Glossary Terms

Two or more horses with common ownership (or in some cases trained by the same trainer) that are paired as a single betting unit in one race and/or are placed together by the racing secretary as part of a mutuel field. Rules on entries vary from state to state. Also known as a “coupled entry.”

Money paid by an owner to enter a horse in a stakes race.

A partnership between The Jockey Club and the Thoroughbred Racing Associations to establish and maintain an industry-owned, central database of racing records. Equibase past-performance information is used in track programs across North America.

Mutuel price horses would pay for each $1 bet.

Neither gaining nor losing position during a race.

A wager in which the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish, must be picked. Called an “exactor” in Canada.