The Prophet ﷺ said: Wagers are allowed only for racing camels, or horses or shooting arrows.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ سَبْقَ إِلاَّ فِي خُفٍّ أَوْ فِي حَافِرٍ أَوْ نَصْلٍ  

‘Abd Allah bin Umar said “The Apostle of Allaah ﷺ held race between the horses which had been made lean by training from Al Hafya’. The goal was Thaniyyat Al Wada’ and he held a race between the horses Banu Zuraiq and ‘Abd Allaah was one of the racers.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَابَقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي قَدْ ضُمِّرَتْ مِنَ الْحَفْيَاءِ وَكَانَ أَمَدُهَا ثَنِيَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ وَسَابَقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُضْمَرْ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي زُرَيْقٍ وَإِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ كَانَ مِمَّنْ سَابَقَ بِهَا  

The Prophet ﷺ used to make lean by training horses which he employed in the race.  

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُضَمِّرُ الْخَيْلَ يُسَابِقُ بِهَا  

The Prophet ﷺ used to hold a race between horses and kept the one in the fifth year at a long distance.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَبَّقَ بَيْنَ الْخَيْلِ وَفَضَّلَ الْقُرَّحَ فِي الْغَايَةِ