300 metres hurdles to beginning of a standard 400 meter hurdle race, but its placement on the track is shifted 100 meters around the track so it finishes at the common finish line on the straightaway, where the longer race would reach the same point near the end of the second turn. There are 8 hurdles in the high school version, the last hurdle just 10 meters before the finish line. High schools began adopting the longer hurdle event state by state starting in the 1960s. At the time, most which school competition was using United States customary units, so the race was
Warfield Mares' Hurdle Warfield Mares' Hurdle The Warfield Mares' Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to mares aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of about 2 miles 7½ furlongs , and during its running there are thirteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in January. It was first run in 2008. The race was run as the Oilexco Mares' Only Hurdle, the Warfield Mares' Hurdle in 2009 and the 1942 Was A Vintage Year Mares' Hurdle from 2010 to 2012.