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A

Age

Every horse shares a "birthday" of January first. A horse becomes one year old on the first of January after he or she is born, and turns two, one year later - regardless of the actual date of his or her birth.

Allowance Race

A race other than claiming for which the racing secretary drafts certain conditions to determine weights.


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B

Blanket Finish

Or photo-finish in which two or more horses are very close at the finish line (one can "throw a blanket over them"). Very common in American Quarter Horse racing.

Break

When a horse gallops, instead of trotting or pacing, it's on a break. The driver must get the horse out of the way of the others, must not improve his position, and must attempt to get the horse back on its proper gait. A horse is not automatically disqualified by making a break.

Bullring

A racetrack with either a half-mile or 5/8ths mile oval.


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C

Claiming Race

Race in which horses are entered subject to claim for a specified price.

Colt

A male horse, age three or under.


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D

Daily Double

A type of wager calling for the selection of winners of two consecutive races, usually the first and second.

Dead Heat

A tie. Two or more horses finishing equal in a race.

Derby

A stakes event for three-year-olds.

Dividend

The amount that a winning or placed horse returns for every $1 that was bet.

Double Quinella

A wager type that requires the selection of the first two finishers, regardless of order, in each of the two specified contests. This wager type is also known as quinella double.


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E

Entry

A horse entered in a race is called an entry. On rare occasions, two or more horses are said to be coupled and run as an entry, comprising a single wagering unit. A wager on one horse of an entry is a wager on both.

Exacta

A wager that picks the first two finishers in a race in the exact order of finish. Also referred to as Perfecta.

Exacta Box

A wager in which all possible combinations using a given number of horses are covered.

Exotic

Any wager other than win, place or show.

Exposure

The amount of money one actually stands to lose on a game or race.

Extended

Forced to run at top speed.

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May 19 - 25
Race Schedule

DATE FIRST POST* TRACK
19 MON 12:40
PM
Parx Racing Bensalem, PA
12:50
PM
Thistledown North Randall, OH
1:00
PM
Finger Lakes Farmington, NY
2:10
PM
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN
3:30
PM
Presque Isle Downs Erie, PA
5:00
PM
Prairie Meadows Altoona, IA
5:05
PM
Louisiana Downs Bossier City, LA
7:00
PM
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Chester, WV
20 TUE 12:40
PM
Parx Racing Bensalem, PA
12:50
PM
Thistledown North Randall, OH
1:00
PM
Finger Lakes Farmington, NY
2:10
PM
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN
2:30
PM
Fairmount Park Collinsville, IL
3:30
PM
Presque Isle Downs Erie, PA
5:05
PM
Louisiana Downs Bossier City, LA
7:00
PM
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Chester, WV
8:30
PM
Assiniboia Downs Winnipeg, MB
21 WED 12:35
PM
Belterra Park Cincinnati, OH
Delaware Park Wilmington, DE
12:40
PM
Parx Racing Bensalem, PA
12:50
PM
Thistledown North Randall, OH
1:00
PM
Finger Lakes Farmington, NY
1:45
PM
Ajax Downs Ajax, ON
2:10
PM
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN
3:30
PM
Presque Isle Downs Erie, PA
5:45
PM
Penn National Grantville, PA
6:30
PM
Evangeline Downs Opelousas, LA
7:15
PM
Delta Downs Vinton, LA
8:30
PM
Assiniboia Downs Winnipeg, MB
22 THU 12:35
PM
Belterra Park Cincinnati, OH
Delaware Park Wilmington, DE
12:50
PM
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, FL
Thistledown North Randall, OH
2:10
PM
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville, IN
3:00
PM
Woodbine Rexdale, ON
3:40
PM
Hawthorne Stickney, IL
5:00
PM
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY
5:30
PM
Sam Houston Race Park Houston, TX
5:45
PM
Penn National Grantville, PA
6:30
PM
Evangeline Downs Opelousas, LA
7:00
PM
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races Oklahoma City, OK
Remington Park Florence, KY
7:15
PM
Delta Downs Vinton, LA
23FRI 12:10
PM
Laurel Park Laurel, MD
12:35
PM
Belterra Park Cincinnati, OH
12:45
PM
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY
12:50
PM
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, FL
1:05
PM
Woodbine Rexdale, ON
1:10
PM
Belmont at the Big A Ozone Park, NY
2:00
PM
Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs, NM
3:15
PM
Sunray Park Farmington, NM
4:00
PM
Legacy Downs Hot Lincoln, NE
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, CA
5:45
PM
Penn National Grantville, PA
6:30
PM
Evangeline Downs Opelousas, LA
7:00
PM
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races Oklahoma City, OK
Prairie Meadows Altoona, IA
Remington Park Florence, KY
7:15
PM
Delta Downs Vinton, LA
7:30
PM
Sam Houston Race Park Houston, TX
8:15
PM
Century Mile Edmonton, AB
24 SAT 12:10
PM
Laurel Park Laurel, MD
12:35
PM
Belterra Park Cincinnati, OH
Delaware Park Wilmington, DE
6:00
PM
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY
12:50
PM
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, FL
Monmouth Park Oceanport, NJ
1:00
PM
Fair Hill Fair Hill, MD
1:05
PM
Woodbine Rexdale, ON
1:10
PM
Belmont at the Big A Ozone Park, NY
2:00
PM
Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs, NM
2:30
PM
Fairmount Park Collinsville, IL
Legacy Downs Hot Lincoln, NE
2:35
PM
Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, TX
3:15
PM
Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB
Sunray Park Farmington, NM
3:30
PM
Energy Downs 307 Horse Racing Gillette, WY
4:00
PM
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, CA
4:50
PM
Emerald Downs Auburn, WA
5:30
PM
Hastings Racecourse Vancouver, BC
6:10
PM
Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN
6:30
PM
Evangeline Downs Opelousas, LA
6:45
PM
Century Mile Edmonton, AB
7:00
PM
Hollywood Casino at Charlestown Races Oklahoma City, OK
Prairie Meadows Altoona, IA
Remington Park Florence, KY
7:15
PM
Delta Downs Vinton, LA
7:30
PM
Sam Houston Race Park Houston, TX
9:00
PM
Los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA
25 SUN 12:10
PM
Laurel Park Laurel, MD
12:45
PM
Churchill Downs Louisville, KY
12:50
PM
Gulfstream Park Hallandale, FL
Monmouth Park Oceanport, NJ
1:10
PM
Belmont at the Big A Ozone Park, NY
Woodbine Rexdale, ON
2:10
PM
Canterbury Park Shakopee, MN
2:30
PM
Legacy Downs Hot Lincoln, NE
2:35
PM
Lone Star Park Grand Prairie, TX
3:00
PM
Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs, NM
3:15
PM
Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB
Sunray Park Farmington, NM
3:30
PM
Energy Downs 307 Horse Racing Gillette, WY
3:40
PM
Hawthorne Stickney, IL
4:00
PM
Santa Anita Park Arcadia, CA
4:50
PM
Emerald Downs Auburn, WA
5:00
PM
Prairie Meadows Altoona, IA
Remington Park Florence, KY
5:30
PM
Hastings Racecourse Vancouver, BC
6:00
PM
Pocatello Downs Pocatello, ID
7:00
PM
Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort Chester, WV
8:00
PM
Los Alamitos Los Alamitos, CA

*ALL TIMES EDT


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