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| Handicap Race | a race in which horses carry different weights. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give him or her a disadvantage when racing against slower horses. The goal is to enable all the horses to finish together (in a dead heat). |
| Furlong | a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 chains. |
| Withers | the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse |
| Bug Boys | Horse Racing Slang . an apprentice jockey. |
| Impost | handicap weight: the weight a horse must carry, including that of the jockey, in a handicap race |
| Paddock | A fenced area, usually near a stable, used chiefly for grazing horses |
| Canter | - n. A smooth gait, especially of a horse, that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot. |
| Fetlock | n. A projection on the lower part of the leg of a horse |
| Sponging (154) | A small sponge was found high up in one of the nostrils, Sponging compromises a horse’s breathing |
| Match Race (184) | a race between two competitors, going head-to-head. |
| Cupping (211) | The tendency of a wet track surface to stick to the underside of a horse's hoof within the shoe |
| Stewards (212) | They are responsible for compliance with the rules. |
| Prep Race (274) | Sometimes, they will use two or even three races to get their horse into competitive shape. This is also called the Allowance Race. It is usually a horse who has been off for some time and is entered just to brush him up before another stakes event. |
| Seabiscuit’s Heritage | • Seabiscuit was foaled on May 23, 1933, from the mare Swing On and sired by Hard Tack, a son of Man o' War.[1] Seabiscuit was named for his father, as hardtack or "sea biscuit" is the name for a type of cracker eaten by sailors.[2] |
| Classical Conditioning | creation of response to stimulus: the teaching of a response to a new stimulus by pairing it repeatedly with a stimulus for which there is a biological reflex. |
