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(Encyclopedia) hydroplane, small, high-powered racing boat designed to skim along the surface of the water. Its hull is so shaped that at high speeds the bow is tilted up out of the water, reducing…Triple Crown Winners
Year Jockey Trainer Owner Sire/Dam1919 Sir Barton Johnny Loftus H. Guy Bedwell J.K.L. Ross Star Shoot/Lady Sterling1930 Gallant Fox Earl Sande J.E. Fitzsimmons Belair Stud Sir Gallahad III/…racing
(Encyclopedia) racing: see horse racing; automobile racing; track and field athletics; dog racing; for boat racing, see motorboating; rowing; and sailing; and for bicycle racing, see under bicycle.horse racing
(Encyclopedia) horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently…Allison, Bobby
(Encyclopedia) Allison, Bobby (Robert Arthur Allison), 1937–, American auto racing driver, b. Miami, Fla. The hard-charging Allison drove the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing circuit…Andretti, Mario
(Encyclopedia) Andretti, MarioAndretti, Marioăndrĕtˈē [key], 1940–, American auto racing driver, b. Italy. He is the only driver to have won the Indianapolis 500 (1969), stock racing's Daytona 500 (…harness racing
(Encyclopedia) harness racing: see horse racing.Ferrari, Enzo Anselmo
(Encyclopedia) Ferrari, Enzo AnselmoFerrari, Enzo Anselmoĕnˈtsō änsĕlˈmō fār-räˈrē [key], 1898–1988, Italian designer, manufacturer, and driver of racing and sports cars, b. Modena. Following service…automobile racing
(Encyclopedia) automobile racing, sport in which specially designed or modified automobiles race on any of various courses. Automobile racing originated in France in 1894 and appeared in the United…Jim Kropfeld Biography
Jim Kropfeld Age: 58 three-time national champion driver in unlimited hydroplane racing; piloted Miss Budweiser to national titles in 1984, 1986 and 1987; suffered a broken neck in 1988…Trending
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