Red Rum- Part 3

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What Things Are

What is a Sire?

A sire is the dad of a foal( a baby horse). A dam is a mom of a foal.

Grand National

The Grand National is a famous race held at Aintree England. It is run at a distance about 4 miles and 856 yards and has 30 fences to be jumped. It is always held an a Saturday of April.

Furlongs

The name furlong comes from an old English word furth ( furrow) and lang (long). Dating back to the ninth century it referred to the length of a furrow in a one acre long field. The system arose from turning a team of oxen with a heavy plow was hard.

Racehorse

A racehorse is a horse that races against fast horses on a racetrack.

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