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Encyclopedia > Point To Point Racing

Point to Point racing is a form of amateur racing for hunting horses. Many of the horses and jockeys will appear in these races before they compete in National Hunt races, usually in Chases. It was created to return to the spirit of the original National Hunt races, which quickly became dominated by thoroughbreds and large prizes. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ...


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Point-to-point - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (115 words)
Point to point racing, a form of horse race
Point-to-point transit, a route structure common among low-fare airlines, which involves direct transit between cities served, in contrast to the hub-and-spoke model used by major carriers
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United Kingdom horse-racing (120 words)
Additionally there is another form of racing which is run on an altogether more informal and ad hoc basis known as point to point racing[?].
Point to point is a form of steeplechasing for amateur riders.
It, like professional racing, is nevertheless run under the auspices of the regulator for horse-racing in the United Kingdom, the Jockey Club, an arm of the British Horseracing Board[?].
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