Hello! I heard you were an expert on horse racing. What can you tell me about it?
I sure am! Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving 2 or more horses ridden by jockeys and driven over a set distance.
Wow! do you know when it started? Or anything else interesting?
I know that it is an incredibly ancient sport and has remained unchanged since its earliest times. But not sure on when it exactly started
Do you know what any of the popular horse races are? Or popular/famous horses?
Washington Park Race Track was a popular race venue in Chicago from 1884 until 1977.
Huh! what else do you know about horse racing?
There are ancient records that indicate horse racing occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt!
I think I've seen pictures of ancient art depicting that.
occurred in Ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. It also plays an important part of myth and legend, such as the contest between the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology.
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine sports. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC and were important in the other Panhellenic Games. It continued although chariot racing was often dangerous to both driver and horse, which frequently
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been unchanged since at least classical antiquity.
Horse races vary widely in format and many countries have developed their own particular traditions around the sport. Variations include restricting