Category
Horse breed
Glossary term
Standardbred
A recognized horse breed closely associated with harness racing. Individual Standardbreds may compete in trotting or pacing, but the breed itself is not a gait or racing type.
Japanese term
スタンダードブレッド
Reading: すたんだーどぶれっど
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Aliases
- Standardbred horse
Beginner explanation
Standardbred is the breed. Harness racing is the racing code, while trotting and pacing describe the gait-based forms used in that code.
Related terms
3 reviewed connections. Related concepts are not necessarily synonyms.
- Harness racing — Racing type
- Pacing — Racing type
- Trotting — Racing type
Reviewed source IDs
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