Whats the best race horse?

Question

What breed?

Answer 1

Arab pure breed. No doubt about it. Some would say Hanoverian..........but as for me, Arab, pure blooded!!  Like the wind!!

Answer 2

well, quarter horses are capable of running the fastest, but they can only do it for very short distances.

Arabians are bred to handle great distances, but pace is very important so they're not running very fast while covering those distances.  Arabians are capable of running faster, but to cover large distances, they slow down a little.

Thoroughbreds were bred to combine those two characteristics.  We made a horse that will run fast over a reasonable distance.  The thoroughbred was made to run a little slower than the quarter horse and bred for shorter distances than the Arabian, but the thoroughbred is special for combining the speed and the distance.

Since thoroughbreds were actually bred for racing, they're arguably the best race horse.  The other breeds are typically show horses while the thoroughbred is meant to be a racehorse, and ends up as a show horse if their racing career is finished.  Most of the horses racing in the world at any given time are thoroughbreds.

It's hard to pick just one breed... they're all unique and good at their purposes.  For a medium sized race, the thoroughbred would be the best.

Answer 3

watch mules races and you say it's better than a horse race.

they are funnier to watch.

Answer 4

Thoroughbreds, no contest.

Those mules are funny, though.  I wish there was more mule racing, especially since there isn't any east of the Rocky Mountains.

Answer 5

thoroughbreds make the best racehorses as they are bred for racing and have the speed and stamina to race. others just arent fast enough or have the stamina to race and are better suited to other things like showjumping or dressage.

Answer 6

That would be a personal opinion. I personally love thoroughbreds but others might like the shorter faster quater horse races. There is even some arabian racing. Like I said, I think it depends on what you like. You can't really say what's the best race horse as these horses never run against each other and they are good at totally different types of races.