Distances for thoroughbred horse races in Australia were metricated in 1972 but in the United Kingdom Example of the use of furlongs in horse racing, Ireland, Canada, and the United States, races are still given in miles and furlongs.
Les distances pour les courses de chevaux pur-sang au Royaume-Uni, en Irlande, aux États-Unis et au Canada sont toujours données en milles et en furlongs.