Talk:Thoroughbred racing

message: What means "main", as in "main form of horseracing"? Some quantification would be helpful. Trontonian
:The other form of horse racing would be harness racing, which does not mean thoroughbreds.--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:47, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: And there is also jump racing such as steeplechasing as well as tons of horse racing on flat tracks but with horse breeds other than Thoroughbreds.  Montanabw(talk) 20:44, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Question

message: Why is there this entry as well as "horse racing in the UK"?
:I second this. I know Wikipedia is often accused of being American-centric, but I found this entry to be sadly lacking in any information about US horse racing, with the exception of a handful of American horses included in the lists at the bottom. -jett
I also agree.  Even the notation of the track condition as the "going" is UK-centric.  And I've found ZERO information on the subject that drives the entire industry, for better or worse: Gambling and the art of winner selection.  This is a subject I could see myself tackling if you "powers that be" are interested.  Mike  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Driver3405 (talk • contribs) 20:20, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is it back to "Steeplechasing", the correct divisions for racing in the UK are "Flat" and "National Hunt" (and possibly Point-to-Point) as stated above. Malc82 18:35, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Question

message: This article is not redundant, it is in fact fundamental. Thoroughbred is a breed, you can't merge Chevrolet into automobile. the Horse racing article should be a disambig page listing the various types of racing. This is about a Thoroughbred race but its title needs changing to segregate it (flat racing]]) from Steeplechase racing. The article needs massive expanion and relative material from the Horse racing article shifted here. It is a huge job but must be done sooner or later. Hoever, I (and probably others) have left it alone until members of the Project have done more work on other subjects which will make this article's expansion a lot, lot, lot, lot easier. And we are getting there! Handicapper 15:21, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One of the problems is that the Thoroughbred article has a lot of horse racing info in it, and the horse racing article is mostly about Thoroughbred flat racing.  So there IS a lot of info out there and some rearranging is really, really needed. I am part of the project myself, but like everyone, time is limited and this article is a disaster!  But I guess merging isn't the solution...sigh. Montanabw(talk) 18:08, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

text: I would agree with the proposal to turn Horse racing into some sort of disambig page with links to various other racing articles, such as racing in various breeds (TB, Quarter Horse, Arab, etc), racing in various countries (UK, US, Australia, etc), and various types of racing (steeplechase, flat, harness, etc).  There could be short explanations of each thing, with a see:Main Article blurb at the top of each section.  Something like the main Horse article?  I realize that this will take lots of time that no one has at the moment...but it's my two cents on the subject :) Dana boomer (talk) 12:36, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. That sounds much more organized.  --AeronM (talk) 00:56, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed Merge Tags

message: Use of jargon and slang is not appropriate to an encyclopedia article. Readers will want to know: What is "a gallop"?  How do people "lay" horses?
Just a little attention to the argot of the field would be appreciated by the general reader.P0M (talk) 03:29, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Give the average well-informed reader a break 

message: I think it would be good if the various track conditions, (fast, muddy, sloppy, etc.) were explained here.  I have been looking for a good source in google, but haven't found it yet. --rogerd (talk) 21:38, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Track condition terms vary depending on country. In some countries Track condition is known as Going. The various terms used in Australia are explained at Track Condition. Hope this helps. Cuddy Wifter (talk) 22:24, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I didn't realize that different terms were used in various English-speaking countries.  I was watching the Kentucky Derby today and was curious about definitions of some of the terms they were using, like what is the difference between sloppy and muddy, which are, as you have pointed out, US specific terms.  --rogerd (talk) 03:25, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  track conditions 

message: At the top it states that National Hunt can be further split down into hurdling and steeplechasing. What about National Hunt flat races (or Bumpers) that does not fit into either category and would argue that this is a third split. Anyone else agree? Ishouldcocoa (talk) 09:33, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, although they are a minority of races - most British cards feature one at the most, or often none at all, it's probably worth mentioning. --Bcp67 (talk) 04:47, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question - split of National Hunt