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In 1839, in Britain, the first Grand National horse race was run.
CNN: Thursday,
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"We don't see any immediate welfare concerns, providing the surface is appropriate for a horse to run on and as long as the horse is fit to undertake the race and is treated well, " the organization's deputy chief executive Tony Tyler told CNN.
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The race is run without a saddle, and the jockey need not be on the horse for the horse to win.
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The Kentucky Derby is just about a week away, and for months, the sport has focused obsessively on the three-year-old male horses that will run at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, in the event often referred to as the only horse race most Americans care about.
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