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AN INTRODUCTION
History of Horse Racing
Early Origins of Racing With Horses
Chariot races in Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Jockey-ridden horse races through village streets in medieval times
Beginnings in England
Brought to popularity by Stuart King Charles II who developed Newmarket as the official center of horse racing
The Thoroughbred
Between 1690 and 1730, stallions from Arabia and Turkey were imported to breeding farms in England which produced the three lines of Thoroughbreds that exist today
Thoroughbreds were eventually imported to the American colonies where owners began breeding an American version of the Thoroughbred
Byerley Turk
Godolphin Arabian
Darley Arabian 2
Great Museums Video “Horse Power: The National Museum of Racing”
“Narragansett Park: The History of a Great Racetrack”
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