28 résultats pour "racing"
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Automobile Racing.
beginning in 1906 at Le Mans it came to refer to the principal F1 auto race in a given nation, except in the United States, where the term continues to be used lessdiscriminately. After the end of World War I in 1918, when automobile racing blossomed internationally, a series of GP races in several nations became reserved for F1competition, and an annual GP calendar was developed consisting of national races, such as the French Grand Prix and the British Grand Prix. An annual award calledthe Wor...
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Horse Racing.
interested parties claim the same horse at the same price, lots are drawn to determine the winning offer. Knowledgeable owners and trainers may use claiming races toobtain, at bargain prices, horses whose former owners underestimated the potential of their animals. Two other types of contests are match races and walkovers. A match race pits only two horses, almost always that season’s most successful racers, in a head-to-headduel. A walkover occurs when only one horse has not been scratched (w...
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Eclipse Awards Horse of the Year
These annual awards have been presented by the Daily Racing Form, the Thoroughbred Racing Association, and the National Turf Writers Association since 1971.
2002 Azeri 2003 Mineshaft 2004 Ghostzapper 2005 Saint Liam 2006 Invasor 2007 Curlin 1) Triple Crown winners.2) The Daily Racing Form (DRF) and theThoroughbred Racing Associations of NorthAmerica (TRA) each chose a horse of the yearindependently from 1950 to 1971. In all but 4 ofthe 21 years the awards coexisted, the groupschose the same horse. Source: National Thoroughbred RacingAssociation.Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
- Thoroughbred Racing's Triple Crown Winners This race is for three-year-olds who have won thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes in the same year.
- Thoroughbred Racing's Triple Crown Winners.
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Cycling.
gather to cheer the riders as they pedal by on each lap. Unlike stage racing and time trialing, the emphasis in a criterium is on speed and bike handling rather thanendurance. Track racing is done in a stadium-like arena called a velodrome. A modern velodrome is an oval track with steeply banked corners that facilitate high speed. Velodromes can be enclosed or open-air, and the tracks are constructed of wood or concrete. Popular in Europe and the United States at the beginning of the 20th cent...
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Sailing.
the sails sweep across the decks of the vessel from one side to the other, and also because of the danger of breaking spars. In wild jibing, control can be lostmomentarily and, if the seas are high, a small boat can broach —that is, veer on its side with danger of swamping or capsizing. An unintentional jibe in a heavy wind frequently has enough force to break the masts of a vessel. When jibing intentionally, careful sailors always haul in on the boom while turning, so that the boom willtravel...
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Bicycle.
narrow as possible to minimize weight and interference with pedaling. F Specialty Bicycles Many other types of bicycles are designed for special purposes. Although not as common as standard single-rider racing, touring, mountain, or recreational bicycles,they nonetheless have significant niches. Recumbent bicycles are bicycles on which the rider sits upright as if in a chair, with legs and feet stretched out in front. Because they support the rider’s lower back,recumbents allow the rider far mo...
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Skiing.
Safety is very important to all skiers, and all Alpine resorts have a ski patrol. The ski patrol’s responsibility is to take care of injured skiers, to mark hazardous spots ontrails, to make sure that trails are in good condition before opening them, and, at times, to act as traffic police in congested areas. Skiers are also responsible for takingtheir own safety into consideration, as well as that of others. Anyone who participates in the sport should be aware of the Skier’s Responsibility Code...
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Rugby : palmarès du Championnat de France (Top 14)
Après avoir
1972 AS Béziers CA Brive 1973 Stadoceste Tarbais US Dax 1974 AS Béziers RC Narbonne 1975 AS Béziers CA Brive 1976 SU Agen AS Béziers 1977 AS Béziers USA Perpignan 1978 AS Béziers ASM Clermont Auvergne 1979 RC Narbonne Stade Bagnérais 1980 AS Béziers Stade Toulousain 1981 AS Béziers Stade Bagnérais 1982 SU Agen Aviron Bayonnais 1983 AS Béziers RC Nice 1984 AS Béziers SU Agen 1985 Stade Toulousain RC Toulon 1986 Stade Toulousain SU Agen 1987 RC Toulon Racing Club de France 1988 SU Agen Stadoceste...
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Dogsledding.
Mushers are caretakers, but also coaches. Top mushers have large kennels, and their preparation for competition begins by buying and breeding race-specific dogs.They train their dogs, decide which to run on certain days, and make adjustments during races by switching and dropping dogs. Serious competitors run their dogsyear-round, using carts and all-terrain vehicles when there is not enough snow on the ground. During races they decide their strategy, choosing when to rest and whento push ahead....
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Eclipse Awards Horse of the Year.
2002 Azeri 2003 Mineshaft 2004 Ghostzapper 2005 Saint Liam 2006 Invasor 2007 Curlin 1) Triple Crown winners.2) The Daily Racing Form (DRF) and theThoroughbred Racing Associations of NorthAmerica (TRA) each chose a horse of the yearindependently from 1950 to 1971. In all but 4 ofthe 21 years the awards coexisted, the groupschose the same horse. Source: National Thoroughbred RacingAssociation.
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In-Line Skating.
the foot using a combination of laces and buckles. Many skaters prefer a simple closure system that has laces on the lower portion of the skate and a buckle at the top.The boot liner is made of a soft, padded, cloth portion that fits inside the outer shell. Boot liners should be vented, which keeps the feet cool by allowing perspiration toescape during strenuous workouts or long trips. Attached to the bottom of each skate is the wheel frame. The frame houses from three to five wheels. The wheels...
- Sled Dog Racing: The Iditarod Trail.
- Sled Dog Racing: The Iditarod Trail.
- Auto Racing: Notable Land Speed World Records.
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Horse - biology.
Horses reach sexual maturity at about one and a half years. The estrous cycle in the mare—a mature female horse—typically lasts 21 days. During the first five days ofthe cycle, the mare is usually receptive to mating. The estrous cycle stops during winter and resumes in the spring, which is the start of the breeding season. Astallion—a mature male horse—approaching a mare in estrus engages in various courtship rituals. These include uttering nickering sounds and sniffing and licking themare’s ge...
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Volley-ball : palmarès du Championnat de France - sport.
1941 Villa Primerose Bordeaux 1942 Villa Primerose Bordeaux 1943 AS Cannes 1944 Non disputé 1945 Paris UC 1946 Racing Club de France 1947 Racing Club de France 1948 AS Cannes 1949 Montpellier UC 1950 Montpellier UC 1951 Racing Club de France 1952 Montpellier UC 1953 Racing Club de France 1954 Racing Club de France 1955 Racing Club de France 1956 Racing Club de France 1957 Montpellier UC 1958 Montpellier UC 1959 Montpellier UC 1960 Stade Français 1961 Tourcoing Sports 1962 Montpellier UC 1963 Tou...
- Auto Racing: Notable Land Speed World Records All cars have gasoline-driven internal-combustion engines unless marked (E) for electric, (S) for steam, (T) for turbine, (J) for jet, or (R) for rocket.
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Gambling.
C Lotteries Lotteries are another form of gambling. In a lottery, tickets are sold for a set amount and a share of the proceeds is returned to the winners, usually through a randomdraw. Most games allow players to pick their own numbers or let a computer randomly pick for them. Lotteries offer a wide variety of games, including weekly drawings,instant “scratch” tickets, daily games, and superlottos with prizes increasing until there is a winner. Large lottery prizes sometimes exceed $100 millio...
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Extreme Sports.
racing events are the Raid Gauloises and the Eco-Challenge. Created in 1989 by French journalist Gerard Fusil, the Raid Gauloises is a grueling two-week adventure racein which five-person teams cross rugged and remote terrain. The inaugural Raid was held in New Zealand, and subsequent races have been staged in Costa Rica,Madagascar, Borneo, and Chile. The race has five separate stages designed to fit each location’s unique terrain. Stages may require horseback riding, white-waterpaddling, mounta...
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Arcaro Wins the Triple Crown.
that Citation was the class of the field, regardless of track condition. Citation, the overwhelming favorite at odds of 1-to-10, came out of the gate first, pulled aheadby two lengths on the backstretch, and romped to the finish six lengths ahead of the second-place horse, Vulcan. Arcaro used the whip only twice: at the entrance ofthe backstretch and just outside the eighth pole. According to the New York Times, ”Citation got the idea, and kept pulling away from the others through the final ya...
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United Arab Emirates - country.
III PEOPLE Most people living in the UAE (known as Emiris) are Arabs, a large majority of whom are city and town dwellers. A small number are nomadic (having no permanent home). The population has grown dramatically since the mid-1960s, largely due to the influx of oil workers to the country. Four-fifths of the UAE’s inhabitants areforeign workers and their families. The UAE also has a very youthful population, due to the large numbers of young foreign workers, a cultural preference for larg...
- Richard Petty.
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- Basket-ball : palmarès du Championnat de France (Pro A).
- Indy 500 Feud Splits Sport.
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Butcher Wins the Iditarod.
Butcher's winning streak ended in 1989 when she finished in second place, 65 minutes behind Joe Runyan. She was back on top a year later, gliding down FrontStreet two hours ahead of Runyan. A boisterous crowd of Nome locals greeted Butcher with sirens and banners. Her time of 11 days 1 hour 53 minutes sliced 13hours off the course record she had set in 1986. Conditions for the 1990 race were particularly unforgiving. The 70 mushers contended with the deepest snow in 25 years, several unseaso...
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Track and Field.
VI RUNNING EVENTS Running events are competitions that test athletes’ quickness, speed, and endurance. Athletes win running races by completing the distance or course in the leastamount of time. A Sprints The shortest running events, called sprints or dashes, are the premier events at a track-and-field meet. The outdoor sprints consist of the 100-meter, 200-meter, and400-meter events. Sprints contested at indoor meets include the 50-meter, 60-meter, 200-meter, and 400-meter events. Past champ...