THE DEBONAIR:
The pull for Racing:
There may be some countries where the pleasure of horse riding for enjoyment is totally missed, but then there are others where horse riding can be taken as a favoured passion for children and adults alike. Horses hold a special charisma and allure for many people, even if they are not cow boys or farmers, just normal city or country people who love horses. Some of these people then learn to ride the horses for pleasure and enjoyment and some take it on as a hobby and later as a profession. Every jockey in the world when asked would answer that he/she loves horses, why would they devote their lives to riding them otherwise.The Debonair
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Jockeys may be paid for the races, they may be freelance and chose which horse to ride, or be chosen by the trainers, but they love horses in general, they love riding, love the feel of air whipping past them when they let go on their horses. It is also a fact though that some jockeys form a special bond with a specific horse, maybe because they have ridden on it for so long, know his habits and his strengths as well as his short coming and know how to control it at will.
Jockeys are usually freelance, as mentioned above they offer their services to the trainers and are chosen by them, but in Australia a jockey has to apprentice first with the trainers as employers until they attain the level of a competent jockey, after which they attain the freedom of choosing for themselves. Lately there have been several schools devoted to teaching horse racing and the jockeys have to pass out from them to be hired by the trainers or owners of the race horses. The trainers are the ones who have the most knowledge of the horses he trains for he spend the most time with horses, brings out their best qualities and shines them, takes care to overcome their short comings and helps them win the races.
The Debonair:
Flemington Race course in Melbourne Victoria is known for one of the most important or the most important race of the country, the Melbourne Cup, but along with this race it hosts many other important ones as well, the Debonair being one of them. This race is a quality with penalties thoroughbred race for three years and over horses, and is held annually in February in the summer, the distance being 1400 meters. It is a group 3 thoroughbred race, it can be followed on air too, and on the internet, the latter making it easy for the interested to bet on the outcomes and the online sites also help them in calculating the odds. The forums and blogs that some of the sites offer are also great help in understanding the betting systems and placing winning bets. Online betting is one of the easiest ways to earn money, while sitting anywhere, you can earn millions from thousands, or thousands from hundreds, however the case is.
History of Horse Racing and the Current Era:
Historically the roots of horse racing go thousands of years back making it one of the oldest sports known in history, it has developed and evolved over time but the basics have always remained the same. At first the horse were mounted bareback, and till now the one who can ride a horse bare back is known as a very accomplished rider and is appreciate for this feat. With time the saddles evolved and so did the saddle races, the style of riding on horse back has also seen many changes over the centuries, and finally evolved into the jockey style riding for the races in the current times. If one goes into the detailed history of horse racing it would be apparent that horse racing at least informal racing has been a part of the people’s lives from the earliest times, a more formal adaptation evolved some time later, and these informal races became a norm for many generations and regions. Finally the advancement of the sport led to the evolution of the current version, the modern professional sport that goes hand in hand with betting and is popular all around the globe with hundreds or thousands of race courses, many carnivals and world class races all part of the modern sport.
Races in Australia:
Australia is blessed with sports loving people, people who are interested in every type of sport and excel in most of them. Cricket, Football, Rugby, Yachting, golf and horse riding and many more of these sports receive the special attention of the fans and the bettors. Horse riding can be traced back to the middle ages in Australia, and it was one of the first countries to adopt the current modern mode as well. All the states cater to this sport, with many race courses, country races, and three important types of the horse races namely thoroughbred, harness and the steeple chase racing. The Melbourne cup though is the highest stake of racing in this country underlining the love of horse racing inherent in most of the population.