Hippogriff racing

"...not only on a broomstick, but mounted on the back of a Hippogriff. These kinds of races are very different to the competitions found at Hogwarts."

- mention of Hippogriff racing in a Hogwarts Library book on broom racing Hippogriff racing is a competition between witches and wizards which involves flying Hippogriffs from a start point to the end point. The winner is the flyer who completes the route first. Hippogriff races were not held at Hogwarts.