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Fastest Oaks Horseracing Win
The racehorse Intrepidity achieved a time of 2 mins, 31.19 seconds at the Oaks in 1993. Intrepidity was a three year old fillie when she won the world record for the Oaks in 1993. Her dam and sire were Sadler's Wells and Intrepid Lady. It was the 12th Earl of Derby who was instrumental in starting the Oaks at Epsom in 1779. Although best remembered for his love of horse racing, his favourite hobby was cock fighting, which he would often stage in his drawing room after dinner, much to the horror of his wife!
WHO: Intrepidity WHEN: 1993 WHERE: Epsom, UK WHAT: 2 min 31.19 sec
Fastest Time To Win The St Leger
The fastest St Leger race was won in 1926 by the horse Coronach, who achieved a time of 3 minutes 1.6 seconds. This time was equalled by Windsor Lad in 1934. The St Leger race is regarded by many as the main event in the Autumn horse racing calendar, held during September at the prestigious race track at Doncaster, UK.
WHO: Coronach Windsor Lad WHEN: 1926 and 1934 WHERE: Doncaster, UK WHAT: 3 min 1.6 sec
Fastest Winner Of English Derby Horse Race
In June 1995, Lammtarra won the English Epsom Derby in 2 minutes 32.31 seconds
WHO: Lammtarra WHEN: June 199 WHERE: Epsom, UK WHAT: 2 minutes 32.31 seconds
Greatest Racing Career Winnings By A Jockey
Chris McCarron was born in 1955 in Massachusetts, USA. He began racing professionally in 1974 and won his first race after just 16 days as a jockey. He totaled 546 wins in his first season. McCarron currently lives in Beverley Hills, California, with his wife and three children. He is the co-founder of a fund to aid disabled jockeys.
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McCarron has collected a string of prizes during his career including two "Eclipse" awards from the Thoroughbred Racing Association and membership of the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. He has won two Kentucky Derbies, three Breeders Cup Classics and two Preakness Stakes. He made his mark (and his money) riding the horses John Henry and Alysheba.
WHO: Christopher McCarron WHEN: 1974 to April 2000 WHERE: USA WHAT: $236 million
Highest Amount Won In One Horse Race
The highest amount won in one horse race is $3.6 million by Dubai Millennium (foaled 1996) in the Dubai World Cup on March 25, 2000
WHO: Dubai Millennium WHEN: March 25, 2000 WHERE: Dubai, United Arab Emirates WHAT: $3.6 million USD
(L2.25 million)
Highest Career Earnings Generated By A Filly
The highest horse racing career earnings by a filly or mare is Y1.08 billion ($8.3 million) by Hokuto Vega (foaled 1990) in Japan from 1993 to 1997. She was scheduled to retire after the Dubai World Cup on April 3, 1997 but was fatally injured in that race and subsequently died.
WHO: Hokuto Vega WHEN: 1993-1997 WHERE: Japan WHAT: $8.3 million
(1.08 billion yen)
Horse Owner's Biggest Annual Earnings
The greatest amount won in a year by a horse racing owner is $9,086,629 by Allen E. Paulson (USA, 1922-2000) in North America and Dubai in 1996.
WHO: Allen E. Paulson WHEN: 1996 WHERE: United States
United Arab WHAT: $9,086,629 USD
Jockey With Most Horse Racing Career Wins
The most wins by a jockey in a horse racing career is 9,311 by Laffit Pincay Jr.from the USA, from his first winner on May 16th, 1964 to the present.
WHO: Laffit Pincay WHEN: 1964 - present WHERE: N/A WHAT: 9,311
Largest Audience At A Camel Wrestling Festival
At the 1994 Camel Wrestling Festival in Selcuk, Turkey, 20,000 people gathered to watch 120 dromedaries wrestle in a 2,000-year-old stadium in the city of Ephesus.
In Turkey, camel wrestling is nearly as popular as the World Wrestling Federation fights in the US. There is a camel wrestling league in the Aegean region and betting on the humped-backed heroes is big business. However, changing attitudes to animal welfare and the high cost of keeping competition camels have seen the sport beginning to decline over recent years.
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Wrestling camels are usually long-haired cross breeds known as tulus. They're reared for their aggressive nature. Trainers take advantage of the
WHO: Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival WHEN: 1994 WHERE: Turkey WHAT: 20,000 people
Largest Prize For A Single Horse Race
The largest prize for a single horse race is for the Dubai World Cup, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which carries a total purse of $6 million, $3.6 million of which goes to the winner of the race. The Dubai World Cup was inaugurated in 1996 and is now held annually at the Nad al Sheba racecourse. It is a flat race held on a dirt track.
WHO: Dubai World Cup WHEN: March 25, 2000 WHERE: Dubai, United Arab Emirates WHAT: $6 million
Most English Derby Horse Race Wins
Lester Piggot of the UK, has won the English Epsom Derby a record nine times, from 1954 to 1983.
WHO: Lester Piggot WHEN: 1954 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 9 wins
Most Horse Racing Career Wins
The most racing wins in a horse racing owner’s career is 4,775 by USA's Marion H. Van Berg (1895–1971) in North America. Marion’s career spanned 35 years.
WHO: Marion Van Berg WHEN: 1976 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 4,775 race wins
Most Horse Racing Wins In A Year - Trainers
The most wins in a year for a horse trainer is 496 in 1976, by Jack Charles Van Berg of the USA , (b. June 7, 1936).
WHO: Jack Van Berg WHEN: 1976 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 496 race wins
Most Men's Show Jumping World Championships
The most World Show Jumping Championships won by a man is two, a feat shared by Hans Günter Winkler of Germany, (b. July 24, 1926), in 1954 and 1955, and Raimondo d'Inzeo of Italy, (b. February 8, 1925), in 1956 and 1960.
WHO: Winkler and D'Inzeo WHEN: July 16, 1950 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 2 World Show Jumping
Most Runners In A Horse Race
The most horses in a race was 66, in the Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool, UK, on March 22, 1929.
WHO: Grand National WHEN: March 22, 1929 WHERE: Aintree, United Kingdom WHAT: 66 horses
Most Olympic Gold Show Jumping Medals
The most Olympic gold show jumping medals won by a rider is five, by Hans Günter Winkler of West Germany, (b. July 24, 1926), with four team medals, in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1972, and the individual Grand Prix in 1956.
WHO: Hans Günter Winkler WHEN: 1956 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 5 Olympic gold medals
Lowest Olympic Show Jumping Score
The lowest Olympic show-jumping score obtained by a winner is no faults, and is shared by František Ventura of Czechoslovakia, on Eliot, 1928; Alwin Schockemöhle of West Germany, on Warwick Rex, 1976, and Ludger Beerbaum of Germany, on Classic Touch, 1992.
WHO: Beerbaum et al WHEN: 1936 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 1 no fault score
Most Olympic Show Jumping Team Medals
Germany has the most team wins in the Prix des Nations with a total of seven, in 1936, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1996, then in 1972 and 1988 as West Germany.
WHO: German Olympic show-jumping WHEN: 1936 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 7 Olympic team medals
Most Successful Rodeo Bull
The most successful bucking bull, Red Rock, dislodged 312 riders between 1980 and 1988. He was finally ridden to the eight-second bell by Lane Frost, World Champion Bull Rider 1987, on May 20, 1988. Red Rock, a red brindle Brahma-Hereford mix bull, was born in 1976 on a ranch near Sisters, Oregon, USA. He took part in his first professional rodeo in 1983, bucking off both of his two riders. When he died on June 8, 1994, aged 18, he was buried at Red Bluff, California, under the shade of an oak tree.
WHO: Red Rock WHEN: 1980-1988 WHERE: USA WHAT: 312 riders thrown off
The racehorse Intrepidity achieved a time of 2 mins, 31.19 seconds at the Oaks in 1993. Intrepidity was a three year old fillie when she won the world record for the Oaks in 1993. Her dam and sire were Sadler's Wells and Intrepid Lady. It was the 12th Earl of Derby who was instrumental in starting the Oaks at Epsom in 1779. Although best remembered for his love of horse racing, his favourite hobby was cock fighting, which he would often stage in his drawing room after dinner, much to the horror of his wife!
WHO: Intrepidity WHEN: 1993 WHERE: Epsom, UK WHAT: 2 min 31.19 sec
Fastest Time To Win The St Leger
The fastest St Leger race was won in 1926 by the horse Coronach, who achieved a time of 3 minutes 1.6 seconds. This time was equalled by Windsor Lad in 1934. The St Leger race is regarded by many as the main event in the Autumn horse racing calendar, held during September at the prestigious race track at Doncaster, UK.
WHO: Coronach Windsor Lad WHEN: 1926 and 1934 WHERE: Doncaster, UK WHAT: 3 min 1.6 sec
Fastest Winner Of English Derby Horse Race
In June 1995, Lammtarra won the English Epsom Derby in 2 minutes 32.31 seconds
WHO: Lammtarra WHEN: June 199 WHERE: Epsom, UK WHAT: 2 minutes 32.31 seconds
Greatest Racing Career Winnings By A Jockey
Chris McCarron was born in 1955 in Massachusetts, USA. He began racing professionally in 1974 and won his first race after just 16 days as a jockey. He totaled 546 wins in his first season. McCarron currently lives in Beverley Hills, California, with his wife and three children. He is the co-founder of a fund to aid disabled jockeys.
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McCarron has collected a string of prizes during his career including two "Eclipse" awards from the Thoroughbred Racing Association and membership of the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. He has won two Kentucky Derbies, three Breeders Cup Classics and two Preakness Stakes. He made his mark (and his money) riding the horses John Henry and Alysheba.
WHO: Christopher McCarron WHEN: 1974 to April 2000 WHERE: USA WHAT: $236 million
Highest Amount Won In One Horse Race
The highest amount won in one horse race is $3.6 million by Dubai Millennium (foaled 1996) in the Dubai World Cup on March 25, 2000
WHO: Dubai Millennium WHEN: March 25, 2000 WHERE: Dubai, United Arab Emirates WHAT: $3.6 million USD
(L2.25 million)
Highest Career Earnings Generated By A Filly
The highest horse racing career earnings by a filly or mare is Y1.08 billion ($8.3 million) by Hokuto Vega (foaled 1990) in Japan from 1993 to 1997. She was scheduled to retire after the Dubai World Cup on April 3, 1997 but was fatally injured in that race and subsequently died.
WHO: Hokuto Vega WHEN: 1993-1997 WHERE: Japan WHAT: $8.3 million
(1.08 billion yen)
Horse Owner's Biggest Annual Earnings
The greatest amount won in a year by a horse racing owner is $9,086,629 by Allen E. Paulson (USA, 1922-2000) in North America and Dubai in 1996.
WHO: Allen E. Paulson WHEN: 1996 WHERE: United States
United Arab WHAT: $9,086,629 USD
Jockey With Most Horse Racing Career Wins
The most wins by a jockey in a horse racing career is 9,311 by Laffit Pincay Jr.from the USA, from his first winner on May 16th, 1964 to the present.
WHO: Laffit Pincay WHEN: 1964 - present WHERE: N/A WHAT: 9,311
Largest Audience At A Camel Wrestling Festival
At the 1994 Camel Wrestling Festival in Selcuk, Turkey, 20,000 people gathered to watch 120 dromedaries wrestle in a 2,000-year-old stadium in the city of Ephesus.
In Turkey, camel wrestling is nearly as popular as the World Wrestling Federation fights in the US. There is a camel wrestling league in the Aegean region and betting on the humped-backed heroes is big business. However, changing attitudes to animal welfare and the high cost of keeping competition camels have seen the sport beginning to decline over recent years.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Wrestling camels are usually long-haired cross breeds known as tulus. They're reared for their aggressive nature. Trainers take advantage of the
WHO: Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival WHEN: 1994 WHERE: Turkey WHAT: 20,000 people
Largest Prize For A Single Horse Race
The largest prize for a single horse race is for the Dubai World Cup, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which carries a total purse of $6 million, $3.6 million of which goes to the winner of the race. The Dubai World Cup was inaugurated in 1996 and is now held annually at the Nad al Sheba racecourse. It is a flat race held on a dirt track.
WHO: Dubai World Cup WHEN: March 25, 2000 WHERE: Dubai, United Arab Emirates WHAT: $6 million
Most English Derby Horse Race Wins
Lester Piggot of the UK, has won the English Epsom Derby a record nine times, from 1954 to 1983.
WHO: Lester Piggot WHEN: 1954 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 9 wins
Most Horse Racing Career Wins
The most racing wins in a horse racing owner’s career is 4,775 by USA's Marion H. Van Berg (1895–1971) in North America. Marion’s career spanned 35 years.
WHO: Marion Van Berg WHEN: 1976 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 4,775 race wins
Most Horse Racing Wins In A Year - Trainers
The most wins in a year for a horse trainer is 496 in 1976, by Jack Charles Van Berg of the USA , (b. June 7, 1936).
WHO: Jack Van Berg WHEN: 1976 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 496 race wins
Most Men's Show Jumping World Championships
The most World Show Jumping Championships won by a man is two, a feat shared by Hans Günter Winkler of Germany, (b. July 24, 1926), in 1954 and 1955, and Raimondo d'Inzeo of Italy, (b. February 8, 1925), in 1956 and 1960.
WHO: Winkler and D'Inzeo WHEN: July 16, 1950 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 2 World Show Jumping
Most Runners In A Horse Race
The most horses in a race was 66, in the Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool, UK, on March 22, 1929.
WHO: Grand National WHEN: March 22, 1929 WHERE: Aintree, United Kingdom WHAT: 66 horses
Most Olympic Gold Show Jumping Medals
The most Olympic gold show jumping medals won by a rider is five, by Hans Günter Winkler of West Germany, (b. July 24, 1926), with four team medals, in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1972, and the individual Grand Prix in 1956.
WHO: Hans Günter Winkler WHEN: 1956 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 5 Olympic gold medals
Lowest Olympic Show Jumping Score
The lowest Olympic show-jumping score obtained by a winner is no faults, and is shared by František Ventura of Czechoslovakia, on Eliot, 1928; Alwin Schockemöhle of West Germany, on Warwick Rex, 1976, and Ludger Beerbaum of Germany, on Classic Touch, 1992.
WHO: Beerbaum et al WHEN: 1936 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 1 no fault score
Most Olympic Show Jumping Team Medals
Germany has the most team wins in the Prix des Nations with a total of seven, in 1936, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1996, then in 1972 and 1988 as West Germany.
WHO: German Olympic show-jumping WHEN: 1936 WHERE: N/A WHAT: 7 Olympic team medals
Most Successful Rodeo Bull
The most successful bucking bull, Red Rock, dislodged 312 riders between 1980 and 1988. He was finally ridden to the eight-second bell by Lane Frost, World Champion Bull Rider 1987, on May 20, 1988. Red Rock, a red brindle Brahma-Hereford mix bull, was born in 1976 on a ranch near Sisters, Oregon, USA. He took part in his first professional rodeo in 1983, bucking off both of his two riders. When he died on June 8, 1994, aged 18, he was buried at Red Bluff, California, under the shade of an oak tree.
WHO: Red Rock WHEN: 1980-1988 WHERE: USA WHAT: 312 riders thrown off