PBS
Pbs: Nature: Wild Horses of Mongolia With Julia Roberts Race Across the Steppe!
Answer several multiple choice questions while participating in a virtual horse race across the Eurasian Steppe. Find out how much you know about Mongolia and discover what you don't already know!
Read Works
Read Works: No Horsing Around
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Shannon Uske, a female teenage race horse jockey. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Kentucky Derby
This page offers vocabulary puzzles and activities using 40 vocabulary words pertaining to the Kentucky Derby. It also provides an extensive Vocabulary Word List for Kentucky Derby-Horse Racing and information about Kentucky Derbies.
Other
Secretariat: Official Web Site of Secretariat
Welcome to the official homepage of Secretariat, thoroughbred racing's 1973 Triple Crown Champion. History, performance statistics, and more can be found here.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Horse Racing
Two jockeys can be seen riding their horses beyond the railings as they try to win a horse racing event.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Horse Race
The horse-race. - Smith, 1882
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Painting Critic: Race Horses at Longchamp by Edgar Degas
Explains how Edgar Degas painted impressions of things he saw in his painting, Race Horses at Longchamp. Also describes the content of the painting and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can answer questions about the...
Orca Book Publishers
Orca Book Publishers: Blue Moon Teaching Guide [Pdf]
In "Blue Moon" by Marilyn Halvorson, Bobby Jo trains a new mare, wins a barrel race, then discovers the horse may be stolen and she must return it. This teacher's guide includes a book summary, discussion topics and teaching ideas.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Off to the Races
In this activity, students set weights for factors and observe how it affects the probability of a particular outcome. They set a weight for 3 factors for each of the six horses in a race. The three factors are weighted differently in...
Other
National Museum of Australia: Flemington on Cup Day
In this interactive virtual exhibit, explore Flemington, Australia's largest racecourse, on Melbourne Cup day. Learn about the fashions, horses, and people who have impacted this event in history.
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Web Gallery of Art: Riderless Horse Races
An image of "Riderless Horse Races", created by Theodore Gericault in 1817 (Oil on canvas, 45 x 60 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Horse Race
An image of "The Horse Race", created by Theodore Gericault from 1816-17 (Oil on paper attached to canvas, 44 x 59 cm).
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Beautiful Breeds: Thoroughbred
Detailed description of the thoroughbred, a racing horse originally from England.
USA Today
Usa Today: Sports
USA TODAY, a leading national newspaper, provides extensive coverage of U.S. sports. Content includes the latest news, sports extras, and individual coverage of both college and professional sports.
Other
Msnbc: Nbc Sports
NBC Sports, in collaboration with The Sporting News, provides the latest news, scores, standings and schedules in the world of sports.
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Trotter
Labeled diagram of the equipment used by a trotter horse and its jockey.
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Web Gallery of Art: A Saddled Race Horse Tied to a Fence
An image of "A Saddled Race Horse Tied to a Fence", created by Horace Vernet in 1828 (Oil on canvas, 82 x 101 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Race Horses
An image of "Race Horses", created by Edgar Degas, c. 1873 (Pastel, 58 x 65 cm).
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Historic Track
Oldest continuously operated horse racing facility in U.S.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Division Derby
Division Derby is an educational multi-player racing activity that allows kids to practice their division facts! How quickly the student correctly answers the problem determines how fast the horse car will go. The student with the...
Other
Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Lampadephoria
Lampadedromia, torch-race, and often simply, Lampas, was a game common throughout Greece. At Athens we know of five celebrations of this game: one to Prometheus at the Prometheia, a second to Minerva at the Panametheia, a third to Vulcan...