Sports

National sports in the UK
Horse Racing is one of the national sports of Britain.
History
Traditional thoroughbred racing could date back to period of Ancient Greeks, while the modern racing developed in the UK started in 12th Centry. Arab stallions were brought in at that time.

Later in 18th Centry, Horse Racing was developed rapidly and professionally. Race courses were found. Great classic races were setting up throughout the country such as the St Leger (1776),the Oaks (1779), the Derby (1780),­ the 2,000 Guineas (1809) and the 1,000 Guineas (1814).­


Organizations

The sport of horsing racing is regulated by the British Horseracing Authority.

The UK Jockey Club and the British Hourseracing Board are the most famous organizations for horse racing. The Jockkey Club was the first governing body for the sport as we know it today, founded in the 1750's.The Horseracing Board became the governing body in 1993, though the Jockey club still has an important role in English racing.

Famous Racecourses

Ascot

Ascot Racecourse is the home of Britain’s most prestigious race meeting – the Royal Ascot. The history of Ascot racecourse was found in 1711 by Queen Anne.

Goodwood

Goodwood (West Sussex coast) is considered by many to be the United Kingdom’s most scenic racecourse. The racecourse derives most of its significance from hosting the annual Glorious Goodwood meeting, which in turn features two group 1 races, the Sussex Stakes and the Nassau Stakes.

Cheltenham
This course is often called the 'home of National Hunt racing'.

There are also other famous courses: Chester Racing (the oldest racecourse in Britain ); the Town Moor course in Doncaster (used for both flat and National Hunt racing); Newbury.

Types of Race in Britain
National Hunt racing-obstacles (either hurdles or fences);
Flat racing-unobstructed races over a given distance;

Famous players
Players for horse racing are called jockeys. Sir Gordon Richards (5 May 1904 – 10 November 1986) was the Pride of Great Britain's jockeys. He is often considered the world's greatest ever jockey and the only jockey to have been knighted.

National sports in the China

It has been said that the national sport of China is table tennis. We usually call it ping-pong in China. It might because that the Chinese first world champion was from ping-pong.Actually different countries are good at different sports, such as Cuba is famous for vollyball, Baxi is good at soccer. Nearly all the world champion titles in ping-pong belong to us. So many medias said it is our "national sport". In order to continuing our advantage in ping-pong,government and comunities have invested lots of money to support ping-pong.