(1) It is jumped at Haydock Park over a distance of about 1 mile 7 furlongs , and during its running there are nine hurdles to be run .
(2) It jumped at Haydock Park over a distance of about 1 mile 7 furlongs , and there are nine hurdles to run during its course .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Available choices:
-no;
-yes;
yes