Hurdling hurdle over various natural obstacles, such as logs, mounds of earth and small streams – this represents the sporting origin of the modern events. Horse racing has its own variant of hurdle racing, with similar principles. The standard sprint or short hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard number of steps to the first hurdle should be 8. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women. Each of these races is run over ten hurdles and they are all Olympic events. The men's 200 meters low hurdles event
Contenders Hurdle and the most recent horse to win both events in the same year is Buveur d'Air in 2017 and 2018. The 1982 race was run at Kempton. <br> <br> <br> Contenders Hurdle The Contenders Hurdle is a Listed National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 2 miles , and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February. The race was first run