Glossary Terms

The process of a licensed person purchasing a horse from a designated race for a predetermined price.

A race in which each horse entered is eligible to be purchased at a set price. Claims must be made before the race and only by licensed owners or their agents who have a horse registered to race at that meeting or who have received a claim certificate from the stewards.

An official whose chief duty is to weigh the riders before and after a race to ensure proper weight is (was) carried.

When a horse lifts its front legs abnormally high as it gallops, causing it to run inefficiently.

A horse that runs best in the latter part of the race, coming from off the pace.

Generally, the turn on a racing oval that is closest to the clubhouse facility; usually the first turn after the finish line.