Shahzada (horse race)

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Shahzada the horse that this race is named after. Shahzada (GB).jpg
Shahzada the horse that this race is named after.

The Shahzada Memorial Endurance Test is a horse race that has been held annually at St. Albans, New South Wales, Australia since 1981.

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It is an endurance race, where competitors must complete a 400-kilometre (250 mi) cross-country route. [1] The race is described as the longest endurance race in the world.

It is named after a purebred Arabian stallion Shahzada (GB) foaled in 1913, winner of two 300 mile endurance races carrying 13½ stone. He was imported to Australia from England in 1925. [1]

Winners

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Shahzada - the World's Longest Endurance Ride". Horse Talk. 2001-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2014-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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