history: I work in professional horse racing and set the odds for horses!
knowledge: It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained unchanged since the earliest times.
response: I see, horse racing is one of the most ancient sports!
history: I work in professional horse racing and set the odds for horses!
I see, horse racing is one of the most ancient sports!
Is it really?  How far back does it go?
knowledge: Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys or driven over a set distance for competition.
response: That I can't say but it has generally has at least 2 horses being driven over a specific distance or ridden by jockeys.
history: I work in professional horse racing and set the odds for horses!
I see, horse racing is one of the most ancient sports!
Is it really?  How far back does it go?
That I can't say but it has generally has at least 2 horses being driven over a specific distance or ridden by jockeys.
You know, I understand betting is a big thing around horse races but how much money is involved in it yearly?
knowledge: While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance lies in the gambling associated with it, an activity that in 2008 generated a worldwide market worth around US$115 billion.
response: During 2008, the global worth was around 115 billion US dollars.
history: I work in professional horse racing and set the odds for horses!
I see, horse racing is one of the most ancient sports!
Is it really?  How far back does it go?
That I can't say but it has generally has at least 2 horses being driven over a specific distance or ridden by jockeys.
You know, I understand betting is a big thing around horse races but how much money is involved in it yearly?
During 2008, the global worth was around 115 billion US dollars.
Wow!  I had no idea there was that much money in the sport!  If that was back in 2008, imagine what it is now in 2018!
knowledge: Horse races vary widely in format.
response: Yeah, also horse race formats vary quite a bit.
history: I work in professional horse racing and set the odds for horses!
I see, horse racing is one of the most ancient sports!
Is it really?  How far back does it go?
That I can't say but it has generally has at least 2 horses being driven over a specific distance or ridden by jockeys.
You know, I understand betting is a big thing around horse races but how much money is involved in it yearly?
During 2008, the global worth was around 115 billion US dollars.
Wow!  I had no idea there was that much money in the sport!  If that was back in 2008, imagine what it is now in 2018!
Yeah, also horse race formats vary quite a bit.
How so, it seems quite basic on what it is. Can you list variations of it?
knowledge: Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces and running in different gaits.
response: Yes some variations include breed restriction, different distances or obstacles and different surfaces