Between races and galloping: social dynamics and horse racing in Rio Grande Do Sul context at the beginning of the 20^th Century

ABSTRACT

This research seeks to investigate conformations of horse racing practices in the social space of Santa Cruz do Sul/Rio Grande do Sul in the first decade of the 20^th century. Based on historical and sociocultural precepts, evidence in printed documents were analyzed, especially the Kolonie newspaper. From the comparison and interpretation of evidence, we ponder on a configuration coined by the dynamic dependencies of people who organized themselves around horse-centered practices, establishing sociocultural relations, balanced in approximations and detachments on notions of identity and class.

Keywords:
horse racing; turf; sport history