Horse Racing Terms 2?

Question

What is the back marker?

Is it the horse at the back of the pack, or what?

Answer 1

yes a back marker is a horse that when racing is close to the back of the field if not last, its the opposite to a front runner........ who will lead or be close to the speed.

the speed is the leading horse in a race he dictates how fast they travel in a race!

Answer 2

yes, it is the last horse with 4 furloungs to run....