Horse racing

Horse racing

Also called equestrian sport. There are three types of horse racing: flat field racing; steeplechasing or racing over jumps; and harness racing, where horses trot or pace while pulling a driver in a small cart known as a sulky. Horse racing is closely associated with gambling generating a worldwide market of well over U.S. $100 billion.

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System

Sports; Horse racing

A method of betting, usually mathematically based, used by a punter or bettor to try to get an advantage.

Totalisator Agency Board (TAB)

Sports; Horse racing

The body appointed to regulate off-course betting (bets made by people who are not present at the race track).

Takeout

Sports; Horse racing

Commission deducted from mutuel pools which is shared by the track, horsemen (in the form of purses) and local and state governing bodies in the form of tax.

Taken up

Sports; Horse racing

A horse pulled up sharply by his rider because of being in close quarters.

The jockey club

Sports; Horse racing

An organisation dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing. Incorporated Feb. 10, 1894 in New York City, The Jockey Club serves as North America's Thoroughbred registry, ...

Thoroughbred

Sports; Horse racing

A Thoroughbred is a horse whose parentage traces back to any of the three 'Founding Sires' the Darley Arabian, Byerly Turk and Godolphin Barb, and who has satisfied the rules and requirements of The ...