HORSE RACING

 Horse racing is a equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition.
horse races vary widely in format . Often, countries have developed their own particular horse racing traditions. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces and running in different gaits.


In Botswana horse racing is slowing starting to be recognized as a sporting activities, this was made possible by horse racing events that takes place every year.
The annually held Mascom Derby horse racing is in most of the times held in Maun.

 "an international horse track will be built in Palapye to improve the horse racing competition as well as to make it attracting, land has already been identified and that a bench marking exercise would soon commence where a task team would be sent to countries like Dubai and the US." said the minister of youth sports and culture Honorable Thapelo OLopeng after Batswana complained that the government does not regard horse racing as sport.

Horse racing is one of the oldest sports that developed from mere community leisure clubs to huge entertainment business around the world.