The Nez Perce raced their Appaloosa horses at distances from a few hundred yards to 12 miles. Continuing the tradition, the ApHC offered races at the National Show in 1948 and for the first few years of the World Show. Appaloosas are now mid-distance runners, competing at 220 yards to 8 furlongs. The Missouri Appaloosa Association, an early regional club, hosted the breed's first-ever futurity at the Missouri State Fair in 1960, and in December of that year, the ApHC Board of Directors passed a resolution creating the Racing Committee of the ApHC. In 1961 the first ApHC state racing association was formed: the Kansas Appaloosa Racing Association. By 1976 the ApHC recognized 24 state and regional racing associations.