English (United Kingdom)
Horse racing tracks have their own special charm, capable of provoking very contrasting emotions: from certain days featuring noble spectators to low blows between the jockeys.
In Anglo-Saxon countries in particular, horse races and betting are an established part of everyday life. Horses like Seabiscuit, whose story is told in a gripping film, fascinated all the Americans who flocked to see his races, giving people something to dream about during America’s Great Depression.
In England, the women of the aristocracy famously competed to see who could come to the Royal Ascot races, also attended by the Queen, in the most imaginatively designed hat.
In Anglo-Saxon countries in particular, horse races and betting are an established part of everyday life. Horses like Seabiscuit, whose story is told in a gripping film, fascinated all the Americans who flocked to see his races, giving people something to dream about during America’s Great Depression.
In England, the women of the aristocracy famously competed to see who could come to the Royal Ascot races, also attended by the Queen, in the most imaginatively designed hat.
But important races are also held in France, one of whose most famous impressionist painters, Edgar Degas, was a regular at the racetrack, creating numerous paintings of horses and jockeys. His works still excite the fantasy, thanks to the animals’ shapes and the poetry of their movements. And along with his paintings of horses, he also did a sculpture.
In Australia, horseracing is so dear to the public’s heart, that the day of the Melbourne Cup is an unofficial holiday.
In Australia, horseracing is so dear to the public’s heart, that the day of the Melbourne Cup is an unofficial holiday.
