The history of horse racing

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Horse racing is one of the oldest sports around, and it’s got a pretty colorful history. You are invited to visit new betting sites offered to you by the 1xBet website, where great horse racing events from all across the world can be wagered.

People were racing horses as far back as 4500 B.C. in Central Asia, where the nomadic tribes were the first to domesticate these animals. They didn’t waste time just riding them; they started racing them, probably betting on them, too. Horse racing has always been a mix of 3 things:

speed;
strategy;
and of course, a little bit of luck.

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Evolution of the discipline

The sport took off in Ancient Greece and Rome, where chariot racing was a big deal. Fast forward to the 12th century, horse racing started looking a bit more like what we know today, thanks to the English knights who brought back swift Arabian horses from the Crusades. The 1xBet website has the best open golf betting and also great wagers on the most extraordinary racing horses.

These horses, mixed with the local breeds, became the foundation for what’s now called the Thoroughbred racehorse. If you’re wondering how big this got, by the 1700s, horse racing was known as the “Sport of Kings” in England. In fact, King Charles II was even dubbed the father of English horse racing. The 1xBet website has the best golf betting options in open tournaments, as well as featuring horse racing events too.

The first big events

The first official horse race in the U.S. took place in 1665 in New York, on a course called Newmarket (in honor of the famous racecourse in England). Today, the American Triple Crown is the holy grail for racehorses: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. If you visit 1xbet.ie/en/line/horse-racing you can wager on those 3 events too.

Only 13 horses have ever managed to win all three, with Secretariat’s record-setting run in 1973 still talked about. He completed the Belmont Stakes in 2:24, a time that’s never been beaten.

Globally, horse racing is a multi-billion-dollar industry. For example, in 2019 alone, around $11 billion was wagered on horse races in the U.S. Japan’s biggest race, the Japan Cup, has a prize pool of over $5 million, showing just how far-reaching and high-stakes this sport has become. Different competitions taking place all over the world are available to bet at the 1xBet website.