near side
Left side of a horse. Side on which a horse is mounted.
neck
Unit of measurement. About the length of a horse’s neck; a little less than a quarter of a length.
nod
Lowering of head. To win by a nod, a horse extends its head with its nose touching the finish line ahead of a close competitor.
Nom de Course
Name adopted by an owner or group of owners for racing purposes.
nominator
One who owns a horse at the time it is named to compete in a stakes race.
nose
Smallest advantage a horse can win by. Called a short head in Britain.
