Should car racing be considered an athletic sport, if the car does most of the work?

Same question, but horse racing or horse dancing (which I believe is an Olympic sport), should these be considered an athletic sport (for human's) when the horse does most the work?

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iamelijah · 26-30, M

They are sports but more kind like talent in control on mobile. Like F1 or MotoGP.

When you mentioned about poker and jockey, they more like calculation and probability and some mind games.
Jockey is combo of talent controlling the game by winning the horse and the player and the one who's betting. .

I am not sure if chess fall into sports category. But it could since it more like mind and strategy games.

Lostpoet · M

I've never been much of a fan of either of them sports but as long as bowling is considered a sport these stay in the sports category.

Viper · M

@Lostpoet Yeah, but not athletic sport... I've come to terms with a sport is anything you can bet on, and you can literally bet on anything and everything including betting...

So as long as two or more people are competing, it's a sport...

But I still don't want to count it when most of the work is being done by a non-human...

KentuckyWildcats · M

Jockeys and car drivers better be in shape to handle their sport.

Viper · M

@KentuckyWildcats you can say the same about Texas Hold em Poker players, they better be in shape to handle their sport.

Reaverwolf · M

It takes training, which includes muscle memory. So it takes a physical element.

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