Posts Tagged ‘jockey’

Horse Racing – the Sport of the Kings

Saturday, June 6th, 2009
Horse Racing – the Sport of the Kings

For a long period of time, horse racing was thought to be exclusively the sport of the Royal House. Not anymore and not entirely true. Historical records prove that horse racing events were part of the Greek Olympics back in the BC time. The British claim their country is the home of modern horse racing. They were indeed the ones who recognized the value of this noble sport, formed the first Jockey Club ever (in 1750) and established standards, r (more…)