It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) held a horse race; the distance for the horses prepared (for jihad) was from Hafya to Thaniyyatul Wada’, and for the new horses, the race was from Thaniyyatul Wada’ to the mosque of Banu Zuraiq.
Hadith Referenceالسنن المأثورة / باب الجهاد / 641
Hadith Takhrijصحیح مسلم، الامارہ، باب المسابقۃ بین الخیل وتضمیرہا، رقم: 1870۔