starter
1) An official responsible for ensuring a fair start to the race, the starter supervises the loading of horses into the starting gate through a gate crew. He/she also has control of the opening the gate. 2) A horse that is in the starting gate when the race begins, whether he runs or not.
starter race
An allowance or handicap race restricted to horses that have started for a specific claiming price or less.
starting gate
A mobile device used to start horses in a race.
state-bred
A horse bred in a particular state and thus eligible to compete in races restricted to state-breds.
stayer
A horse that can race long distances.
steadied
A horse being taken in hand by its rider, usually because of being in close quarters.
