What are your favorite horse racing jargon terms ?

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Crystal
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Postby Crystal » Sun Nov 06, 2005 11:38 am

My favorite comes from my old boss.. " I Was Eased!!"

But my own personal favorite, came from the first time I heard.. "He ran up the track." I couldn't make a head or tail of that..

LOL Too be green again

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Postby austique » Sun Nov 06, 2005 1:37 pm

"chased in by the water truck" and my personal favorite "We were right there until the gates opened."
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Postby follygirl » Sun Nov 06, 2005 4:22 pm

austique wrote:""We were right there until the gates opened."


LOL! That's great racing wit! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby haleymg » Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:04 pm

"took a hold of " Tried to explain that one to my mother when we were watching a race. Her reply was took a hold of what ? Doesn't look like he holding on to anything. Or "how bout he cut it in the first quarter or the first half" ,"he looks like he is going to be leaving " . Threw a shoe is another one .
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Postby haleymg » Sun Nov 06, 2005 5:54 pm

This is a specific harness one " eight one the gate and one a little bit late"
Means theones on the gate and one who starts behind the leading field. "Hung out to dry" "send and send hard"
"Some glory in their birth , Some in their wealth ,Some in their body's force, Some in their hounds and Hawks , Some in their horse."

William Shakespeare