Horses and dogs are the BEST animal breeds in the ENTIRE world and race of man kind!
quarter horses and thoroughbreds
i think only thoroughbreds can. but maybe others. Typically races are restriced to certian breeds, but some will allow other breeds to participate, like an annual race meeting of Thoroughbreds versus Quarter Horses and the like.
Horses were brought over by the Europeans to the Americas. The Europeans brought over their horses, which some had been trained to race (mostly Arabians). They created the breed that we call today, the Thoroughbred, by mixing Arabians with other pure breeds.
Thoroughbred horses which originated in England are primarily bred for racing and are larger, heavier, taller and slimmer then a regular horse. They have a long and pointed head and face more health challenges then other horses.
NO, people also like to race Quarter horse, Mules, Arabs and other breeds. No, most common race horses are thoroughbreds, but Quarter horses have also been known to do well. (There are many other breeds that race to.)
The answer is yes. Other breeds of horses have been known to out-race thoroughbreds. The Morgan horse is one of these, who was recorded to successfully out-run two valuable thoroughbreds. The standardbred is another breed that can out-race thoroughbreds. I own a nine year old, 15.1hh stb mare and she has out-raced 16hh+ 13 year old successful racing thoroughbreds.
Yes your horse would have to be q registered breed to race.
Hanicapping is a complicated method which is practiced in racehorses to try and make the race more even. The best horses will be given the highest weight to carry, and the more inferior horses will carry less, the aim is too make the race more even chanced, although usually the best horses will do best because they will have the best jockeys, and probably very light jockeys.
They can be good race horses against other Morgans, but not against Thoroughbreds or Quarter horses.
Twenty horses can race at a time
When buying a race horse, you need to look for 3 important things and make sure the horse has those, which are presence, balance and temperament. Irish race horses are some of the best race horses in the world because they have those 3 things.