Horse-racing devotees, slang?

Question

Horse-racing devotees, slang?

Answer 1

plater= claimer or claiming runner

farrier= blacksmith

judge= starter, steward, or racing official

no boy= unnamed rider

handily= with little or no urging

driving= hard ridden

signer=mutuel payout that requires IRS notification

sharp=animated and ready

dull=lifeless and unfit

Answer 2

I have no idea what your talking about. But if you want some slang...off the to of my head...

jock=jockey

stick=crop of whip

boxed in=horse has nowhere to go in a race

Board=tote board

Bookie=i think is a handicapper

bug boy=apprentice jockey

claimer, maiden, closer, dead heat, down to the wire etc

Answer 3

straight.......home stretch

speed humps.......jumps

barrier rouge.......a horse that does not like the starting barriers and often miss behaves!

mud lark........ a horse that likes wet tracks

toppy........ the top weight

swooper....... a horse that comes from back of the pack in the straight

a bog....... a severely rain affected track

a roughy........a horse with long odds

a photo.... photo finish

blow out....... when a roughy wins

he bit the dust........ when a jockey falls

he gave him a cold...... when a horse flashes past another horse, it is often said the horse passing gave the other horse a cold

brained them......... when a horse wins convincingly

Answer 4

Here are some for you:

Chalk...the favorite in a race

stalker....a horse who likes to stay close to the lead, and wait for the home stretch to pass the others

Closer....a horse who likes to run far back in the pack and then make one run at the leaders

rabbit....a horse who is very fast that is entered into a race not to win but to provide a fast pace, thereby helping a closer to have a better chance to win.

bug....an apprentice jockey

Baby burners....a 2 furlong race for 2 year olds

Blanket .....a race where several horses cross the finish line very close together...ie you could throw a blanket over them

Across the board....betting a horse to win, place and show

Front runner....a horse who likes to race near or on the  lead of a race

Rank....a horse who does not do what the jockey wants it to do.

Short....a horse who is running in a race that is longer than he or she is probably capable of running...ie the will come up short.

Sleeper....a horse that is capable of running a big race, but the bettors seem to have missed, he or she will pay big odds!

Washed out....a horse who is nervous and breaks into a foamy sweat before a race...they usually lose!

Silks...a jockeys shirt that is decorated in the colors of the owners farm

Mudder....a horse who likes to run on sloppy tracks

Take....the amount of money that the track takes out of the betting pool to cover its expenses.

Gate....the starting gate

Maiden...a horse who has never won a race

Claimer....a horse who can be bought by anyone who wishes to buy them, before they start the race

Big Red....nickname of both Secretaritat and Man o War

T- Rex...nickname of Point Given

Hand....equals 4 inches and is used to measure the height of horses...thoroughbreds are usually between 15 and 17 hands.

Hand Ride....a race in which the jockey does not use his whip, he just urges the horse with the motion of his hands on the reins.

Juvenile....2 year old horse

Fillie....female horse who is under 5 years old and has not had a foal

Mare...a five year old horse or a horse who has had a foal

Gelding....a castrated horse

Stud...a horse who is used for breeding

Teaser...a male horse who is used to determine if a mare is in heat, before the mare is brought to the stud for breeding.

Off the board...a horse whose odds of winning a race are over 99-1

hit the board....a horse who finishes in the top three of a race

Overlay....a horse whose odds are higher than they probably should be...a good horse to bet on

Underlay...a horse whose odds are lower than they probably should be...a bad horse to bet.

panel...1 furlong....1/8 of a mile

Photo...a race whose finish is too close to call....they look at a photograph to determine who won.

Purse...prize money

Cut...the amount paid to the trainer and jockey ie a percentage

Far turn....the first turn in a two turn race

Backstretch....the far side of the track away from the grandstand

turn for home...the second or last turn in a race

Homestretch...the area from the last turn to the finish line

Wire....the finish line