|
| COMPANY | Class of horses in a race, as in: "He is racing in the wrong company". |
| | |
| CONDITION RACE | CONDITION RACE - An event with conditions limiting it to a certain class of horse, such as: Fillies, 3-year-olds, non-winners of two races other than maiden or claiming, etc. |
| | |
| CONDITIONS | The terms for a race set by the race club, listing eligibility, the basis for weight allocations etc. |
| | |
| CONFORMATION | A horse's build and general physical structure; the way he is put together. |
| | |
| CONTRACTED RIDER | Jockey under contract to one stable. Also STABLE RIDER.
|
| | |
| COOLING OUT | Restoring a horse, usually by walking, to normal temperature after it becoms overheated in a race or workout. |
| | |
| COUGH | Broadly, a cold. |
| | |
| COUPLED | Two or more horses linked as one entry for betting purposes. In UAE, where the maximum number of horses in a race is 14, this is done for simulcasts of overseas events where there are more than 14 horses running. |
| | |
| CRIBBER (a wind sucker) | A horse who clings to objects with his teeth and sucks air into his stomach. |
| | |
| CUP | Trophy awarded to owners of winners. |
| | |
| CUSHION | Surface of track or a layer of the track. Sometimes used to denote a track condition where a thick covering of grass or a surface softened by rain provides a "cushion" for the horse's hooves, which often allows horses with leg problems to run better. |
| | |
| DAILY DOUBLE | Type of special pool bet - not available in UAE - calling for the selection of winners of two nominated races. |
| | |
| DAM | Mother of a thoroughbred. |
| | |
| DAM SIRE | The sire of a broodmare. |
| | |
| DEAD TRACK | Racing surface, which because of rain or some other reason lacks resiliency. |
| | |
| DEAD-HEAT | Two or more horses finishing in an exact tie. |
| | |
| DISQUALIFICATION | When a horse loses its finishing position by an official ruling for an infraction of the rules. |
| | |
| DISTANCED | A horse, which finishes a great distance behind the winner. |
| | |
| DQ | Disqualified. |
| | |
| DRIVING | Strong urging by rider. |
| | |
| DROP DOWN (also class drop) | A horse racing against lower class rivals than he has been running against recently. |
| | |
| DWELT | A horse, which is slow at jumping from the starting gate. |
| | |
| EIGHTH (of a mile) | A furlong (220 yards or 660 feet). |
| | |
| ELIGIBLE | Qualified to start in a race, according to the conditions set for it. |
| | |
| ENGAGEMENT | A commitment by a jockey to ride a particular horse. |
| | |
