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Horse Racing Betting
Horse Racing Betting - History - Tips - Winners - Glossary
Horse Racing Glossary
NECK - a unit of measurement; a quarter of a length.
NOD - lowering of head. Winning in that manner.
NOSE - smallest advantage a horse can win by.
OBJECTION - claim of foul lodged by a rider.
ODDS-ON - odds of less than even money.
OFFICIAL - sign displayed when result is confirmed. Also racing official.
OFF TRACK - an off track refers to a wet racing surface.
ON THE BOARD - finishing among the first four.
ON THE NOSE - betting a horse to win only.
OVERLAY - a horse going off at a higher price than he appears to warrant based on his past performances.
OVERNIGHT LINE - prices quoted the night before the race.
OVERNIGHT RACE - a race in which entries close a specific number of hours before running (such as 48 hours) as opposed to a stakes race for which nominations close weeks and sometimes months in advance.
OVERWEIGHT - extra weight carried by a horse when the rider cannot make the required weight.
PADDOCK - the area where horses are saddled.
PADDOCK JUDGE - official in charge of the paddock and saddling routine.
PARIMUTUEL - a form of wagering that originated in France in which all money bet is divided up among those who have winning tickets, after taxes, takeout and other deductions are made.
PAST PERFORMANCES - a compilation in the Daily Racing Form of a horse’s record, including all pertinent data, used as a basis for handicapping.
PATROL JUDGES - officials who observe the progress of a race from various vantage points around the track.
PHOTO FINISH - a result so close it is necessary to use a finish-line camera to determine order of finish.
PLACE - second position at finish.
PLACE BET - wager on a horse to finish first or second.
PLACING JUDGES - officials who determine the order in which horses reach the finish line.
POCKET - boxed in, shut off. Running in a position with horses in front and alongside.
POLE - markers at measured distances around the track, marking the distance from the finish. The quarter pole, for instance, is a quarter of a mile from the finish, not from the start.
POST - starting point or position in the starting gate.
POOL (mutuel pool) - total sum wagered.
POST PARADE - horses going from paddock to starting gate past the stands.
POST POSITION - position of stall in starting gate from which a horse starts.
POST TIME - designated time for a race to begin.
PREP (or PREP RACE) - a workout or a race to prepare a horse for a future engagement.
PURSE - prize money.
QUARTER - one-quarter of a mile; 440 yards; 1,320 feet.
QUARTER POLE - marker one-quarter mile from the finish.
QUINELLA - a wager in which the first two finishers must be picked in either order.
RABBIT - a horse that is considered to have little chance of winning a race but is entered purely to ensure a fast pace, softening up the competition for the benefit of the entry mate.
RACING SECRETARY - official who drafts conditions of races and assigns weights for handicap events.
RAIL RUNNER - horse who prefers to run next to inside rail.
RESERVED - held off the pace.
RIDDEN OUT - refers to a horse that wins under a vigorous hand ride but is not being whipped.
RIDGLING - a horse with one nut.
ROMP - running (or winning) with utmost ease.
ROUTE - race distance of a mile or longer.
ROUTER - horse who perfoms well at distance races.
RUNDOWN BANDAGES - (or WRAPS) - bandages on the hind legs.
SADDLE CLOTH - a cloth under the saddle on which a horse's wagering number is displayed.
SCALE OF WEIGHTS - fixed imposts to be carried by horses in a race according to age, distance, sex, and time of year.
SCRATCH - to be taken out of a race.
SECOND CALL -a second engagement of a jockey who already is listed for a mount in a race.
SET DOWN - a suspension. Also, put to a drive, or asked to run by the jockey.
SEVEN FURLONGS - seven-eighths of a mile; 1,540 yards; 4,620 feet.
SEX ALLOWANCE - fillies and mares, according to their age and time of year, are allowed to carry less weight when meeting males.
SHOW - third position at the finish.
SHOW BET - wager on a horse to finish in the money, third or better.
SILKS - jacket and cap worn by riders which designate owner of the horse.
SIX FURLONGS - three-quarters of a mile; 1,320 yards; 3,960 feet.
SIXTEENTH - one-sixteenth of a mile; 110 yards, 330 feet.
SLOPPY - condition of track. Wet on surface with firm bottom.
SLOW - footing that is not fast, between good and heavy.
SOLID HORSE - contender.
SOPHOMORE - three-year-old horse.
STAKES-PLACED - finishing first, second or third in a stakes race.
STAKE - a race for which the owner must pay a fee to run his horse. Some stakes races are by invitation and require no payment or fee.
STAKES HORSE - one capable of competing in such events.
STALLION - entire male horse.
STARTER RACE - an allowance or handicap race restricted to horses who have started for a specific claiming price or less.
STARTING GATE - a mechanical device having partitions (stalls) for horses in which they are confined until the starter releases the doors in front to begin the race.
STATE-BRED - a horse bred in a particular state and thus eligible to compete in special races restricted to state-breds.
STEADIED - a horse being taken in hand by his rider, usually because of being in close quarters.
STEPS UP - a horse moving up in class.
STEWARDS - officials of the meeting responsible for enforcing the rules.
STRETCH - final straight portion of the racetrack to the finish.
STRETCH CALL - position of horses at the eighth pole, usually about halfway down the stretch.
STRETCH RUNNER - horse who finishes fast.
STRETCH TURN - bend of track into homestretch.
STRIDE - manner of going. Also distance covered after each foot has touched the ground once.
STUD - male horse used for breeding.
STUD BOOK - registry and genealogical record of the breeding of Thoroughbreds maintained by the Jockey Club.
SUBSCRIPTION - fee paid by owner to nominate horse for a stakes race or to maintain eligibility for a stakes race.
SUSPEND (or SUSPENSION) - a punishment for infraction of rules.
TACK - riders’ racing equipment.
TAKE (or TAKEOUT) - a commission deducted from pari-mutuel pools.
TAKEN UP - a horse pulled up sharply by his jockey.
TOPWEIGHT - highest weight assigned or carried in a race.
TOTALISATOR - a machine which sells and records wagering tickets and shows odds. Also figures out and displays payoffs.
TOUT - one who gives tips on racehorses.
TRACK BIAS - a racing surface that favors a particular running style or post position.
TRACK RECORD - fastest time at various distances recorded at a particular track.
TRIAL - workout.
TRIFECTA (or TRIPLE) - a wager picking the first three finishers in exact order.
TRIP - a horse’s race.
TRIPLE CROWN - the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
TURF COURSE - grass course.
UNDERLAY - a horse going of at a lower price than he appears to warrant based on his past performances.
UNDER WRAPS - horse under stout restraint in a race or workout.
UNTRIED - not raced.
WALKOVER - a race which scratches down to only one starter who merely gallops the required distance.
WASHY - a horse breaking out in a nervous sweat.
WEANLING - a foal that is less than 1 year-old that has been separated from its dam.
WEIGHT-FOR-AGE - a fixed scale of weights to be carried by horses according to age, sex, distance of race and time of year.
WINDED - breathing with difficulty after workout or race.
WINNER-TAKES-ALL - a winner receiving all the purse or stakes.
WORK - to exercise a horse.
YEARLING - a thoroughbred between the first New Year’s Day after being foaled and the following January 1.
YIELDING - a turf course condition corresponding to slow on a dirt track.
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