Horse Racing - 2013 William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Festival - Day Two - Ayr Racecourse. Horses and Jockeys compete in the Lowmac Recycling Handicap Stock Photo

RMG6FY61–Horse Racing - 2013 William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Festival - Day Two - Ayr Racecourse. Horses and Jockeys compete in the Lowmac Recycling Handicap

Two Horses Racing, Jockeys Up: Railings in the Background, James Seymour, 1702–1752, British, undated, Pen, in brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 8 × 12 13/16 inches (20.3 × 32.5 cm), figure study, galloping, horse racing, horses (animals), jockeys, men, race (event), racetrack, railings, sporting art, whips (animal equipment Stock Photo

RM2DJ3T72–Two Horses Racing, Jockeys Up: Railings in the Background, James Seymour, 1702–1752, British, undated, Pen, in brown ink, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige, laid paper, Sheet: 8 × 12 13/16 inches (20.3 × 32.5 cm), figure study, galloping, horse racing, horses (animals), jockeys, men, race (event), racetrack, railings, sporting art, whips (animal equipment

1962 GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE vintage sport advertising poster for horse racing, titled Grand National Meeting - The World's Blue Riband of Steeplechasing, Liverpool Races, charcoal drawing of two horses and jockeys in action, jumping over an obstacle on a steeplechase course. The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is the most valuable jump race in Europe. The event was held on 31st March 1962, Saturday. Printed by Turner and Dunnett Limited, Liverpool. UK, 1962 Stock Photo

RM2E265JK–1962 GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE vintage sport advertising poster for horse racing, titled Grand National Meeting - The World's Blue Riband of Steeplechasing, Liverpool Races, charcoal drawing of two horses and jockeys in action, jumping over an obstacle on a steeplechase course. The Grand National is a National Hunt horse race held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is the most valuable jump race in Europe. The event was held on 31st March 1962, Saturday. Printed by Turner and Dunnett Limited, Liverpool. UK, 1962

Jockeys and Horses compete in the Al Maktoum College Nursery during Day Two of the 2013 William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Festival at Ayr Racecourse. Stock Photo

RMG6FY3D–Jockeys and Horses compete in the Al Maktoum College Nursery during Day Two of the 2013 William Hill Ayr Gold Cup Festival at Ayr Racecourse.

Jockeys racing horses on an American horse racing track Stock Photo

RMB625A4–Jockeys racing horses on an American horse racing track

Horses and jockeys compete in the Weatherbys EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus10) (Class 4) Stock Photo

RMG85RE2–Horses and jockeys compete in the Weatherbys EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus10) (Class 4)

Two horses and jockeys take thicket fence in ice horse racing Stock Photo

RMBRBN8A–Two horses and jockeys take thicket fence in ice horse racing

two jockeys hand ride their thoroughbred race horses to the finish line in a Golden Gate fields horse race Stock Photo

RMDWRR59–two jockeys hand ride their thoroughbred race horses to the finish line in a Golden Gate fields horse race

America lagged far behind Europe in two-year-old racing. the invention of the six-furlong Futurity at Sheepshead Bay, at $40,900, the richest race ever run until then in America. It was a deliberate attempt by the Coney Island Jockey Club in 1888 to establish two-year-old racing as a major part of the programme. (Louis Maurer's picture is dated 1889, which has confused some historians). The inaugural race had a field of 14. it was won by Proctor Knott, a gelding by Luke Blackburn out of Tallapoosa by Great Tom, ridden by S. Barnes. Haggin's Salvator was second, beaten half a length after a Stock Photo

RMWHAYBA–America lagged far behind Europe in two-year-old racing. the invention of the six-furlong Futurity at Sheepshead Bay, at $40,900, the richest race ever run until then in America. It was a deliberate attempt by the Coney Island Jockey Club in 1888 to establish two-year-old racing as a major part of the programme. (Louis Maurer's picture is dated 1889, which has confused some historians). The inaugural race had a field of 14. it was won by Proctor Knott, a gelding by Luke Blackburn out of Tallapoosa by Great Tom, ridden by S. Barnes. Haggin's Salvator was second, beaten half a length after a

Bold Henry ridden by Tony McCoy (left) and Karinga Dancer ridden by Noel Fehily in the Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase during day two of The International at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham. Stock Photo

RMG7HN8K–Bold Henry ridden by Tony McCoy (left) and Karinga Dancer ridden by Noel Fehily in the Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase during day two of The International at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham.

Horse racing - two horses in a race for the finishing post Stock Photo

RMAGPD18–Horse racing - two horses in a race for the finishing post

Jockey Dean Gallagher, outside the Jockey Club today (Wed) after hearing that he and two other jockeys will be allowed to resume riding by the Licensing Committee following their suspension in the aftermath of an investigation into race fixing and the doping of horses. See PA story RACING Jockeys Hearing. Photo by Neil Munns/PA Stock Photo

RMG4A328–Jockey Dean Gallagher, outside the Jockey Club today (Wed) after hearing that he and two other jockeys will be allowed to resume riding by the Licensing Committee following their suspension in the aftermath of an investigation into race fixing and the doping of horses. See PA story RACING Jockeys Hearing. Photo by Neil Munns/PA

Exercising racehorses in harnesses with two-wheeled carts or sulky on the beach at Deauville, Normandy, France Stock Photo

RMPCJMTY–Exercising racehorses in harnesses with two-wheeled carts or sulky on the beach at Deauville, Normandy, France