AQHA Racing Vocab Flashcards
(215 cards)
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A method of wagering on a horse to win, place and show. If the horse wins, the player collects three ways
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Across the Board
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That money which is added to a purse by the racing association (track), or by sponsors, state-bred programs or other funds added to the money gathered by nomination, entry, sustaining, and other fees coming from the horsemen
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Added Money
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All racehorses have January 1 of the year they were born as their official birth date, regardless of their foaling date
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Age
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A race in which eligibility is based upon amounts of money won or earned or number of races a horse has won over a specified time.
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Allowance Race
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A horse officially entered but not permitted to start unless the field is reduced by scratches
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Also-Eligible
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Used to describe a horse that did not finish in the money (first, second, or third)Also-ran
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Also-ran
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DOES NOT APPLY TO QUARTER HORSE RACING - The allowance or weight off allowed an apprentice jockey during his/her first year of riding. Usually an apprentice or “bug” rider gets 10lbs off until his/her 35th winner. Gives younger, inexperienced riders a more even chance against older more experienced “journeyman” jockeys. This rule varies from state to state,
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Apprentice Allowance
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A person employed by a licensed trainer to assist and assume responsibility in the absence of that trainer in all the daily work, chores, saddling, etc. involved in the training of horses. Assistant trainers are required to be tested and licensed by state racing commissioners
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Assistant Trainer
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Term used by track announcers signifying to the public that the horses have arrived at and are ready to be loaded into the starting gate
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At the Post
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A person licensed by the commission and appointed by a written instrument, signed and acknowledged before a notary public by the owner in whose behalf the agent will act
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Authorized Agent
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The stable and training area of a racetrack
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Backside
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Straight or far-side of track between the turns; stable area
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Backstretch
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Come in Two Forms: Standing (used in the stall at rest, for therapeutic purposes) and Racing (using vetrap or ace type bandages for support of tendons and to prevent a horse from running down or burning his heels on the track surface as legs tire and strain more)
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Bandages
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A horse that moves or lugs inward (to its left toward the inside rail) or outward while racing. May be due to weariness, infirmity, whip use by rider, or rider’s inability to control mount
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Bearing In (Or Out)
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Term used by track handicappers, tip sheets, selectors, ect. to signify the horse they feel most likely to win that day
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Best Bet
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Used in a sale catalogue to designate a horse has won or placed in a stakes. The name of a stakes winner is printed in boldface uppercase letters (i.e., DASH FOR SPEED), while the name of a stakes-placed horse is in boldface upper-and lower case letters (ie. Dash for Speed).
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Black Type
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Or photo-finish; two or more horses are very close at the finish (one can “throw a blanket over them”). Very common in AQHA Racing
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Blanket Finish
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A horse that during or following exercise or the race is observed to be shedding blood from one or both nostrils or the mouth, or is observed by scope to be hemorrhaging in the lumen of the respiratory tract
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Bleeder
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A hood placed over a horse’s head with cups sewn onto the eye openings. The cups prevent a horse from seeing anywhere but straight ahead, thus preventing distractions
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Blinkers
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When a horse swerves sharply from his lane or the regular course; also a runaway
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Bolt
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Group of mares being bred to a stallion in a given year
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Book
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Of a horse’s pedigree or bloodlines which indicates the dam, granddam, maternal grandsire, ect.
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Bottom Line
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The portion of the payoff to winning bettors that is retained by the association. In most North American racing jurisdictions payoffs are to the next lower dime
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Breakage
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The breeder of an American Quarter Horse is considered to be the owner of the dam at the time of service, while the breeder of a thoroughbred is the owner of the dam at the time of foaling
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Breeder
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Working a horse at a moderate speed
Breeze
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The sire of a broodmare
Broodmare Sire
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The best time for the distance on the work tab for a given day at a track
Bullet Work
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A racetrack with either a half-mile or 5/8ths mile oval
Bullring
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Trade name for Phenylbutazone, a commonly used analgesic for horses
Bute
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A horse put through public auction that did not reach his reserve and was retained by the consignor
Buy Back
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Otherwise known as "mud calks;" small cleats inserted on the back end of a horse's shoe or racing plate; most often used when the track's surface becomes muddy, heavy, or slick; allows the horse a better grip of the surface and eliminates slipping and provides sounder footing
Caulks
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The "box score" of a race. The chart gives all the information of the running of a race including horses' positions during the race, official order of finish, wagering handle, payoffs, closing odds, owner, trainer, jockey, purse distribution, times, speed ratings and conditions of race
Chart
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The pulling back or sudden slowing due to traffic problems during the running of a race
Checked
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Describes several race tracks with complementing racing dates, which form a circuit within a certain geographic area
Circuit
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Horse which consistently runs in claiming races
Claimer
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The compartment usually found adjacent to the paddock where the claim sheet/card is dropped
Claiming Box
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The price for which a horse is running in a claiming race
Claiming Price
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A selling race in which the conditions provide that each entry may be brought by a licensed owner, either directly or through a trainer. The claim can only be made until a few minutes before post time, at which time the claiming box is closed. A claimed horse becomes the property of the new owner when the race starts, but the purse winnings from that race go to the previous owner
Claiming Race
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A horse showing all the best qualities in breeding, conformation, ability and stamina
Class
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Person responsible for accurately timing the workouts of a horse. All workouts are taken during the morning training hours
Clocker
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The time published by the organization after which nominations or entries will not be accepted for a race
Closing
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Generally, the turn closest to the clubhouse
Clubhouse Turn
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A male horse at the ages of two and three
Colt
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The qualifications or eligibility rules for horses to be entered into a race
Condition
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A book written by the racing secretary for the horsemen by the racing association usually every two weeks, which lists all races, conditions, and other information pertinent to the race meet
Condition Book
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Term used to describe a racing animal's build, muscle and bone structure as they relate to racing
Conformation
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The persons responsible for selling a horse at a public sale. The owner pays the persons a commission based on the horses selling price
Consignor/Consignment
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Two or more horses belonging to the same owner or trained by the same trainer are said to be coupled, as they run as an entry comprising a single wagering interest.
Coupled entry
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A single breeding of a mare to a stallion
Cover
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The group of foals sired by a stallion in a given season
Crop
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The loose, top surface of the racetrack
Cushion
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a wager which one must select the winners of two races in succession
Daily Double
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The female parent or broodmare
Dam
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the sire of a broodmare
Damsire (Broodmare Sire)
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Where the photo-finish camera shows two horses inseparable at the finish, the race is declared a dead heat or tie.
Dead Heat
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The act of withdrawing an entered horse from a race before the closing of overnight entries. A horse that has been withdrawn is said to have been declared
Declaration
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A stakes exclusively for three-year-olds
Derby
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Change in the order of finish by officials for an infraction of the rules
Disqualification
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The female designation for racehorses
Distaff
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Well beaten, finishing a great distance behind the winner
Distanced
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a horse under strong urging by the rider
Driving
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A horse meeting a lower class of rival that he had been running against
Dropdown
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A horse not allowed to continue in a race due to injury, poor conditioning or inability to compete
Eased
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to enroll a horse in a race
Enter
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A horse eligible to run in a race; also, two or more horses entered in the same race that have common ties of ownership, lease or training
Entry
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A locked box into which trainers drop entry forms
Entry-box
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A track employee stationed in the racing secretary's office to take entries in person and collect those from the entry box
Entry clerk
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Money paid to enter a horse in a race
Entry fee
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Gear carried by horse and jockey in a race, such as whip or blinkers
Equipment
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a wager in which the bettor must select the first and second place finishers in order
Exacta
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Rider who exercises horses in the morning training hours
Exercise rider
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Any wager that involves more than one horse, generally the pari-mutuel takeout is higher and the mutuel payoffs are higher than straight wagers
Exotic Wager
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A horse that is wagered down to favoritism when others would appear to outclass him
False Favorite
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An entrant that has the shortest odds on the toteboard
Favorite
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The best race on a card
Feature
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The entire group of starters in a race; or the mutuel field with several longshots coupled as a single wagering interest when more horses are entered than the toteboard allows
Field
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A female horse at the ages of two and three
Filly
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Bend in the track beyond the starting point; also, clubhouse turn
First Turn
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Term commonly used to describe a horse in the peak of condition
Fit
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An action by any horse or jockey that hinders or interferes with another horse or jockey during the running of a race
Foul
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Horses that have both the same sire and dam
Full brother/sister
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A stakes race for two-year-olds in which owners must pay nominating money and sustaining payments
Futurity
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A castrated male horse of any age
Gelding
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offspring of a male horse
Get
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The grade that may be given traditional handicap, stakes, or classic races by quality of horses and size of the purse with Grade 1 being best, Grade 2 next best and Grade 3 next.
Graded Race
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The mother of a horse's dam (also called the second dam)
Granddam
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The father of a horse's sire, unless otherwise stated (see maternal grandsire)
Grandsire
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The stable employee, employed by the trainer, who cares for horses. Performs daily chores such as grooming, bedding stall, bandaging, feeding, tacking and race preparation
Groom
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Horses out of the same dame but by different sires
Half Brother/Sister
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Headgear used on horse when being handled around the barn or when being walked, when not using bridle; also, to claim a horse
Halter
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a unit of measurement, approximately four inches by which a horse's height is measured; determined by placing one hand above the other from the ground to the withers or the point where the saddle rests
Hand
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Urging a horse with hands rather than using the whip
Hand Ride
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A race in which the weights are assigned depending on a horse's past performance and present form. The racing secretary or handicapper assigns a range of weights which would theoretically cause horses to finish in a dead heat
Handicap
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The racing secretary or other official who assigns weights, handicaps, and races; also the journalist who handicaps a day's racing card and reports his selections for the wagering public
Handicapper
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Making selections by determining relative qualities of horses through their past performances and class
Handicapping
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Of a horse in a race, winning easily, in a workout, a pace which is a bit slower than driving but faster than breezing
Handily
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The aggregate amount of money passing through the pari-mutuel machines for a given period; total money wagered
Handle
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a margin between horses which describes one horse leading another by the length of his head
Head
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A horse bred by his owner
Homebred
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The straightaway between the end of the far turn and the finish line
Homestretch
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any equine regardless of sex, specifically, an entire male four years of age or older
Horse
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Of horses, involves a system of recognition of several types of markings by the horse identifier. Markings are noted on animal's breed registry papers and usually range from coat color, lip tattoos, hair whorls, cowlicks, white markings, night eyes, scars and brands
Identification
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Area within the inner rail of the racetrackInfiel
Infield
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A horse finishing first, second or third is "in the money" for the wagering public
In the money
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The stewards' immediate investigation into interference in the running of a race which may result in the disqualification of one or more horses
Inquiry
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A race in which the field of competing horses is selected by inviting horse owners to enter specific horses
Invitational
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stirrups of where the jockey puts his feet while riding
Irons
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signifying the 30 days after a horse has been claimed in which is must run for a 25 percent higher claiming price than for what it was claimed
Jail
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Professional rider; also, to maneuver a horse in a race
Jockey
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A two-year-old American Quarter Horse and the youngest age at which one can race
Juvenile
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A period of time in which a race horse is sent away from the racetrack to rest
Lay Up
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Unit of measurement in racing and charting terminology. The length of an American Quarter Horse, the distance from the horse's nose to the tip of his flying tail in 0.16 seconds, while the length of a thoroughbred is 0.20 seconds
Length
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A horse that has never won a race recognized by qualified governing bodies, commissions or breed registry
Maiden
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A race for non-winners
Maiden Race
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A female horse four years of age or older
Mare
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A challenge race between two horses
Match
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The sire of a horse's dam
Maternal grandsire
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A stakes race for four-year-olds and up in which owners must pay nominating money and sustaining payments
Maturity
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A list kept by the track veterinarian and posted at the track showing which horses have been treated with legally permitted medication, usually limited to Bute and Lasix
Medication List
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When is horse is so heavily played by betters that after the deduction of the state tax and commissions, not enough money remains in the pool to pay off the legally prescribed minimum
Minus Pool
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A sale consisting of varying types of horses, such as yearlings, broodmares, horses in training, ect.
Mixed Sale
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The approximate odds usually printed in the program and posted on the totalizator board prior to any wagering. The morning line is a prediction of how the wagering will go on a race
Morning line
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The flat fee earned by a jockey who has not finished in the top three where he might earn a percentage of the purse
Mount Fee
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Horse that races well on a muddy track
Mudder
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The total amount wagered on a race in each ticket category. The total number of winning tickets in the win category share the entire pool equally after the takeout is deducted. The same is true of the Daily double and the other exotic pools. The place pool is divide into two parts and the show pool in three parts and divided among the holders of winning tickets on the horses involved.
Mutuel Pool
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Unit of measurement; the length of a horse's neck; a quarter of a length
Neck
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A written complaint made to the stewards concerning a horse entered in a race and filed no later than two hours prior to the scheduled post time for the first race on the day which the questionable horse is entered; also, a verbal claim of foul in a race lodged by the horse's jockey, trainer, owner, or the owner's licensed authorized agent before the race is declared official.
Objection
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Odds of less than even money
Odds-On
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Used to describe a horse that has finished worse than third
Off the Board
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Wagering on horses at legalized wagering offices, usually run by the state or the tracks
Off-Track Betting
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The designation given to the result of a race by the stewards when any occurrences that affected the actual order of finish have been decided in terms of pari-mutuel payoffs to winning bettors
Official
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A horse going off at a higher price than he appears to warrant based on his past performances
Overlay
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A race for which entries close 72 hours or less before the post time for the first race on the day the race is to be run; also, the sheet available to horsemen at the racing secretary's office showing the entries, post positions, weights and jockeys for the next race day.
Overnight
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Pounds that a horse carries in excess of his officially assigned weight because the jockey is too heavy
Overweight
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The area where the horses are saddled and viewed prior to a race
Paddock
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From French meaning "wager amongst us;" the system for racetrack wagering that returns to winning bettors the amounts wagered by unsuccessful bettors, less takeout taxes to state, track and purse
Pari-mutuel
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Information published by Daily Racing Form or the racetrack which gives information on a horse's most recent races and works for handicapping purposes
Past Performances
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The racing official placed at critical points around the track in stands or towers, who observes the running of the race and reports back to stewards as to any interference or careless riding
Patrol Judge
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Indicative of a very close finish in which only careful viewing of the photo-finish picture can determine the order of finish
Photo-Finish
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Wagers in which the winners of all the included races must be selected
Pick-Three, Pick-Six, Pick-Nine, Ect.
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A wager in which one collects if the horse finishes first or second
Place
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The racing official in charge of the official placing or order of finish of horses during and after the running of a race through the viewing of the race, especially at the finish, and the viewing of the photo-finish strip with stewards. At some tracks the stewards also serve as placing judges
Placing Judges
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Time prior to the race when the horses leave the paddock, come on the racetrack, parade in front of the grandstands and warm up
Post Parade
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A horse's position in the starting gate from the inside rail out, decided by a drawing at the close of entries prior to the race, with the approval of the starter
Post Position
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The official time set by the stewards and the mutuel department at which a race will start and the horses are required to be at the post and ready to start
Post Time
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A system which makes entering a horse to race more fair; horses with the longest time since last racing or having a chance to race, have the higher preference for the next race entered.
Preference List
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The offspring of either a male or female horse
Progeny
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The general program published and sold by the racing association; also, includes all vital information on the day's racing card, including race number, conditions, distances, types of wagering, horses' names, numbers, jockeys and weights
Program
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A written complaint signed by the protester against any horse which has started in a race, and shall be made to the Stewards within 48 hours after the running of the race
Protest
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One whose services are available to the public and who experts to train a number of horses from a number of owners
Public Trainer
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Prize money in a race, generally made up of the added money based on handle and/or sponsor's contribution, and any nomination, sustaining or entry fees
Purse
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Wager in which the first two finishers must be picked, but payoff is made no matter which wins and which runs second
Quinella
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A state-appointed body charged with the duty of regulating and supervising the conduct of racing in that state
Racing Board/Commission
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The official who writes conditions for races, assigns the weights for handicap races, receives entries, conducts the draw and is responsible for operation and organization of the race office
Racing Secretary
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A barrier, generally made of aluminum covered with a plastic shield, which forms the inside and outside perimeter of the racing surface
Rail
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The document forwarded by the breed registry that certifies that the horse is a duly registered Thoroughbred or American Quarter Horse; also includes all identification markings of that animal, registration number, owner, breeder, state foaled and past race win record
Registration Certificate
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A stakes race in which conditions limit the participants based upon certain criteria. The more common restricted stakes races are state-bred races and races written for horses purchased through or consigned to a certain sale
Restricted Stakes
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Winning a race without rider urging horse to do his utmost because he has a wide margin over the second-place horse
Ridden Out
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A special type of bit to prevent a horse from bearing in or out
Run-Out Bit
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Bandages on the hind legs, usually with a pad inside, to keep a horse from burning or scraping his heels or fetlocks when he races
Rundown Bandages (Wraps)
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Cloth under the saddle on which program numbers and sometimes horse's name are displayed
Saddle Cloth (Towel)
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To train a horse, especially at the gate, in the paddock and before a crowd, and otherwise teaching him racing practices
School
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A pre-race which conforms to requirements adopted by the state racing commission
Schooling Race
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The act of withdrawing an entered horse from a race after the closing of overnight entries
Scratch
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The deadline established by the racing office for horses to be scratched prior to the printing of the official program. Generally, races are drawn 72 to 48 hours before race day and scratch time will be 24 hours before race day; for stakes races, scratch time can be up to 15 minutes before post time
Scratch Time
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Fillies and mares, according to their age and time of year, are allowed to carry three to five pounds less when racing against males
Sex allowance
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Sheepskin or cloth cylinder strapped across a horse's nose to bar its vision of the ground, preventing him from shying from shadows
Shadow Roll
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Stable area with barns and walkways under a roof
Shedrow
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Third-place position at the finish. A wager in which one collects if horse finishes first, second or third
Show
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Shirt worn by a jockey in a race
Silks
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Televising races to other tracks, locations or outlets for the purpose of wagering
Simulcast
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A male parent; father
Sire
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A three-year-old horse
Sophomore
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The condition of a horse that is free of lameness, injury or illness
Sound
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A stakes race is a race in which stakes of $50 or more are posted by the owners of the participating horses and is still a stakes when money or other prize is added. Nominations must close more than 48 hours before time for the first race of the day on which such stakes are to be run
Stakes
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Finishing second or third in a stakes race
Stakes Places
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A mare that has produced at least one foal that finished first, second, or third in a stakes race
Stakes Producer
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Entire or uncut male horse
Stallion
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The track official who has complete jurisdiction over the starting of the horses and authority to give orders necessary to ensure a fair start: also, a horse that is in the starting gate when his stall door opens as the field is dispatched
Starter
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An allowance or handicap race restricted to horses that have started for a specific claiming price by the state law and commission rules, and is eligible to compete in special races or for purse supplements
Starters Allowance
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Racetrack official who presides over the race meeting, has superior jurisdiction over all racing officials, rules on claims of foul or any protests, imposes fines and suspensions and is responsible to the racing commission for the enforcement of the rules and regulations as stipulate in the state statutes. The board of stewards consists of three members at most racetracks
Steward
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Win, place, or show
Straight Wager
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Final straightaway portion of the racetrack to the finish line
Stretch
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Position of horses at designated pole markers, dependent upon the length of the race
Stretch Call
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The percentage taken out of every dollar wager and split between state, track and purses; generally in pari-mutuel racing, the percentage taken out is usually between 15-20% for straight wagers and 20-25% for exotic wagers
Takeout
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A form of identification in which race horses are marked under the upper-lip with a letter/number combination, which is also reflected on the registration certificate
Tattoo
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Strap or tape bandage used to tie down a horse's tongue to prevent choking in a race or workout
Tongue Strap
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A display board in the infield on which data is posted electronically. Data includes approximate odds, total amount wagered in each pool, track condition, post time, time of day, result of race, official and inquiry signs, running time of the race and the mutuel payoff prices after each race is declared official, as well as other pertinent information
Toteboard
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to give or sell wagering advice; also, a person who does so
Tout
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track that is thoroughly dry and at its best. The footing is even
Track Conditions - Fast
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During or immediately after a heavy rain, water has saturated the cushion and may form puddles. The base is still firm. Footing is splashy but even, and the running time remains fast
Track Conditions - Sloppy
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water has soaked into the base and it is soft and wet. The footing is deep and slow
Track Conditions - Muddy
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A drying track that is muddy and drying out. Footing is heavy and sticky
Track Conditions - Heavy
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Still wet, between heavy and good. Footing is heavy
Track Conditions - Slow
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rated between slow and fast. Moisture remains in the strip but footing is firm
Track Conditions - Good
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The track surface is frozen solid and unable to be maintained
Track Conditions - Frozen
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Fastest time at each distance recorded at a particular track
Track Record
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The person who conditions and prepares horses for racing, with the absolute responsibility to ensure the physical condition and eligibility of the horse in accordance with the strict interpretation of the rules, regulations and laws of racing
Trainer
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Race in which eligible horses compete to determine the finalists in a nomination race
Trial
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a wager in which the first three finishers must be chosen in exact order
Trifecta
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Term used for infield grass course on which some races are run
Turf
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Horse under stout restraint in a race or workout
Under Wraps
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A horse racing at shorter odds than he should
Underlay
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An employee who takes care of a jockey's equipment, ensures that the correct silks are at his locker and the rider has the proper weight in his lead pad. He meets the rider after the race and carries the saddle and equipment back to the jockey's room
Valet
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Horse breaking out in a nervous sweat before a race
Washy
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A foal being weaned and until he becomes a yearling on January 1 of the following year
Weanling
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The procedure where the clerk of scales, prior to the race, checks the weights of jockeys and their riding equipment against the officially assigned weight for each horse in the race
Weigh-in
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The procedure where the clerk of scales, after the race, re-checks the weights of jockeys and their riding equipment against the officially assigned weight for each horse in the raceWeight-out
Weight-out
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fixed scale of weights to be carried by horses according to age, sex, distance of the race, and season of the year
Weight-for-age
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A type of wager where one entrant is combined with every other entrant in the race; can be done with various types of wagers
Wheel
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Leather instrument with which a rider encourages his horse to increase his speed
Whip
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Type of wager in which one collects only if a horse wins the race
Win
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Area adjacent to the racing oval where a winning horse is brought for ceremonial win photo with the owner, trainer, ect.
Winner's circle
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A horse's age following January 1 of the year after foaling
Yearling
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