Articles on Horse Racing
- Winning Colors in Horse Racing
- Air Pollution Slows Horse Races
- British Racehorses Seldom Pay Their Way
- Price Doesn’t Reflect Earnings
For centuries, horse racing fans have speculated that certain colors of horses are more adept at winning races.
A University of Pennsylvania scientist has now answered the question of whether smog affects the performance of race horses.
The odds are pretty high that a thoroughbred foal born and raced in Britain or Ireland won’t pay off their training fees with racetrack earnings.
Paying top price to breed your thoroughbred mare to a racehorse stallion doesn’t necessarily mean you’re buying the best genes for a fast foal.