Horse racing Question?

Question

I was wondering what kind of scedual I would need to follow in order race in just an un-professinal local Quarter mile horse race? My 15.0hh Quarter horse is 3 right now but I hope to race him when hes either 4,5,or 6 yrs of age. He loves to jump and runs his heart out, hes extreamly curious of anything but is cautios @ the same time. Hes got long legs and a short body. What kind of chance do to think he has to win??? I need some sort of Schedual to folow when hes ready.... Plz help! Legthy answers welcome!

Answer 1

The AQHA website is very helpful, they have lots of info you can download.

http://www.aqha.com/

Answer 2

not to sure about QH, i race standardbreds, but to get our horses ready, we work them up to jog 5-6 miles every day. two days a week work on speed.  make off your quarter on a good surface.  pick a pace he is comfortable with, start slow, and time it.  keep to that time for a week or two then try to take off two or three seconds.not sure what a good time is for you, but when we start training down, we start at 3:00 minute miles and after four months hope to be at 2:00 minute miles.

Answer 3

contact the AQHA - American Quarter Horse Association and ask them.

Answer 4

okay, this is not that easy and AQHA will not give you the help you are asking for.  First off, what kind of bloodlines does your horse have?  Simply being a qh does not mean that the animal can run a race distance let alone win.  Quarter horses are already racing at age 3.  If you have running/speed bloodlines you can start your horse now on a conditioning program to make him fit to run and put some wind in his lungs.  Any speed trainer can help you with a schedule for your horse.  Once your horse is fit to run, a racing trainer can make a proper assessment of what the speed potential and distance your horse can handle will be.  Good luck!