Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Horse racing/Glossary sandbox

Glossary of horse racing:

This is a sandbox to merge the racing glossaries below (though not necessarily all gambling slang) and add UK terms not already in the following articles:
 * Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting
 * Glossary of North American horse racing

Only rule: Don't add it unless you've sourced it!

A
Advanced Deposit Wagering:

Allowance race:

Allowance optional claiming:

Apprentice:

B
Backside:

Backstretch:

Black type:

Blanket finish:

Bloodstock agent:

Blue hen:

Break or Broke:

Breeze:

Broke down:

Bullet or Bullet work:

C
Claiming race:

Chute:

Closer:

Conditions:

Connections:

D
Dead heat:

Derby:

Did Not Finish (DNF):

E


Eased:

Eighth pole:

F
Front-runner:

Furlong:

Futurity:

G
Graded stakes race:

H
Handicap:

Handily:

Hand ride:

Head of the stretch, top of the stretch:

Hit the board:

Homestretch or stretch:

I
In the money:

J
Juvenile:

L
Length:

M
Maiden race:

Morning line:

N
New shooter:

Nom de course:

Nose:

O
Oaks:

Optional claiming:

P
Pace:

Paddock:

Photo finish:

Pole:

Post:

Post parade:

Post position:

Pull up:

Q
Quarter pole:

R


Racemare:

Racetrack or Racecourse:

Rail:

Rank:

Rank outsider:

Rate:

Ridden out:

S
Scratch:

Silks/Colors:

Stakes race:

Steward or track steward:

Stretch:

T
Top of the stretch:

Track record/Course record:

U
Undercard:

W
Walkover:

Weight for Age:

Winner's circle:

Wire to wire: