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Horse Racing Betting
Horse Racing Betting - History - Tips - Winners - Glossary
Horse Racing Glossary
DAILY DOUBLE - type of wager calling for the selection of winners of two consecutive races, usually the first and second.
DEAD-HEAT - two or more horses finishing in an exact tie at the wire.
DEAD TRACK - racing surface lacking resiliency.
DISQUALIFICATION - change of order of finish by officials for an infraction of the rules.
DISTAFF (DISTAFF RACE) - female. A race for fillies, mares, or both.
DISTANCED - well beaten, finishing a great distance behind the winner.
DQ - disqualified.
DRIVING - strong urging by rider.
DROPDOWN - a horse facing a lower class of rivals than he had been running against.
EASED - chart caller’s assessment of a horse that is being deliberately slowed by the jockey to prevent injury or harm to the horse.
EASILY - running or winning without being pressed by rider or opposition.
EIGHTH - a furlong; 220 yards; 660 feet, 1/8 of a mile.
ELIGIBLE - qualified to start in a race, according to conditions.
ENTRY - two or more horses owned by the same stable or (in some cases) trained by the same trainer and thus running as a single betting unit.
EQUIPMENT - whip, blinkers, etc. Gear carried by a horse in a race.
EQUIVALENT ODDS - mutual price horses pay for each $1 bet.
EVENLY - neither gaining nor losing position or distance during a race.
EXACTA (or PERFECTA) - a wager in which the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish, must be picked.
EXERCISE RIDER - male or female rider who is aboard a horse for morning workouts.
EXTENDED - forced to run at top speed.
EXTRA WEIGHT (ADDED WEIGHT) - more weight than conditions of race require.
FALTERED - a term used for a horse that was in contention early and drops back in the late stages. It is more drastic than weakened but less drastic than stopped.
FALSE FAVOURITE - a horse who is bet down to favoritism when others would appear to outclass him on form.
FAST TRACK - footing at its best; Dry, fast and even.
FIELD - the horses in a race.
FIELD HORSE (or MUTUEL FIELD) - two or more starters running as a single betting unit, when there are more entrants than the totalisator board can accommodate.
FILLY - a female horse up to and including the age of 4.
FIRM - a turf course condition corresponding to fast on a dirt track.
FLATTEN OUT - when a horse drops his head almost on a straight line with its body. May indicate exhaustion.
FOAL - newly born Thoroughbred, or until weaned. Male or female.
FOUR FURLONGS - half a mile; 880 yards; 2,640 feet.
FRACTIONAL TIME - intermediate time recorded in a race, as at the quarter, half, three-quarters, etc.
FRESH (FRESHENED) - a rested horse.
FRONT RUNNER - a horse who usually leads (or tries to lead) the field.
FURLONG - one-eighth of a mile; 220 yards; 660 feet.
GAIT - the ways in which a horse can move - walk, trot, canter, gallop, run, etc.
GALLOP - a type of gait, a fast canter. Also, to ride a horse at that gait.
GATE - the starting mechanism.
GELDING - an incomplete male horse.
GOOD BOTTOM - track that is firm under the surface, which may be sloppy or wet.
GOOD TRACK - condition between fast and slow.
GRADUATE - winning at a class and moving up.
HALF - half a mile, four furlongs; 880 yards; 2,640 feet.
HAND - four inches. Unit used in measuring height of a horse from withers to ground.
HANDICAP - a race a handicapper assigns weights to be carried. Also, to handicap a race, to make selections on the basis of the past performances.
HANDICAPPER - one who assigns weights. Also one who makes selections on past performances.
HANDILY - working or racing with moderate effort, but more effort than breezing.
HANDLE - amount of money wagered in the pari-mutuel pool on a race, a program, a meeting or a year.
HAND RIDE - a jockey urging a horse with the hands and not using the whip.
HEAD - a margin between the horses. One horse leading another by the length of his head.
HEAD OF THE STRETCH - beginning of the stretch run home.
HEAVY - the condition of a track similar to, but even slower than muddy.
HORSE - broadly, in any Thoroughbred regardless of sex. Specifically, an entire male 5 years old or older.
HUNG - a horse tiring, but holding position.
IN FOAL - a pregnant mare.
IN THE MONEY - finishing first, second or third.
IN HAND - running under moderate control, at less than best pace.
IMPOST - weight carried or assigned.
INQUIRY - stewards reviewing the race to check into a possible infraction of the rules.
IRONS - stirrups.
JOCKEY FEE - sum paid to a rider.
JOG - slow, easy gait.
JUVENILE - a two-year-old horse.
LASIX - a medication for the treatment of bleeding.
LATE DOUBLE - a second daily double offered on the latter part of the program. (See Daily Double).
LEAD PONY - horse or pony who heads parade of field from paddock to starting gate. Also a horse or pony who accompanies a starter to post.
LEG UP - to help a jockey mount his horse.
LENGTH - length of a horse from nose to tail, about 8 feet. Also distance between horses in a race.
LOCK - slang for a "sure thing" winner.
LUG (in or out) - action of a tiring horse, bearing in or out.
LUNGE - horse rearing or plunging.
MAIDEN - a horse who has not won a race. Also applied to a non-winning rider.
MAIDEN RACE - a race for non-winners.
MARE - female horse 5 years old or older. Also, female of any age who has been bred.
MEDICATION LIST - a list kept by the track veterinarian and published by the track and Daily Racing Form.
MIDDLE DISTANCE - broadly; From one mile to less than a mile and an eighth.
MINUS POOL - a mutual pool caused when one horse is so heavily wagered on, that after deductions of state tax and commission, there is not enough money left to pay the legally prescribed minimum on each winning bet.
MORNING GLORY - a horse who performs well in morning workouts but fails to reproduce that form in races.
MORNING LINE - approximate odds quoted before wagering determines exact odds.
MUDDY TRACK - deep condition of racetrack after being soaked with water.
MUDDER - horse who races well on muddy tracks.
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