COOLING OUT - restoring a horse, usually by bathing and walking, to normal temperature after becoming overheated in a workout or race.
COUPLED ENTRY - two or more horses belonging to the same owner or trained by the same trainer are said to be coupled, as they run as an entry comprising of a single wagering unit.
CUPPY (TRACK) - a surface which breaks away under a horse's hoof, due to soft pockets; often the case in a drying track.
CUSHION - the loose, top surface of the racetrack.
DAILY DOUBLE - a type of wager in which one must select the winners of two races in succession.
DAM - the female parent or broodmare.
DAMSIRE (BROODMARE SIRE) - the sire of a broodmare.
DARK DAY - a day when no racing is scheduled.
DEAD HEAT - where the photo finish camera shows two horses inseparable at the finish, the race is declared a dead heat or tie.
DECLARATION - the act of withdrawing an entered horse from a race before the closing of overnight entries. A horse that has been withdrawn is daid to have been declared.
DERBY - a stakes exclusively for three-year-olds
DISQUALIFICATION - change in the order of finish by officials for an infraction of the rules.
DISTANCED - well beaten, finishing a great distance behind the winner.
DRIVING - a horse under a strong urging by the rider.
EASED - a horse not allowed to continue in a race due to injury, poor conditioning or inability to compete.
ENCLOSURE - all areas of the property of an organization, to which admission can be obtained only by payment of a fee or upon presentation of proper credentieals; includes the parking lot.
ENGAGEMENT - a horse or jockey's obligation to participate in a particular race.
ENTER - to enroll a horse in a race.
ENTRY - a horse eligible to run in a race; also, two or more horses entered in the same race that have common ties of ownership, lease, or training.
ENTRY CLERK - a track employee stationed in the racing secretary's office to take entries in person and collect those from the entry box.
ENTRY FEE - money paid to enter a horse in a race.
EQUIPMENT - gear carried by horse and jockey in a race, such as whip or blinkers.
EQUIVALENT ODDS - the odds to $1 (i.e., if a horse pays $12 for a $2 wager, by deducting the $2 wager the odds then are 10-2 thus making the equivalent odds 5-1).
EXACTA - a wager in which the bettor must select the first and secong place finishes in order.
EXERCISE RIDER - rider who exercises horses in the morning training hours.
EXOTIC WAGER - any wager that involves more than one horse; generally the pari-mutel takeout is higher, and the mutuel payoffs are higher than straight wagers (i.e., Quinella, Daily Double and Trifecta).
FALSE FAVORITE - a horse that is wagered down to favortitism when others would appear to outclass him.
FALSE START - unofficial start, from which horses are recalled to the gate.
FAR TURN - opposite turn of the club house turn.
FAVORITE - an entrant that has the shortest odds on the toteboard.
FEATURE - the best race on a card.
FIELD - the entire group of starters in a race; or the mutuel field with several longshots coupled as a single wagering interest when more horses are entered than the toteboard allows.
