What is the distance one eighth of a mile normally called, used especially in horse racing?
"Salvator Mile Handicap The Salvator Mile Stakes (formerly the Salvator Mile Handicap) is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in June or July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs). A Grade III event, it currently offers a purse of $100,000. This race is named for U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Salvator. The Salvator Mile (G3) is the lead off leg of the Mid Atlantic Thoroughbred Championships Long Dirt Division or MATCh Races. MATCh is a series"
"800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of the track (400 metre track) and has been an Olympic event since the first games in 1896. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200-metre track, therefore requiring four laps. The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half a mile (880 yards), a traditional English racing distance. Imperial racing distances were common in the United States. American high schools (in"
"Horse length A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately . The length is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race. Horses may be described as winning by several lengths, as in the notable example of Secretariat, who won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths (). More often, winning distances are merely a fraction of a length, such as half a length. In British horse racing the distances between horses are calculated by converting the time between"
"of one mile (1,609 m). Most races are run on tracks constructed solely for harness racing (some with banked turns), but a few tracks conduct both harness and Thoroughbred flat racing. North American harness horses earn a ""mark"" (a record), which is their fastest ""winning"" time at that distance. Harness races involve a good deal of strategy. Though the vast majority of races are one mile, races are contested on several different size tracks. The most common are 1/2 mile, 5/8 mile, and 1 mile tracks. Certain horses are better on the smaller tracks and others are better on the"
"mile and an eighth (1985 to 1992): Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Six jockeys have won this race twice. Most wins by a Trainer: Busher Stakes The Busher Stakes is an American Thoroughbred stakes horse race for three-year-old fillies run each February at Aqueduct Race Track in Jamaica, New York and as of 2016 carries a purse of $125,000. The Busher Handicap is named in honor of champion racing mare Busher, Champion Two Year Old Filly of 1944. The race was run at 1 mile (8 furlongs in 1978 and 1979 and at a mile"
"during group riding instruction or at a horse show. In reporting result of horse races winning margins are commonly abbreviated: Horse length A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately . The length is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race. Horses may be described as winning by several lengths, as in the notable example of Secretariat, who won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths (). More often, winning distances are merely a fraction of a length,"
"Metric mile A metric mile is a distance which approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m) at a round figure of metres (the SI or metric unit of length). The term is most commonly used in track running and swimming. In track running, the 1500 m race became the standard middle distance race in Europe in the late 19th century, and has been the standard distance in the Olympic Games since 1896. The distance of the race is sometimes referred to as a metric mile. Prior to metrication, many tracks in the United States and the Commonwealth of Nations were constructed"
"of the Stakhanovite movement in the Soviet Union. ""Chollima"" is the thousand-""ri"" horse. Li (unit) The li (, ""lǐ"", or , ""shìlǐ""), also known as the Chinese mile, is a traditional Chinese unit of distance. The li has varied considerably over time but was usually about a third as long as the English mile and now has a standardized length of a half-kilometer (). This is then divided into 1,500 chi or ""Chinese feet"". The character 里 combines the characters for ""field"" (田, ""tián"") and ""earth"" (土, ""tǔ""), since it was considered to be about the length of a single"
"Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile in the 1950s a high point for the race. In spite of the roughly equivalent 1500 metres race, the mile run is present in all fields of athletics and it remains the only imperial distance for which the IAAF records an"
"Horse, which in a short sprint of a quarter mile () or less has been clocked at speeds approaching . The Guinness Book of World Records lists a Thoroughbred as having averaged over a two-furlong () distance in 2008. Like a canter, the horse will strike off with its non-leading hind foot; but the second stage of the canter becomes, in the gallop, the second and third stages because the inside hind foot hits the ground a split second before the outside front foot. Then both gaits end with the striking off of the leading leg, followed by a moment"
"Eight Belles Stakes The Eight Belles Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old filly sprinters run at a distance of 7 furlongs at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky each year on Kentucky Oaks Day. Raced as the Oaks Prep from 1956 to 1966, it was then renamed the La Troienne Stakes from 1967 to 2008 for one of the greatest broodmares in the United States throughout the twentieth century, La Troienne. In June 2008, Churchill Downs announced that beginning in 2009 this race would be called the Eight Belles Stakes in honor of the deceased filly,"
"use miles and furlongs. In the rest of the world, the furlong has very limited use, with the notable exception of horse racing in most English-speaking countries, including Canada and the United States. The distances for horse racing in Australia were converted to metric in 1972; but, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and the United States, races are still given in miles and furlongs. The city of Chicago's street numbering system allots a measure of 800 address units to each mile, in keeping with the city's system of eight blocks per mile. This means that every block in a"
"mile distance) Gardenia Handicap The Gardenia Handicap is an American Grade III Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson, Kentucky. Held in mid August, the one mile race is run on dirt and is open to fillies and mares, three years old and up. Inaugurated in 1982 as the Stroh's Handicap, it was originally run at miles (9 furlongs) until 2005 when it was modified to its present one mile (8 furlongs) distance. The Gardenia Handicap became a graded race for the first time in 1988. It currently offers a purse of $150,000. Speed record: (at"
"a set period of time or a number of wins. Most people start driving with a single pony or horse and these can range from 80 cm (32 in) to 170 cm (17hh). Many clubs run special classes for the smallest ponies. Although there is a seat next to the driver on some marathon carriages – called the suicide seat – this is not generally used except in training or to thrill a sponsor. The horse or pony may be of any breed, although warmbloods are often seen at the highest levels of competition. Morgans are also popular. The horse"
"the first day (Friday) of the two-day event. Distance : 1 miles (1984–1987); 1 miles (1988 to present). Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed ""The Breeders' Cup Challenge,"" a series of races in each division that allotted automatic qualifying bids to the winners of defined races. Each of the thirteen divisions has between two and ten of these ""Win and You're In"" qualifying races. In the Breeders' Cup Distaff Division the number of runners is limited to 14 with up to seven automatic berths. Note though that one horse may win multiple challenge races, while other challenge winners will"
"Hurdling (horse race) A hurdle race in Great Britain and Ireland is a National Hunt horse race where the horses jump over obstacles called hurdles that are over three and a half feet high. They are typically made of a series of panels made of brush and are flexible. Hurdle races always have a minimum of eight hurdles and a minimum distance of two miles (3 km). National Hunt horses that have the size and scope to jump higher than the height of a hurdle, use these types of races in order to gain experience of jumping obstacles so they"
"them into lengths by a scale of lengths-per-second. The actual number of lengths-per-second varies according to the type of race and the going conditions. For example, in a flat turf race run on good going, a value of six lengths-per-second is used; in a national hunt race on heavy going, where horses are assumed to be moving more slowly, the value is four lengths-per-second. Distances smaller than that are similarly described in reference to the equine body with terms such as a ""neck"", and a ""head"", a ""short head"" or ""nose"", the smallest possible named advantage by which a horse"
"by a race-off if not one and the same horse won both heats. In 1959-1961, when a longer distance was trotted, only a single race was run. Since 1962 (with the exception of 1973), a concept of two eliminations and one final has been used. The number of horses in the eliminations has varied from seven to twelve during these years, but there have always been eight trotters in the final. The distance has, with the exception of the years 1959-1961, been in the interval of 1,580-1,640 meters. In 1959, the horses ran 3,200 meters, and the two following years,"
"record: Most wins: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Cigar Mile Handicap The Cigar Mile Handicap is an American race for thoroughbred horses at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York City. Run annually in late November, it is named in honor of the U.S. Hall of Fame horse Cigar, who won the race in 1994 when it was known as the NYRA Mile. Renamed in 1997 following Cigar's retirement, the Grade I race is for horses three years old and older under handicap weight conditions. It is run at the distance of"
"distance of eight furlongs (one mile). From 1982 to 1999 it was raced at seven furlongs, then for 2000 through 2002 at six and a half furlongs before reverting to the seven furlong distance in 2003. This race is named for Forego, the American Horse of the Year for three straight years between 1974 and 1976. The Forego is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge series. The winner receives a ""Win and You're In"" berth in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. Time record: (at current 7 furlongs distance) Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most"
"money. Including the only Japanese winner by then Hat Trick. Mile Championship The Mile Championship is an International Grade I flat horse race in Japan for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) on the turf at Kyoto Racecourse in November. It was first run in 1984. It is traditionally considered as a step race of Hong Kong Mile in Japan Racing. Particularly before the introduction of Hanshin Cup (Grade 2, 1400m) in 2006, as being the last graded event in mile distance in the Japan racing season and most of the winners"
"a minimum distance of 2,800 metres. Victoria and South Australia are the only two states in Australia that conduct jumping races. Hurdling (horse race) A hurdle race in Great Britain and Ireland is a National Hunt horse race where the horses jump over obstacles called hurdles that are over three and a half feet high. They are typically made of a series of panels made of brush and are flexible. Hurdle races always have a minimum of eight hurdles and a minimum distance of two miles (3 km). National Hunt horses that have the size and scope to jump higher"
"turn joins to the backstretch would be 5 furlongs (1,106 m) from the finish. In order to hold races at the distance of – the most common distance of American thoroughbred horse races – the backstretch is extended by an extra 1/16 of a mile (101 m). This is the most common situation where a chute is pressed into service. At some tracks, this chute is longer, so that races can be run at as well. Often a second chute will be placed at the top of the stretch, extending the length of the straightaway from the top of the"
"they raced down the village streets and lanes. The Quarter Horse received its name due to the length of the race. The races were indeed ""a quarter"" of a mile, or 400 meters. The breed of horse was developed so they could get off to a quick start, and win the race. Belmont Park is part of the western edge of the Hempstead Plains. Its mile-and-a-half main track is the largest dirt Thoroughbred race course in the world, and it has the sport's largest grandstand. One of the latest major horse track opened in the United States was the Meadowlands"
"can win. In Ireland a margin of more than 30 lengths is described as a ""distance"". In the United Kingdom, the maximum recognised distance is 99 lengths, with anything over this being referred to as ""99+ lengths"". In France the term ""short neck"" is used for a margin intermediate between a head and a neck. Harness race finishing margins are typically measured in meters. These terms are used in other disciplines of equestrianism as well, particularly useful as a guide for riders in spacing animals apart when a number of them are all together in a riding arena, such as"
"1 mile tracks because there are fewer turns. Also, on the shorter tracks early speed is important, while the longer stretch run of a mile track favors horses with late speed for come-from-behind wins. Usually, several drivers will contend for the lead away from the gate. They then try to avoid getting ""boxed in"" as the horses form into two lines – one on the rail and the other outside – in the second quarter-mile. They may decide to go to the front; to race on the front on the outside (""first over"", a difficult position); or to race with"
"1997 and a Grade II from 1998 through 2001. The race was contested at miles from 1986 through 1993 but was modified to its present one mile format in 1994. Time record: (at current one mile distance) (p) Race run on synthetic main track because of turf conditions caused by rain. Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes The Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race run annually since 1986 at Keeneland Race Course near Lexington, Kentucky. Open to horses three-year-old and up, it is raced on turf over a distance of one mile. The race is held"
"a distance of miles; in 1985 and from 2006 through 2010 the race was contested at its present distance of 1 mile; and from 1986 through 2003, it was run at a distance of miles. The race was originally run at Bowie Race Course from 1966 through 1984. The race is named in honor of Alfred G. Vanderbilt's Native Dancer. Native Dancer was the huge gray son of two of thoroughbred's top racing horses of the decade in Polynesian and Geisha. He was named ""Horse of the Year"" as a two-year-old and then named a repeat winner as a four-year-old."
"yards (64 m) in front of the one-mile pole, where the timer would start, and the finishing line was set at the track's alternate finish line at the 1⁄16 mile pole. Thus the race was slightly longer than a mile for the horses. Beginning in 2007, the Breeders' Cup developed ""The Breeders' Cup Challenge,"" a series of races in each division that allotted automatic qualifying bids to the winners of defined races. Each of the thirteen divisions has between two and twelve of these ""Win and You're In"" qualifying races. In the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile division, the number of"
"Once Round & In"" (1 mile 171 yards.) From 1963 to 1966, the distance was 1 1/4 mile. In 1961 & 1962, the distance was ""From the Half Mile Post Once Round & In"" (1 mile 3 furlongs 65 yards.) From 1947 to 1960, the distance was 1 1/2 mile. Hong Kong Derby The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981, the race is run in mid-March and is the premier event on the domestic racing programme with a purse of HK$18 million (app. US$2.3 million)."
"Danni Martine (3rd). It was the first time that this has been achieved. From 1879 to 1884 the distance of the race was 9 furlongs. The race name was change in 2010 to the Doncaster Mile although the race is not exactly 1 mile although that was the distance of the race before 1973 when the metric system was introduced in Australia. Notes: Doncaster Handicap The Doncaster Mile, registered as the Doncaster Handicap is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred handicap race for horses three years old and older, held over 1,600 metres at Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia."
"moved to its present site on Union Avenue, across the street from Saratoga Race Course. This race was run at the distance of a mile and an eighth from 1985 to 1995, then at a mile and a sixteenth in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, the distance was changed back to a mile and an eighth. National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes The National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race set at a distance of one and one-eighths miles on the turf at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York."
"occasionally contested in cross country running and mile runs on the road include the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City Key: Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile in the 1950s a high point for the race. In spite of the roughly equivalent 1500 metres race, the"