bug n.— «Rode five winners on a December 1981 afternoon at New York’s Aqueduct as an apprentice, something not even “The Kid,”” Steve Cauthen—famous and fresh off his Triple Crown triumph aboard Affirmed three years...
redboard v.— «But, enough redboarding. All in all, we learned a lot from this day about this year’s horses. Invasor’s speed and stamina were the best, and he was better than Bernandini on this day.» —“ Is it too early to begin my...
bug boy n.— «Around the racetrack, they are called “bug boys,” but not for their love of insects. These jockeys get their names because the Daily Racing Form used to print a “bug”—or asterisk—next to the weight...
clip v.— «Afleet Alex, charging from the middle of the pack to second place, made his move for the lead when front-runner Scrappy T veered suddenly into his path. Their heels “clipped”—which is horse racing parlance for...
dog n. in horse racing, a cone or barrier for delimiting a path. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
stooper n.— «The man, who declined to be interviewed, is part of a horse racing subculture made up of people known as stoopers. Much like people who spend afternoons wandering the beaches with metal detectors searching for treasure in the...