The compensation of race horses from the balancer is assigned in accordance with their previous achievements and weights that they have to wear in a race, so that all participants of a given race have the same chance of winning as much as possible. The weights, wearing the horses in case of handicaps, are derived from the general compensation - buy a racehorse.

Anyone interested has the option of a nominating a horse that is specified as the starter in a race. The purchase price is then the input price of each horse and the victory price of race. If the horse after the race is nominated at a price higher than the input price, the organizing racing club gets the excess amount. Only the winner will be auctioned off following the race.

In races, only mares are eligible. This can be written in conjunction with other types of races such as group races. The most famous mare race is the Diana and the 1000 Guineas. The two races are one of classic races.

Races are funded mainly for thoroughbred horses, but they are also available for Purebred Arabians, half-breeds and sometimes for ponies. The horses are ridden by jockeys either (professional race riders) or amateurs, in both cases may a certain weight, which must bear the horse, not be exceeded.

Half-breeds are characterized primarily by their greater toughness and are therefore mainly used in obstacle sport. The lack of speed they compensate with greater endurance and toughness. At the height of obstacle sport many great hunting races were won by half-breeds. Heat races are races over several runs, ie, the same horse meet several times against each other.

The system race was introduced in France, England, Ireland and Italy in 1972 and printed the year later. Meanwhile, there are other race variants around the world. A special feature of races is that drawn horses or those trained abroad should not be excluded from participation. This race serves as the international benchmark. It is comparable to the Champions League European football.

In Cologne, the race Rhineland Cup and two European GP race in Group in annual program of events, in Dusseldorf, the price of Diana as a Group race is decided. Situated Wicht are race, their performance level as the race is monitored internationally. List races are breeding race that range in importance and doping among the race (they are practically a "Class IV").

Steeplechase awarded for specially bred for this purpose horses. Because the distance from obstacle race is longer than in flat races and the average speed thus slower, can be used in an obstacle race for lower performance classes, horses, which have been found in flat races as too slow.