Hurdling (horse race)

A hurdle race in Great Britain and Ireland is a National Hunt horse race where the horses jump over obstacles called hurdles or flights that are over three and a half feet high.

National Hunt horses that have the size and scope to jump higher than the height of a hurdle use these types of races in order to gain experience of jumping obstacles so they can later be sent to jump bigger obstacles called fences.

In Victoria, these runs consist of portable hurdles in which the natural brush has been replaced by bright yellow soft synthetic brush.

Hurdle races are usually run over a minimal distance of 2 800 metres.

[3] In 2021, the One Fit model of hurdles was introduced in Victoria, and they were being used in 13 tracks in UK.