Horse notes - Horse racing began to become a professional sport during the
reign
(1702-14) of Queen Anne, when match racing gave way to horse races
involving several horses on which the spectators wagered. Horse racing
racecourses sprang up all over England, offering increasingly large
purses to attract the best race horses. These purses in turn made horse
breeding and owning horses for racing profitable. With the rapid
expansion of the sport came the need for a central governing authority.
In 1750, racing's elite met at Newmarket to form the Jockey Club, which
to this day exercises complete control over English racing.
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