Eras Horse Racing Thread

Petah, the horse racing thread is here.

The Hexastalian Horse Racing Authority (Folyan: Hexsztaliai Lóverseny Hatóság, HLH) is the governing body of horse racing in Hexastalia, responsible for flat races, steeplechasing, and harness racing. Its functions include race planning, disciplinary procedures, protecting the sport’s integrity, licensing and registering race participants, setting and enforcing standards for race participants, setting and enforcing standards for racing venues, ensuring the welfare of both horses and their staff, promoting the sport, recruiting and training new staff in the sport, and grading races.

Hexastalia currently has 36 major racecourses licensed by HLH. It is responsible for the governance of 320 events per year. Flat racing is most popular, with 155 HLH administered races every year: 14 Grade 1 races, 15 Grade 2 races, 45 Grade 3 races, and 81 Listed (below G3) races. Steeplechase sees 100 events administered by HLH every year, followed by Harness Racing with 50 and Endurance Racing with 15.

Here's a spreadsheet for all of Hexastalia's graded races. If I added the listed races, I would have to name 81 more events and 24 more racing venues, and honestly, I think I'm good.


The Hexastalian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is the highest achievement in Hexastalia's horse racing scene. It consists of winning the Káprázatos Cup, Central Stakes, and Hexastalian Derby back to back to back. These races are all Grade 1 events, the highest possible ranking in Hexastalia. They are only open to Hexastalian horses that are three years of age. The last winner of the Triple Crown was Tempestuous in 2018.

The Hexastalian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing is a series of three horse races consisting of the Káprázatos Cup, Central Stakes, and Hexastalian Derby. To achieve the crown, one must win all three races. These races are open only to Hexastalian horses of three years of age*, who have either earned a placement through participation in qualifying races or meet the standards of quality and are willing to pay the entry fees. Female horses (fillies) were barred from participation before 2013; despite their participation in the races now, they are still a rare sight. Between the Triple Crown's foundation in 1899 and its 1962 running, the Royal Cup was run as the October leg of the series. It was replaced by the Káprázatos Stakes, subsequently renamed the Káprázatos Cup, in the 1963 edition. In total, ten horses have won all three races of the Triple Crown. Their names and years of achievement are as follows:
•Nagy Császár, 1900
•Horizont, 1922
•Kerekasztal, 1934
•Feketerigó Dala, 1953
•Mogyorófa, 1957
•Rajmond Álma, 1961
•Nagy Gondviselés, 1966
•Star Dancer, 1973
•Cicero Neptunus, 1996
•Tempestuous, 2018

*In thoroughbreds, all horses are treated as if they were born on January 1st of their birth year.

The HLH Awards are an annual series of awards given out to outstanding people and horses in the Hexastalian Horse Racing world. Originally started in 1978, the HLH Awards offer a small amount of prize money, a trophy, and bragging rights to their winners. Award winners are decided via a public vote held between January 1 and February 1, with the awards being given out on February 14. The most prestigious award is the HLH Horse of the Year.
Current Awards:

• HLH Horse of the Year
• HLH Best Two-Year-Old Colt
• HLH Best Two-Year-Old Filly
• HLH Best Three-Year-Old Colt
• HLH Best Three-Year-Old Filly
• HLH Best Older Male Horse
• HLH Best Older Female Horse
• HLH Best Sprinter
• HLH Leading Sire
• HLH Best Steeplechase Horse
• HLH Best Harness Racing Horse
• HLH Jockey of the Year
• HLH Best Steeplechase Jockey
• HLH Trainer of the Year

Additionally, there is the HLH Special Award, which is not regularly awarded. Its purpose is to honor the outstanding achievements or contributions of an individual to the sport of horse racing in Hexastalia. It has been awarded to journalists, commentators and announcers, owners, jockeys, trainers, veterinarians, among others.

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There are fifty-six grade one (Gryþ An) horse racing events in the Commonwealth of Great Sutherland at present; amongst the most prestigious are the Grand Commonwealth, Capital Stakes, and Lord's. The province of Davenshire, primarily around Mildenhall, hosts the plurality (17) of these events, including the most prominent ones in the country, while a number of other major cities such as Cjanèva, Dunnock, Dæmstede, Averreþ, Baldwin and Hopebeck host the remainder. There is a disproportionate following amongst working-class populations in the southern industrial regions, with Westmorland known for the Duncan MacAllister and Bartoncross, while some areas in the east like Franklin have comparatively little followership for horseracing.

Sutherland also hosts a number of international horseracing events, such as the Southern Cross, and the Sutherland World Cup.