| Ante-post Betting days, weeks or months before the | | | | Photo finish A photograph that shows the winner in a |
| race is due to take place. | | | | close finished race. |
| Course specialist A horse that runs well at a particular | | | | Schooled A horse that has been trained to jump. |
| track. | | | | Spread plate When a horseshoe falls off or detaches |
| Gelding Castrated horse. | | | | from a horses hoof. |
| Going The description of the ground conditions. Heavy, | | | | Steamer A horse whose price shortens dramatically in |
| soft, good to soft, good, good to firm, firm, hard. | | | | the betting prices. |
| Green An inexperienced horse. | | | | Stewards A panel of men and women who are |
| Jolly Betting talk for the horse that is the race favorite. | | | | responsible for seeing that the rules of racing are kept |
| Maiden A horse that has not won a race. | | | | to. |
| Odds-on Odds when the winnings are less than the | | | | Steward's enquiry An enquiry by the stewards into the |
| stake. | | | | running of a race. |
| Off the bit Describes a horse being rousted along by | | | | Run Free This phrase is used to describe a horse that |
| the jockey. | | | | has gone off too fast in the early stages of a race. |
| On the bit Describes a horse going well within himself. | | | | Tic-tac A bookmaker's method of relaying betting |
| Over The top This phrase means a horse has passed | | | | odds information on the racecourse by means of hand |
| is peak ability for the current season. | | | | signals. |
| Plater A horse that usually runs in selling races. | | | | Walk over A race with only one runner. |