-Winning Thoroughbred. Curse My Optimism. Byline: By Paul...obstacle in a style more akin to a pantomime horse than a prize-winning thoroughbred, and faded to finish fourth. Curse my...
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Food & Drink: Pure Thoroughbred; Gareth Hughes at White Horse, Llandyrnog
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), June 12, 2004
Food Drink: Pure Thoroughbred; Gareth Hughes at White Horse, Llandyrnog. Byline: Gareth...I booked a table at the White Horse Inn,Llandyrnog on the back of...and Cilcain,Llandyrnogs White Horse has never had a reputation for...
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Thoroughbred Horse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
THOROUGHBRED HORSE breed of light horse...the first pedigreed, or "thoroughbred" horse. It originated in England...sprint; see quarter horse ). Its temperament is racy and nervous. Thoroughbreds average over 16 hands...
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English Running Horse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ENGLISH RUNNING HORSE see Thoroughbred horse . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Standardbred Horse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...American breed of light horse developed especially for...or sulky, racing. Of Thoroughbred ancestry, it is similar in appearance to a thoroughbred but has shorter legs. The...since spread, as has the horse which made it possible...
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Horse Racing
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HORSE RACING trials...among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently...Other important thoroughbred races include the...Gambling and Horse Racing Gambling...The History of Horse Racing (1972...Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing (3d ed...
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American Saddlebred Horse
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...stamina; also known as the American saddle horse and the Kentucky saddler. It was developed primarily from the Thoroughbred and the Naragansett pacer. It is noted...uplifted tail. It is most popular as a show horse and possesses an exceptional aptitude...
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