Racing Explained - What Makes a Good Racehorse?
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- Programme 1:- 'What Makes a Good Racehorse' is the first of 8 episodes Keep an eye on www.goracing.ie as a new episode will be launched each week.
The basic facts of horse racing are explained. The programme shows what trainers look for when looking at a race horse, including presence, balance and temperament.
Ella McSweeney explains the key features of a good race horse. Irish race horses are considered to be some of the best in the world and some of the best champions in the world are discussed in the opening programme including; Arkle, Moscow Flyer and Nijinsky.
This episode explains what sets champions above other horses and the skills that trainers need to produce winners. One of the country's top trainers, Michael Halford joins Ella to talk about what he looks for in a racehorse and we get a look at some of the behind --the-scenes work that happens at his yard every day. This episode also points out some useful basic tips when looking at a racehorse.
Did you know?
• The average thoroughbred racehorse stands at 16hh, Weighs 1,000 lbs and has a huge heart weighing about 10lb's.
• The basic things to look out for in a racehorse in the parade ring are a long smooth stride, keen and alert eyes, ears that are pointing forward.
• Ireland is considered to have some of the best racehorses in the world.
• Ireland is the fourth d largest producer of thoroughbreds in the world.
• There are almost 8000 thoroughbred breeders in Ireland.
• The best Steeplechaser ever, Arkle was trained in North Country Dublin by Tom Dreaper.
'What Makes a Good Racehorse' is the first of 8 episodes Keep an eye on www.goracing.ie as a new episode will be launched each week.
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Nice Thoroughbred. I got a few myself stolen from the Liddleberry Family down in Blackwater in Red Dead Redemption 2
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I think we can all agree the most number one thing about having a great racehorse is a horse that just loves the track 🥰
And a racehorse who loves to give it's best ,and a brave and courageous character too !
anyone can get a horse fit, a trainers main job is to chose the right race for their horses to have a chance in, that is what makes a good trainer.
" HEART AS IN ALL CHAMPIONS "! A great train to bring them along they are true Athletes with feelings and emotions! Truth
Physical attributes and breeding are of course important, but to me the most important ingredient for a champion is "Heart", that indefinable element that sets a horse apart from their contemporaries. Perhaps the closest definition is "attitude", the determination to win. That can only even be glimpsed and hopefully recognised once the animal has started training. I have witnessed a number of horses who many claimed, had absolutely no business at all even being at the racetrack, defy all odds and detractors to become champions.
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I love her accent.
great video
These tips are helpful for my dad
He owns a racehorse
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they. Ruin them by starting them to young
I recently went to the races for the first time and I loved it. This video is really interesting :D
Great ! Appreciate it
Wow pls don't support it it kills HORSES
Yes, actually you DO have to be in it to actually KNOW what is going on. All else is mere conjecture and hearsay. Not proof. They take great care of racehorses or they wouldn't be ABLE to run. These horses are bred for running and they love it. They do it at pasture by themselves!
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I own a beautiful chestnut mare (Babooshka) who’s an Irish ex racehorse (sure this was the yard she was trained on....names are familiar but could be wrong!), and even through a broken leg on 2018 and a blunt trauma to her left eye resulting in her losing the eye completely this December just gone....her soul and spirit encompasses all the beautiful, wonderful qualities mentioned. Her heart is so big and so brave. I will never own anything else but these incredible souls!
And watchgoose I couldn’t agree more, people just don’t know. My girl is so kind and spirited....that tells me that before I loved her...others did.
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I love thies horses...beautifull.😙😙😙
All these people saying the jockeys whip the horses during the whole race! Get your facts straight!! A jockey is allowed to use the ON the horse x number times! The number can change from each country and from the length of the race. But we're talking 5-8 and not 30!! Usually it is 7 times for Flat races and 8 times for Jumps race. More and they're disqualified, finned or banned from racing for x days, and believe me, no one wants that. The jockey swings the whip and because of wind and physics and shit the whip makes a noise, and it's that noise that tells the horse to go faster. Plus we're not talking about a dressage whip that WILL hurt if whipped to hard but a specially designed whip especially made for racing. If you really want to criticize the use of a whip then go to the little ponygirls and angry riders who definitely shouldn't always carry a whip.
it is every 3 strides its a lot but not to much..
the crop is not painful. rather it is designed to create the whip sound which will spur the horse on.
+Jarack123 Well that's reassuring. Now, let's try the crop on you...just to verify that it's not painful.
Dale Walker horses have much thicker skin than humans
The Savsta actually where they hit the horse there are a lot of nerve endings
I grew up with the legendary Arkle, all my family rode horses, not racing sadly, too big but my Uncle who went to all the races always considered Arkle the greatest jumper ever, just a pity we never saw him when he should have hit his peak being retired at 8yrs old.
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came to see the race horse and was mesmerized by the eyes of this beautiful reporter
Wow you like this ITS FAKE THEY DIE THEY HATE IT LOOK IT UP
@@kittycatkandis1859 doesn't matter I still love them just like a little makeup
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All horses, race or otherwise, push from the REAR. The front legs are only "props" basically. As an equine PT, I rarely have to fix front end problems in racehorses, mostly the hamstrings (that's in the hind end) and the lumbar region (that's in the lower back).
It's not circular, it is OVAL. To get a mile track, it actually has to be bigger than a mile. Long straightaways. Haven't you ever seen a track? No circles. Wide turns.
The whips have a flat piece on the end usually and this makes a slapping noise that pushes the horse on. It is more noise than pain, believe me. Sometimes the jockey is only waving the whip alongside the horse, as well, never touching him. You need to work around racehorses for a while before making such pronouncements.
you are not a horse for you to dare to assert that, they also feel
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Good food cleanliness right work for that particular horse make sure trainer is not feeding guinea grass to line his own pocket
I think you will actually find that it's common knowledge that Irish racehorses are SOME of the best in the world and without doubt they are, but define an Irish racehorse anyway.
Was Frankel considered Irish because his sire and dam both were?
Amazed66. ALL TBs COME FROM 3 STALLIONS FROM ENGLAND.
oh I really want to own a horse!! >.
Well I don't own a hores but I can ride
dumb fox nice spelling a+...
i came here to see racing horses and i stared into this beatiful reporer xexe
LOL! 😂😂😂😂😂I know her milky skin and exquisite poise and lovely accent and nice clothes...I wish Americans embraced pale skin rather than spray tan themselves so they look orange!
THEdowntowndoll i come from greece :)
THEdowntowndoll well aren't you sittin on a high horse. Im an American and I dont sprey tan myself. Unlike in Europe and other certain countries we actually have sunshine. And we get outdoors regularly and work with our amazing horses.
You cannot rescue all race horses at their retirement. Americans are not exception.
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I hope Tom take sonic to Kentucky derby is a race horse of the year
He pick the race horse was speedy lighting
I see a whole bunch of people claiming horse racing is evil, but I have yet to see any evidence that supports this that isn't biased. What I HAVE seen is jockey's only waving the whip, horses being rehomed after racing to good homes, horses being handled with love by the grooms, and horses doing what they love to do at that age with that much energy. I'm not going to say it's all fuzzy and warm - drugs and abuse probably happens somewhere in the industry. But do any of you have evidence that happens EVERYWHERE? =) Just a thought.
not every drunk driver gets into an accident. so should people drive drunk? not every racehorse is abused, but many are so we shouldn't be forcing them to race. the horse doesn't care about winning. people do.
The abuses is not the racing, but after the horses are retired. If there is no racing, there is no retiring. That means horse racing is bad, for its consequences.
Eating pork are bad - for killing the pigs. Therefore, pork farms are as bad as horse farms. All animal farms are bad, for the interest of human rather than animals.
If you take the human side rather than animal side, you should support all animal farms, horse racing, zoos, etc. Of course, horse racing is for the rich. You do not say the money to buy a race horse can help many poor families. It is out of topic.
Courtney Brummet there’s been countless times champion horses have been sent to slaughter
Go visit Horseracing Wrongs blog site and come back here making those statements. You see what they want you to see. Dig deeper.
My doctor thinks racing on a circular track puts alot of stress on the horses legs. It is not as natural as running a straight where the distribution of stress is more balanced.
Sadly there is also vital question of finding the right trainer who understands the horse as an individual and is prepared to work with their particular qualities..I have unfortunately witnessed first hand the truth of the old saying that, whilst "No Trainer can make a Silk Purse from a Sow's ear.!", there are many who sadly can ruin a potential champion with incorrect training..!!
Yeah. I think they forgot that part. I think they also left out the fact that they push these horses to limit when they're way too young and suffer the long term consequences !! Oh and also the part where they spend most of their time in a stall going stir crazy.
The only thing I hate about these contests is that the jockeys hit the horses all the time with their whips.
She is Ella McSweety in my book... Oh, yeah, and horses are nice....
This is a very late comment but a good jockey can win with a bad horse you can put anyone on a good horse and win
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I always thought horse racing was dumb and an real sport. (Of course I'm 18) but I went to the Belmont race track in New York yesterday. And I've become a big fan. Idk if I could ever get to close to this business though. Because if I was an owner, trainer or jockey. I could never have a horse die. Because I would die inside. And it would kill me
They run with their heart, not their legs.
No run by. GETTING BEAT TO DEATH AND GETING DEHYDRATED
@@kittycatkandis1859 they don’t get beat to death during a race lol
@@kittycatkandis1859 idiot. You sound dumb when you have no knowledge in things.
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1: They arnt "contest's"
2: people always say this, if it was as cruel as it looked would they still be aloud to do it? No! ever seen horses play fight? its 10x rougher than a man with a whip. The whip is like a wakeup call, it probably hurts a tiny bit but doesn't bother the horse. You will get some horses that as soon as you whip them they pull up. That is a sighn of a horse not liking the whip. Horses never come in after a race with anymarks or scratches from the whip :)
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Every time my parents see a large, tall horse they say, “oh look! That’s a racehorse, wow!” And I’m cringing so hard .-. It’s what happens when your the first person in your family to ride horses
A horse that can bound off the front shoulders in an extraordinary fashion without suffering shin soreness from a hard track
ok first off whips are an aid not a punishment we dont beat them or are harsh with them, when racing only a certain number are used which is 7 flat, 8 jumping,
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Okay, all these people saying horse racing is bad. And yes, sometimes it is. But have you ever tried to stop an ex- runner, regardless if its harness racer or racer. They love running, they don't want to stop. My ex harness racer won't stop untill it can't run further. And I don't even ask her to go forward! I'm pretty sure the case is same to trouhougbreds.
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I don't think it's about wining that's not always important I think it's about having fun
No pls don't support the racing indristery
Also not true. Lots of horses race for years without winning, but they still earn their keep by doing well. And when retired, they can go to breeding farms, or be sold to be hunter jumpers, or trail horses, or even handicapped riding horses! They will be sold to other-breed industries to be crossbred for Warmbloods. A Tb can be a super companion horse.
that has largely been done away with. I don't think you are in that industry either. A large portion of the TW has gone Lite Shod. And there is a DQP to check the built-up horses in the "big" shows, a government-trained inspector.
Also not true. They are taken out and walked by hand. They are taken to the track and trotted. They are slow-galloped. They are taken out to graze. They are given stall toys and sometimes even pets! And the younger horses do NOT go the same distances as the older horses.
oh 'Yeah' and I also am AWARE of the soring that goes on with the walkers. . disgraceful !!! Yeah
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Wow. You like abusing horses and killing them
@@kittycatkandis1859 Thanks for assuming that based on my emoji comment.
I'm horse raider
She's a fine mare I wouldn't mind riding
You're in the racing industry, right? Yeah.
Disappointing right
Do one that looks at trainers as opposed to true Horsemen. The first vastly outweighs the latter.
Sir god friend our elders please give races on your horses to sir suraj narredu family and sir aslam khader family and sir Akbar kazam family thank u sir
You forgot the part where the horses are slaughtered if they don't win...
@ sticky celery - and you forgot the part where you switch on your brain and learn instead of saying nonsense about topics you are clueless about.
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I hear from people , which I think its so terrible is that, the horses taste so much better, when there fit, and muscular like that, the make a great sandwich too, lean meats
Is this all true, omg
Your point?
Same as humans running around a sprinting track haha.
The trouble with horse racing is the horses that are too slow have to be discarded somehow.
This is the majority of horses.
They are started when they are barely 2yr old. All in all not a good scene
Daniel Thomas yeah. The slaughter, drugs, whips, and young racing is what bothers me too. Other than that I think it’s fine.
Here is what makes a great horse. A good stride. All four feet hit the ground like the spokes of a wheel. Have to have that above all else. All that is inherited from the dam. It's programmed into the spine just above the withers. Cannot be changed. Then they must have the mind for it. Many a great horse I've seen just didn't want to run. Then after that a good heart and lungs and sound legs. Confirmation is a criteria but not so much, a good horse can compensate. Find that horse and you'll have the second Zenyatta.
are you nuts? why do you think sires achieve such great status if not for siring great racehorses? it takes BOTH parents to make a great horse.
It is a Federally-controlled legal sport, not a contest. You have to be fingerprinted by the FBI to be an owner, trainer, jockey, vendor, etc. in the back barn area. Does that sound like a contest? It's because of pari-mutuel betting - all controlled by the Feds.
Sucks what happens to the horses once they are not able to race anymore.
Let me guess... A horse that runs really fast?
No they get whipped kicked and die truth
My thoroughbred is faster than all of yours. The extra abnormal big heart of Secretariat, the determination of Seattle Slew, and the kick at the end like War Admiral......... all combined into one! Ya'll can't beat me so just hate me!
I like your Dream horse.
I think people like betting on the horses, period. If horses are so loved, why use a whip.
whip only makes sound not pain
Bosh. Jockeys are restricted as to how many strikes they can use.
Nijinsky was foaled in Canada By a Canadian du stallion Northan dancer and am the US bred mear trained by aVinc Obrian airs back means angry not ill-prepared or overactive and out of control Crap artical
um. not. Perhaps an adult human. These are just babies. Would you take your 2 or 3 year old and run him around the track with a whip. These horse bones and ligaments aren't even developed yet and most sustain permanent damage. I was a groom at a thoroughbred training facility and what I witnessed made me sick sick sick
These horses have nothing to laugh about. Everyone really believes that these beautiful animals but all have what they need, but that's a lie. Do not düren to pasture, because you worry about the legs. You will only be held separately. Horses are herd animals. I have compassion with each of these Pfere. Have they ever thought about why Eight Bells is first passed through the target, and then with a double leg fracture collapsed. That's not natural.
“Going to the races is fun” yet over 1000 die from racing and 1/3 of ALL the horses even make it to a race. And if a horse likes to run it will run, it shouldn’t need a whip.
Wild House Of Pet's: You are right. If anyone would care to go to the 1973 Belmont race for the Triple Crown you will see the Great Secretariat being hand ridden all the way to victory and then some! Sham, was a great contender for Secretariat. View the race! He is literally being beaten by his jockey Laffit Pincay! Ron Turcotte Secretariat's jockey even remarked that he felt bad for Sham! Now, IMHO when jockey's see that a horse is so far ahead that their horse could never catch up, they should be able to concede. By doing this they can save a horse's life. These horses break down, it is so sad! Sham came in last, had a severe leg injury and never raced again after the 1973 Belmont! Then there are horses who never respond to the whip! So really what's the point?
Alot die and in training, but they do so doing what they love.
@@lired70 The padded stick (it is not a whip, that is just the centuries old term) is not there to make horses go faster, it is to communicate to them when maximum effort is needed. Because horses DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THE RACE IS. A human running a marathon knows not to sprint flat out from the start because they'll be out of energy long before the race is over. But a racehorse cannot read the papers, or talk to the jockey, so they don't know whether they will be running 6 furlongs or three times that far. Horses are taught to conserve their energy until the jockey lets them know when it's time for maximum effort, and that is communicated via a couple of slaps with the padded stick. There is so much misinformation put about by left-wing activists, none of whom are actually animal lovers, in fact they wouldn't even know which end of a horse the carrots go in. "Whipping" is not about forcing horses to run, but is a method of communicating with them in a way that teaches them to race intelligently. Human athletes can learn this verbally, horses can't.
@@daleviker5884 And then there is Sham! Pincay just about killed that horse racing the Belmont. Oh yeah with padded sticks! There are less barbaric ways to train a horse!
Irish horse racing is all about makeing money and thats the bottom line, dont be put off by this prom video, im Irish and have being around horses 40 years worked at Goffs horse racing sales, and have being involved with horses here in Ireland in one way or another, dont take my word. check out how many horses are killed every year raceing, Googel it, then look at this video,
I believe you. It makes sense. However, I support making money. Why not?
I am interested in race horses that are about to be killed. Please, tell me how to buy them at reasonable prices before they are killed? I need them for a horse farm.
But as I have done I have taken on ex racers ! Before they were sent for meat !! And I have looked after and be by buddy ! This is nothing to do with racing ! I meet people that take on anything and can’t ride ! Racing is not show jumping ? And certainly isn’t dressage !! This isn’t rescue !
not anymore...you don't have to be "in" the industry to be aware of whats going on. the reason I'm not in it is because i am AWARE and don't contribute to the neglect and abuse. Yeah
Well that was a lovely sight at the beginning of this video.All those animals mouths being pulled to hell. Horse racing is sick and for the insane.Shame on anyone who is stupid enough to like this cruelty.The racing industry is a dark,evil and dishonest place for a horse or young kid to be .
Hahahhaha no they're not? I'm in the horse racing industry and that's simply not true!
The horse does not come first in racing. Think about it................
Really? Because if you put a lot of money into something, you'd want to protect the investment, no?
...and sooooooo many more DON'T
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i volunteer at stables..not all horses go to meat..most find homes...it is about winning in the racing career..as i was told..u treat these horses better then ur kids.
the problem is..breeders breeding racehorses that are shit..to many of the horses have shit bloodlines, may have 1 good dam and shit sire or oposite
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I love horses, therefore I am against horse racing.
Are you aware that without horse racing there would be no such animal as a "thoroughbred"..? They are bred to run and if you look closely at a winning horse after a race you can clearly see the animal's pride and happiness. They know that they have done well..!!
@ Count Chocukla - so when you see horses in paddocks racing each other, do you go over and tell them to stop? Horses love to race, they love to compete, and if you watch young horses they run and run and run all day till they tire. If you do love love horses then maybe you should learn more about the sport instead of just spouting thoughtless cliches.
These myths about secretariat and arkle are not proven. How do you know there wasn't a better horse before the two. Yes the irish love their horses ha ha eg SHEGAR AND THE 7 HORSES BLOWN UP BY THE TERRORISTS IN HYDE PARK.
Well, in the US racing scene, there was a better horse than Secretariat. His name was Man O War. He always comes out on top, with every professional poll, including Bloodhorse. So, because he was before our time, people forget about him. Same with other racehorses from other countries. People only remember the racehorse that they saw race, or from their own time. That doesn't take away the greatness of horses from before our time. I suppose I am agreeing with you, you really don't know who could beat the famous horses, because so many have existed. What about the many thoroughbreds that never raced? Hunter/Jumpers? What about the difference between track conditions today, compared with track conditions 100 years ago? What about iron shoes compared to the aluminum shoes they wear today? What about hand timing of old, compared to the sophisticated timing devices of today? How do you really know who was truly fast?
@@kimkearney5419 Whilst Man O War was undoubtedly a great Race horse, watching Secretariat's amazing and unforgettable win in The Belmont Stakes, no one can doubt his incredible brilliance. Secretariat won the Belmont by an astounding 31 Length's...!!! In doing so, he broke the record time for the race by 2, 3/5ths seconds. No other horse in the world or in history has managed to even come close to matching that time, let alone beating it...!!
I got about a minute into the video and I got to the part about Irish race horses being the best in the world....better than US dirt horses?.....please.......get real.....
Yep. I left at that point.
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Lot of propaganda here.
Like your PETA articles?
@@meganproffitt424 What is PETA? I think you are responding to the wrong person.
@@Mike-dk7wj Not at all, you just only think something is propaganda if you disagree with it, I guess.
@@meganproffitt424 But what is PETA?
@@Mike-dk7wj People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
I thought I lived under a rock...
The horse racing industry is dominated by selfish, ego driven, greedy people.
Gerry Coleman - Some are, but not all. That could be said of any industry, business, occupation,etc.
@@tessdurberville711 Where big money is involved, horses suffer. Must I remind you that the horse racing industry typically races 2 year olds. Horses have not finished growing until they are about 5 years old. Many of the injuries are due to racing the horses too young and exercising them too hard. That puts it into the category of selfishness and greed. And those that are directly or indirectly involved in the industry are part of the problem.
@@gerrycoleman7290 No, you do not need to educate me. I have been a hotwalker, groom, pony girl and exercise rider. My family has also owned racehorses. There are good people and bad people in horseracing, but the good far outweigh the bad. I have encountered the worst people in boarding stables off of the track. Those are the people you should go after, not people in racing. They are not shining the spotlight on them, but they should be. The time to worry about racehorses is when they leave the racetrack.That is when they become vulnerable. I once had a list of eighty five former runners that I was searching for. I only found two. I have adopted retired racehorses. They could not be retrained. They are the hardest ones to re-home. They are now pets, but having horses as pets is too expensive for most people. Funds need to be put aside while horses are still running to care for them in retirement, but most owners do not even think about it. The biggest problem are the breeders who breed too many horses, substandard horses, and yes they start them too early.
@@gerrycoleman7290 and you sir are just another dumb activist who has no idea what you are talking about, but you will be "liked" by other dumb activists. Your comments don't even make any sense. According to you, people in horse racing are greedy. But also according to you those same people force horses to race when they are young, causing them to break down, so that they can't race. Well if people are "greedy" as you claim, why would they do that? It wouldn't make any sense for people to do that, which is why it does not happen. People wouldn't spend hundreds of thousands on a car then deliberately drive it into a wall would they? Just like people aren't so stupid as to do what you say by buying horses that cost hundreds of thousands and forcing them to break down. You are just a typical left-wing activist whose motivation is not love for animals, but hatred of people.
no way irish breeders best in the world
Agreed. That was totally biased! I thought the Arabs were. Arabian racehorses, etc!!! Lol
This is just DISGUSTANG
All the animal rights activists need to go away. Far away. Horses love to run. When they don't want to run anymore. They'll let you know and will be taken out of training. Animals get hurt all the time. Even your pets
horse racing is cruel idk how people can support stuff like this
racing is a shit hole, and people are only go into it for the money. it makes me sick
thousands of horses die because of this industry and what happens to a horse bred for it that doesn't make the cut, oh wait i know the answer. They go to a damn slaughterhouse
American horses are better...I'm just saying....secratariet,people 20 pound heart... beat that Ireland...sorry...secratariet will be missed
V nice horse I am riding boy a jop
Not all American horses are better. I'm from the US, and I remember watching Secretariat race. But I personally think Man O War was better. The problem is, the greatest horses from Ireland, England, Australia, and Japan, just to name a few countries, never had the opportunity to race each other. And let's not forget where American thoroughbreds came from. I should mention Canada, because they have had horses that beat the US horses. Native Dancer comes to mind. Recently, European horses have started to come and race here. I watched a breeders cup race where the English horse annihilated our US thoroughbreds. And another horse from Ireland won by 4 lengths. I honestly can't remember these horses names, only which country they represented. You may be able to look up at least the breeders cup race where a British thoroughbred won. It is okay to love the horses from your own country. I do. I think Secretariat was one of the greatest of all. I'm just saying, there are great horses outside the US as well