all race horses have the same birthday January first
January 1st
The official birthday for all race horses is January first
it all depends on the race.
any at all
A total of 48 horses will be counted in all four horse race.
Large races like the Kentucky Derby allows 20 horses. The average number for smaller races is 8 to 10 horses.
The Jockey Club gives all Thoroughbreds in the northern Hemisphere the birthday of January first and in the southern hemisphere the birthday of September first of their birth year to make it easier to sort the horses into races. They still have their actual birthdays written onto their registration records but they just use a general birthday to make things easier.
The 1st of August
To compete in a race with Thoroughbred race horses the min age is 16. see: http://www.vrqha.com.au/pdf/Race%20Day%20Regulations.pdf for all the rules and regulations 2008-09
the people in the top box have a sheet with all the names and numbers of the horses
Race horses only have a couple of speeds, fast and faster. During a race the horse uses the fastest gallop he has. Lope, canter or gallop, they are all a three-beat gait.
They can be good race horses against other Morgans, but not against Thoroughbreds or Quarter horses.
Twenty horses can race at a time