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Saturday, January 30, 2010

The Top 4 Races That Fans Attend In America

By Connor Sullivan

People are fans of many types of things and sports, whether it is a fan of your favorite NFL football team or a big follower of a NASCAR driver who has Mickey Thompson tires or Mickey Thompson wheels. Some of these events or sports also revolve around betting on the outcome of the race or the game which draws in additional spectators also who are mainly interested in the gambling part rather than the sport, per se. This article is going to talk about the different kinds of races that people enjoy going to like car racing that uses Jeep parts, horse racing, big marathons and dog racing.

NASCAR is the world's largest sport with the most fan followers which many times shocks people. Many people would guess that football has the largest amount of fans, especially in America, but professional car racing has that title. There are different kinds of car races, depending on what kind of car is used. The most famous automobile race is the Indy 500 which is done in Indianapolis and brings in enormous crowds that pay a lot of money to park their campers on the inside of the track to witness all of the races up close. The sound at these races can be deafening so a lot of spectators decide to put on headphones to protect their hearing.

Horse racing has been around for the greatest period of time and also has a huge support of fans that cheer on their favorite horses. There are horse tracks all over the country that have races every weekend but the most famous track of all is Churchill Downs in Louisville where the Kentucky Derby takes place. This race that takes place in the first weekend of May is the oldest continually running sporting event in the nation so the history and traditions surrounding it are huge. The most exciting two minutes of your life is this horse race which has been called. The Kentucky Derby is a formal affair where the fans dress up in dresses and big hats and the men wear suit and ties and the famous drink at this race is the mint jubilee.

Spectators also enjoy watching other people run in races of all distances. Marathons which take place in big metropolitan areas such as the New York Marathon brings in thousands of participants each fall to try their best to run the 26.2 miles in the best way they can. Fans of the racers line the race route the entire way cheering for them. The race that all serious marathoners wish to race in is the Boston Marathon which has strict cut off times and you have to qualify to be able to run in it.

Dog racing is the least followed of all of these types of racing events. Typically greyhounds are used to run as their long legs and lean bodies make them very fast racers. Unlike horse racing, this race is purely up to the animal as they run after a mechanical rabbit connected to the track. A lot of canine lovers, like visiting a dog race track to see these remarkable animals race. - 21396

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