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A distance of 220 yards?

In horse racing, 220 yards is called a furlong.


How long is a furlong used in horse racing?

A furlong - is 1/8 of a mile - or 220 yards.


Is a furlong a female horse?

No, a furlong is a unit of measurement used in horse racing and is equal to 220 yards or 1/8 of a mile. It is different from a female horse, which is commonly referred to as a mare.


Who is the best Racing Quarter Horse?

In terms of money earned the best would be Stolis Winner with $2,153,981 in earnings. He is the richest racing quarter horse. He broke the record once held by Refrigerator. In terms of speed, Jess You And I set a world record for 440 yards at 20.94 seconds.


If 440 yards are equal to how many miles?

There are 1760 yards in one mile. Therefore, 440 yards are equal to 440 / 1760, or two eighths of a mile. There is a measurement, most commonly used in horse racing, equivalent to one eighth of a mile, called a furlong, and so two eighths of a mile is equal to two furlongs.


A horse ring with a radius of 10 yards?

A horse ring with a radius of 10 yards


Is furlong metric or imperial?

A furlong is an Imperial unit of measurement used in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is equal to 220 yards or 1/8 of a mile.


What is the Distance from the corner to the soccer net on a soccer field?

According to F.I.F.A rules The Distance from a corner to a goalpost may vary. The width of an official field may be as narrow as 50 yards and as wide as 100 yards. If the goal mouth itself is 8 yards wide then the shortest distance it could be is 21 yards and the furthest distance it could be is 46 yards.


What is a furlong?

A furlong is a distance equal to 220 yards, one eighth of a mile. Nowadays it is most often used in relation to horse racing. The name possibly comes from a contraction of furrow-long - the length of a furrow that a team of oxen would plough. A set of these furrows a chain (22 yards) wide would take the team of oxen a day to plough and this area ploughed (a furlong by a chain) is called an acre (though an acre itself, as a measure of area, can be any shape). It can also be a last name.


How many minutes of exercise does a horse need to run 350 yards?

It depends on how fast the horse is going, and what kind of horse it is. Most horses run about 40 mph. Speed*Distance=Time, so about 5 minutes, give or take some seconds.


Which is the greek name for a distance that measured about 200 yards?

What is the greek word for the distance measured by 200 yards


What distance does the number 8 pole represent on a horse race track?

An eighth pole is one of a series of vertical wooden markers located on the inside of the rail at horse racing tracks to tell jockeys how far they are from the finish line. The eighth pole is one-eighth of a mile (also called 1 furlong) approximately 220 yards, from the finish. Poles are placed at intervals of sixteenths of a mile. The number 8 pole is a mark of one mile (8 furlongs). Races are run at various distances. In thoroughbred racing in the United States, races can be run at two furlongs (two eighths) and up to 1 1/2 miles (12 furlongs).