The Thoroughbred is primarily a sport horse classified by the American Thoroughbred Association as one of two breeds recognized as official representatives of the sport of horse racing. The Thoroughbred has a reputation as being able to complete the same tasks and distances as the other types of Thoroughbreds – including those categorized as trotters or dressage. However, the Thoroughbred’s greatest claim to fame is as a speed and jumping event. The Thoroughbred may compete in such races as the harness track mile race or the stretch race. Although the term Thoroughbred is occasionally used to describe any generic breed of horse, it in fact refers only to the Thoroughbred…