The technique is more commonly known as “rapping”, where a pole is used to smack the horse’s legs over a practice jump, forcing it to lift. It has been banned in Germany since May 2023.

Kristina Smithe’s company, Hiccup Earth, has taken the cups to 137 races and spared more than 902,000 disposable ones from hitting a landfill.

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Similarly, a horse's jump strength ranges from 0.4-1.0, where a jump strength of 1.0 is enough to clear 5.25 blocks, and the lowest jump strength is just over one block.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Huetor became only the fourth horse to win two Doomben Cups (G1) as he produced a stunning late effort to register back-to-back victories in the May 20 group 1 ...

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Los Alamitos horse racing consensus picks for Friday, June 27, 2025 • Del Mar racing secretary David Jerkens loves the time of year when the track’s four-week fall meet falls.

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