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Show Horse racing, a popular UiBitfah IBcjsin sport The dust flies as the horses dash down the track at the Petroleum Downs Race Track and the Uintah County Fairgrounds and some owners shed tears when their horses come in last place and some yell and scream when their horse beats out all the others for top dollar. Race meets at the Uintah County Fairgrounds are held in the SDrine and ' -"- ' s v. H :: 1 1 - it :. .. t a ,-A "- it l U II- 1r 41 1 :: H n 1 1 v f . . it- . . It . , i'- J '"..J;.....;,...!.! . j , ;,f "IT" ' '.I" j l WC ? 'J .? ,W.-J. - wjir rrTPr rmA 'itiiim in -...'" THE PETROLEUM DOWNS grandstand recently had a roof added to it so that fans ROOSEVELT. UTAH yy j '"ii Y' - I'i-Wr- CASH IN DARK, owned by Tammy Potter and ridden by Feragen, is one of many horses that will compete in Petroleum in late May and Early June. A race meet was held at Petroleum Downs Race Track in April and another race meet is set for July 30 and 31 and August 5 and 7. Posttime for all four can watch the races without worrying about the dark clouds. Downs Race Meet action July 30-31 and August 5 and 7 in Roosevelt. A rodeo will be held on Aug. 6. days will be 1 p.m. in Roosevelt. The annual UBIC celebration will be held on the second weekend as well. Drawing Draw-ing for races will be held July 27 at 6 p.m. All stake races will be run as overnights and should be entered at time of drawing. The Uintah Basin Riders will hold a rodeo, Aug. 6 at the Petroleum Down Race Track. The earliest races were contests between bet-ween two horses and the owners, who were the jockeys. Arabian and Moroccan Moroc-can horses were discovered by Englishmen that could run very fast and they were soon imported into the area. It was soon noticed that the faster horses could not run very far and the distance of the runs was shortened. Horse racing has sometimes been called the sport of kings as in early days only kings and noblemen could afford to take part in the racing action. Today, millions of fans attend horse races every year. In 1170 the first race track was built in London. Steeplechasing was popular in Britain as early as 1600. Thoroughbred horse racing became a popular sport in the United States after the Civil War. The sport had developed into an exciting and popular activity by 1900. The Kentucky Derby was first run in the Ii-, 1875. The British C aS,, started between I776 2;j: Hprse racing of today oc oval tracks made of san-clay. san-clay. Some of the S-grass. S-grass. The track is usul one and an eighth around 5 equals one-eighth of a ml kl; AracemeetusuaUyconsi or nine races and vanous classes accor&f speed A horse usuaUy8, ,: class because he has a of gaining the top prize |