30 Horse Racing Terms Punters Should Know:
Horse racing is one of the fascinating sports you can be involved in or at least, a sight to behold either from TV or live races…
If you love the sport you’re most likely to have come across some terminologies and jargons associated with the UK sport.
Those familiar horse racing terminologies and jargons are about to be flooded with light. Wouldn’t you love to see every seemingly mysterious word or phrase around UK horse racing unveiled? Shall we?
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- ALL-WEATHER RACING
This is all year flat racing on a false surface at Wolver Hampton, Newcastle, Southwell, Lingfield, and Kempton (going often affects horse racing prices).
2. AMATEUR
A non-professional race rider that’s easily sighted by their title (Mr, Mrs, Ms) coming before their name on their race card.
3. APPRENTICE
A new jockey assigned to a trainer to learn how race riding.
4. BAY
A horse with a black mane and brown body.
5. BLINKERS
This is a hood that sits on a horse’s head to keep it from losing concentration in a race.
6. BLOWN UP
A horse is blown up when it drops out of a contest for fitness issues.
7. BROKEN DOWN
A horse is broken down when it sustains injuries and needs rest for a while to recover.
8. BUMPER
A National Hunt straight race above 1 mile but less than 3 miles.
9. CLAIMER
An apprentice straight race jockey
10. CLERK OF THE COURSE
The person in charge of the overall racecourse on a race day.
11. COLOURS
The jockey’s shirt identifies the race rider as the horse owner.
12. COLT
A four-year-old, ungelded horse.
13. CONDITIONAL JOCKEY
Under 26, National Hunt Jockey gets weight allowance until he has won a particular number of races.
14. CONDITIONS RACES
Gender, age, and quality of jockey determine the weight carried by the horse. Female runners carry less than their male counterparts.
15. CUT IN THE GROUND
Refers to a soft ground condition.
16. GRADE RACE
These are the classes of a National Hunt race;
- Grade 1 — includes King George VI Chase, Betfair Chase, etc. and is the most honourable race.
- Grade 3 — This is the most aspiring race for jockeys, and Aintree Grand National falls here. It comes with a GBP 1 Million prize. Well, it’s the most prestigious European National Hunt race.
17. GROUP RACE
This is the group of a flat race. Viz;
Group one — These include the classics like 1000 Guineas, and are the premier class.
Group two — These have international honour
Group three — Are local league races and a preparation for top league races in Europe.
18. GOING REPORT
This refers to the condition of the turf. The racecourse turf can be Heavy, good, good to firm, good to soft, firm, or hard. The ideal situation of a going ought to be good. Changes in predicted goings of racecourse leads to withdrawals of horses from race by the trainers.
Keep track of withdrawals here!
19. SIRE
A horse’s father.
From the Race Descriptions:
20. HANDICAP
A race where every horse gets assigned to races based on its previous records to ensure no horse is overloaded. The most common type of UK horse race.
21. JUVENILE
Is a National Hunt of 3 years or a flat horse of 2 years.
22. MARE
She’s female and above 5 years.
23. NATIONAL HUNT
Horses jumping over hurdles.
24. NOVICE
A horse that has won only two races.
25. NURSERY
A handicap for two-year-old horses.
26. OBJECTION
During races, complaints laid by one jockey against an opponent is an objection.
27. OFF/ON THE BRIDLE
Tired horses are out of contact with the jockey, have no more running energy, and are “off the bridle,” otherwise “on the bridle.”
28. OFF THE PACE
This is when a horse is lagging in a race.
29. OVER THE TOP
A horse scaled its peak for the season.
30. PACE
This is the speed of a race. To up a pace is to catch up with leaders or to lag behind is to be off a pace.
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