But the most closely watched races involved the presidents of three boards under suspension.

Three other races involve incumbents, all of whom have been in office only one term but are considered to have the edge.

These races usually involve conditions such as "non-winner of three lifetime."

In races involving an incumbent, only about 40 challengers are considered to have a real chance.

If a given day's races involve cheap horses running long distances, their final times will be far off the track records.

The longest offshore races involve a circumnavigation of the world.

A race usually involves eight riders and runs for no more than three minutes.

Usually, a race involves people getting from one place to another.

A race can also involve any other type of goal like eating.