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Run for the Cup!
Students gather information about the Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia. Then they study the geometry and physics behind the design of a racetrack. Students also work in small groups to problem solve and design their own board games...
Read Works
Read Works: No Horsing Around
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Shannon Uske, a female teenage race horse jockey. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Willie Simms
Learn about American jockey, Willie Simms, who is the only African American to have won all three of the races that compose the Triple Crown of American horse racing: the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes, and the Preakness Stakes.
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Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Trotter
Labeled diagram of the equipment used by a trotter horse and its jockey.