Race

I’ve spent 30+ years around Thoroughbreds and other breeds at Louisiana tracks and on the trail, and the honest answer to “how far can horses run without stopping” is that there is no single number. It depends mostly on the gait. At a full gallop, most horses can usually sustain about 1–3 miles before they …

Choosing how frequently to race a horse is one of the most important calls a trainer and owner make — and one of the easiest things for bettors to misread. Run them too tight and you start stacking fatigue, inviting injury, and dulling that edge that only real race pressure builds. Give them too much …