Horse racing terminology

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods or perches, 10 chains, or approximately 201 metres. It is now mostly confined to use in horse racing, where in many countries it is the standard measurement of race lengths, and agriculture, where it is used to measure rural field lengths and distances specifically in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and the United States.

facility built for racing of animals, vehicles, or athletes

piece of horse tack that prevent the horse seeing to the rear and, in some cases, to the side

method of determining winner of races

betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool

thumb|Handicap scoring in bowling: Though the second bowler's scratch score 183 is higher than the first bowler's scratch score 181, the first bowler's higher handicap (58 vs. 53) causes his total 239 to exceed the second bowler's total 236. Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. The word also applies to the various methods by which the advantage is calculated. In principle, a more experienced participant is disadvantaged, or a less experienced or

male horse, usually below the age of four years

thumb|A yearling (horse)|yearling Arabian filly A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. In most cases, a filly is a female horse under four years old. In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, the world of horse racing sets the cutoff age for fillies as five years old. Fillies are sexually mature by two and are sometimes bred at that age, but generally, they should not be bred until they themselves have stopped growing, usually by four or five. The equivalent term for a male is a colt. When horses of either sex are less than one year, they are

in horse racing, a race in which horses carry different weights

a participant who does not finish a race

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machine used to ensure a fair start to a horse race

unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail; approximately 2.4 m

class of thoroughbred horse racing

horse racing term