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Since 1980, the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian cricket team]] has traditionally opened an annual [[Test cricket|test match]] [[Boxing Day Test|on Boxing Day]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. While several test matches had occasionally been held at the MCG around Boxing Day, it was not until 1980 that the concept was formalized by [[Cricket Australia|the Australian Cricket Board]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-12-24 |title=The surprisingly short history of the Boxing Day Test |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-25/boxing-day-test-match-tradition-has-short-history-at-mcg/8135852 |access-date=2023-10-11}}</ref> The [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]] is also traditionally held on Boxing Day.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 December 2001 |title=Tough legacy of a Sydney classic |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/sailing/1721104.stm |access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref> |
Since 1980, the [[Australia national cricket team|Australian cricket team]] has traditionally opened an annual [[Test cricket|test match]] [[Boxing Day Test|on Boxing Day]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]. While several test matches had occasionally been held at the MCG around Boxing Day, it was not until 1980 that the concept was formalized by [[Cricket Australia|the Australian Cricket Board]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-12-24 |title=The surprisingly short history of the Boxing Day Test |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-25/boxing-day-test-match-tradition-has-short-history-at-mcg/8135852 |access-date=2023-10-11}}</ref> The [[Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race]] is also traditionally held on Boxing Day.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 December 2001 |title=Tough legacy of a Sydney classic |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/sailing/1721104.stm |access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref> |
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In horse racing, there is the [[King George VI Chase]] at [[Kempton Park Racecourse]] in Surrey, England. It is the second most prestigious [[National Hunt racing|chase]] in Britain, after the [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]]. In addition to the prestigious race at Kempton, in Britain, it is usually the day with the |
In horse racing, there is the [[King George VI Chase]] at [[Kempton Park Racecourse]] in Surrey, England. It is the second most prestigious [[National Hunt racing|chase]] in Britain, after the [[Cheltenham Gold Cup]]. In addition to the prestigious race at Kempton, in Britain, it is usually the day with the highest number of racing meetings of the year, with eight in 2016, in addition to three more in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Racecards – 26th December 2016|publisher=Racing Post|url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/2016-12-26}}</ref> In Barbados, the final day of horse racing is held on Boxing Day at The Historic Garrison Savannah, a UNESCO world heritage site. This tradition has been going on for decades in this former British colony. |
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Boxing Day is one of the main days in the hunting calendar for [[List of foxhound packs of the United Kingdom|hunts]] in the UK and US, with most hunts (both mounted foxhound or harrier packs and foot packs of beagles or bassets) holding meets, often in town or village centres.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/countryside/10538429/Hundreds-of-thousands-turn-out-for-Boxing-Day-hunts.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/countryside/10538429/Hundreds-of-thousands-turn-out-for-Boxing-Day-hunts.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Hundreds of thousands turn out for Boxing Day hunts|date=26 December 2013 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=21 December 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
Boxing Day is one of the main days in the hunting calendar for [[List of foxhound packs of the United Kingdom|hunts]] in the UK and US, with most hunts (both mounted foxhound or harrier packs and foot packs of beagles or bassets) holding meets, often in town or village centres.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/countryside/10538429/Hundreds-of-thousands-turn-out-for-Boxing-Day-hunts.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/countryside/10538429/Hundreds-of-thousands-turn-out-for-Boxing-Day-hunts.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Hundreds of thousands turn out for Boxing Day hunts|date=26 December 2013 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |access-date=21 December 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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