Horse racing is an exciting sport

With colts and fillies

To watch a horses actually jockey

For position on a track

Is quite a spectacle

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Three persons play pivotal roles

In the success of a horse

They’re the owner, trainer

And jockey

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It becomes astounding when the day

Of the race comes

When the horse has to prove its mettle

In some of the biggest races like

The Kentucky Derby and the Preakness

Horses may finish neck and neck

And there may be a photo finish

To determine the winner

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Sometimes it’s more exciting

When a horse breaks late

From out of the gate

Makes up the ground

Just edging out the favorite

As Coil did to Shackleford

In the Haskell

At Monmouth Park

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Purses for the bigger races are in the millions

Fans place standard or exotic bets

On those horses that they like

Some enthusiasts go to great lengths

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To study the line up

Whether they’re thoroughbreds

Or in harness racing

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