THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT....

THE HISTORY OF HORSE RACING…

Horse Racing has been around, in one form or another, almost from the time horses were first domesticated in 4500 B.C. by prehistoric nomads in Central Asia. The ancient Greeks were avid competitors in horse racing events, as were the Romans. Modern racing was started in England as an indirect result of the Crusades, which sparked the importation of swift Arab horses into England. The descendants of these horses were bred and refined, and were superior racers, which fueled the popularity of   horse racing. Queen Anne oversaw some reforms in the early 18^th century, but it was not until the Jockey Club came into being in the 1750s that things really began to change as horse racing rules were developed. Recognizing the need for a central authority, the elite of the horses racing world met at New market in 1756 and created the Jockey Club, which standardized many aspect of horse racing rules. Beyond making horse racing rules more modern and uniform, the Jockey Club also served a function to promote the sport and to settle disputes. The confidence and transparency that the Jockey Club created have been instrumental in the survival and spread of horse racing. Horse Racing in the second most widely attended U.S. spectator sport, after baseball. In 1989,56, 194,565 people attended 8004 days of racing, wagering $ 914 billion. Horse Racing is also a major professional sport in Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Western, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America.

           Answer the questions:

1)                        1)  When and where did the sport start?

2)                       2)     Where the rules the same as they are today?

3)                       3)      In what Countries is this sport popular?

4)                       4)   Which is biggest event of this sport in the word?

1)      The horse racing was a prehistoric nomads tribesmen of Central Asia who first    domesticated the horse about 4500 B.C.

2)      The rules of the sport are use more modern and uniform, the jockey club also served a function to promote the sport and to settle disputes.

3)      The most popular country is U.S. after baseball. horse racing is also a major professional sport in Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Western, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America.

4)      In over country the biggest event of this sport is “Ramirez”, January six.

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