What are the five classic races?

English Classics, in horse racing, five of the oldest and most important English horse races. They are the Derby, the Oaks, the One Thousand Guineas, the Saint Leger, and the Two Thousand Guineas (qq. v.).

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What are the 5 big flat races?

The five Classics form the bedrock of the British Flat racing season and are the benchmark on which careers and legends are based. The Derby (pictured), the Oaks, the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas and the St. Leger identify the best thoroughbred three-year-old colts and fillies of their generation.

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How many classic races are there?

The Classics are the crown jewels of British Flat racing; five races that are considered the ultimate test of a generation of horses. They are restricted to three year old colts and fillies and run over 3 different distances.

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What are the 3 most famous races?

the Indianapolis 500 (first held in 1911) the 24 Hours of Le Mans (first held in 1923) the Monaco Grand Prix (first held in 1929)

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What are all the races in Australia?

There are three main types of racing in Australia: Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing and Greyhound Racing.

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What are the 7 major races?

Race/ethnicity (new definition)
  • American Indian or Alaska Native.
  • Asian.
  • Black or African American.
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
  • White.

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What are the 4 original races?

Negroid (Black) race. Australoid (Australian Aborigine and Papuan) race. Capoid (Bushmen/Hottentots) race. Mongoloid (Oriental/Amerindian) race.

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What is the most famous race?

The Most Prestigious Car Races in the World
  • Indianapolis 500. Starting with the oldest of the three races, the Indianapolis 500 was first to run in 1911. ...
  • 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Indy 500 is a race of speed and precision, the 24 Hours of Le Mans is a grueling endurance test. ...
  • Monaco Grand Prix.

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What 3 races make up the Triple Crown?

What is the Triple Crown? The Kentucky Derby (first run in 1875), the Preakness Stakes (1873) and the Belmont Stakes (1867) make up the Triple Crown series for 3-year-old thoroughbreds.

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What is the oldest classic race?

Leger Stakes remains the world's oldest classic horse race, and features in the horse racing calendar as the fifth and final Classic of the British Flat racing season. It is run every September.

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Which horse won the most Classics?

Most Classic wins

Piggott won 30 British Classics between 1954 (Never Say Die's Derby) and 1992 (Rodrigo De Triano's 2,000 Guineas).

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Where are the 5 Classic horse races held?

The five races are: The 2,000 Guineas (colts and fillies), The 1,000 Guineas (fillies) – both run at Newmarket in May; The Oaks (fillies), The Derby (colts and fillies) – both run at Epsom Downs in June; and The St Leger (colts and fillies) run at Doncaster in September. WHY ARE THE CLASSICS SO FAMOUS?

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What is the oldest flat race?

Kiplingcotes Derby (also spelt Kipling Cotes), run at Kiplingcotes in the East Riding of Yorkshire, is widely accepted to be the oldest annual horse race in the English sporting calendar. It reputedly began in 1519 and takes place on the third Thursday in March, often in exceptionally adverse weather conditions.

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What is the big Australian horse race?

Melbourne Cup, annual horse race, first held in 1861, that is the most important Australian Thoroughbred race of the year and one of the most prestigious races in the world. The Melbourne Cup takes place at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on the first Tuesday of November, which is a public holiday in the city.

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What are the big races in Australian horse racing?

The biggest Group 1 races in Australia are the Melbourne Cup, WS Cox Plate, Victoria Derby, Crown Oaks and the Australian Cup. Majority of the major races in Australia are held at either Randwick Racecourse in Sydney or Flemington in Melbourne.

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What race lives longest?

U.S. life expectancy at birth

On average, a person living in the U.S. can expect to live to 76.1 years. Asian people have the longest average life expectancy (83.5 years) and American Indian/Alaska Natives the shortest (65.2 years).

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Which country is the most races in the world?

Liberia is the most racially diverse country with a racial diversity of 88.9%, followed by Uganda with 88.3%, and Togo with 88%. The remaining most diverse countries in the top ten are Nepal, South Africa, Chad, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, and Guinea-Bissau. These countries are predominantly located in Africa.

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Who are the most powerful race?

Most Powerful Race Physiology
  1. 5th Dimensional Imps. These immensely powerful reality warpers exist outside the DC Multiverse and some have been known to enter the Marvel Multiverse.
  2. The Monitors. ...
  3. Celestials.
  4. Old Gods.
  5. Promethean Giants.
  6. New Gods. ...
  7. Guardians of the Universe. ...
  8. White Martians.

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Is The Melbourne Cup the biggest race in the world?

The Melbourne Cup is one of the biggest horse races in the world. Every November, horse racing fans gather at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne to witness "the race that stops a nation". The race is a 3200-metre handicap and it draws some of the most talented horses, jockeys and trainers from around the world.

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Is the Melbourne Cup bigger than the Kentucky Derby?

120,000 Racegoers. A total of 120,000 racegoers squeeze into Flemington Racecourse on Melbourne Cup Day. It isn't the biggest crowd - the Kentucky Derby tops it by some way, as do other races in Japan and Hong Kong - but the attendance dwarves most race days.

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What is the oldest motorsport race in the world?

The Paris–Bordeaux–Paris race of June 1895 has sometimes been described as the "first motor race", despite the 1894 event being decided by speed and finishing order of the eligible racers. The first to arrive was Émile Levassor in his Panhard-Levassor 1205cc model.

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Is Australoid a race?

Australoid race was a word for the aboriginal people of Australia, Melanesia, and parts of Southeast Asia. In former times, many people divided human beings into four races. These races were called Australoid, Mongoloid, Caucasoid, and Negroid.

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What are the 5 races human?

(A) The old concept of the “five races:” African, Asian, European, Native American, and Oceanian. According to this view, variation between the races is large, and thus, the each race is a separate category. Additionally, individual races are thought to have a relatively uniform genetic identity.

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What are the major races of the world?

The world population can be divided into 4 major races, namely white/Caucasian, Mongoloid/Asian, Negroid/Black, and Australoid.

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