yes, horses can die in a horse race but that is very very rare. They are more likely to die from colic sitting in a barn.
Mostly they die to over working their body and bones 8 out of 10 of those deaths are fillies b/c they just aren't as strong as the colts. Usually to leg injuries.
They can also die by some other common racehorse diseases such as blood filling their stomach as they run, and sometimes if a horse runs to hard (but very very rare) its heart will burst.
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A horse trainer
Large races like the Kentucky Derby allows 20 horses. The average number for smaller races is 8 to 10 horses.
The use of horses are that weused to travel on them and now we do rodeos and horse races.
Yes, a jockey is a professional horse rider who races horses competitively on racecourses. So essentially, a jockey is a type of horse rider, but not all horse riders are jockeys.
A jockey is the term for someone who rides horses in horse races. Or more specifically a horse jockey.
A maiden horse is a horse that has never won a race. This term is commonly used in horse racing to describe horses that are competing for the first time or have not yet achieved a victory.
there are horse races in kentucky - kentucky derby
there are lots of western races for speed with the quarter horse like the barrel race, pole bending etc.
How much rest a race horse should get between races is dependent upon the horse and his health. Usually race horse trainers will give their horses about 3 weeks (21 days) between races. Some horses are able to be raced more or less frequently.
Posiedon is considered to be the creator of the horse, and was believed to have taught men the art of managing horses by the bridle, and to be the originator and protector of horse races.
barreling past the other horses after having a head start