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| ALLOWANCE | The amount the race club allows to be deducted from a horse's alloted handicap weight to compensate for the inexperience of its apprentice rider. A UAE apprentice jockey's allowance is reduced in stages from 10 pounds to zero as he or she rides more winners. |
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| APPRENTICE | A rider with limited experience who remains an apprentice until either he has ridden a certain number of winners or the period of his apprenticeship (usually three years) is over. |
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| BACK | "Down the back" means the back straight (stretch in US) on the side of the track opposite the grandstands. "Out the back" refers to a horse racing at the rear of the field. |
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| BAD DOER | Horse with poor appetite, which means it is hard for the trainer to keep fit. |
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| BANDAGE | Cloth bindings on the lower part of a leg, either because of injury or for support or protection.
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| BAR SHOE | A horseshoe with a rear bar to protect an injured foot
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| BAY | Color of horse varying from yellowish tan (light bay) to brown or a dark mahogany HANGING IN (or OUT): A horse deviating from a straight course because of weariness, infirmity or a reaction to being hit by the whip.
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| BELL |
Signal sounded when starter opens the gates. |
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| BIT | Bar in horse's mouth by which he is guided and controlled. |
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| BLACK TYPE | Designation in sales catalogues for a stakes winner or stakes-placed horse. |
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| BLANKET FINISH | Horses finishing so closely together they could be covered by a blanket. |
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| BLAZE | White patch on horse's face. |
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| BLEEDER | Horse who bleeds during or after a workout or race due to ruptured blood vessel. In UAE, a horse which has bled twice is banned from racing. |
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| BLIND ALLEY | Being caught in a pocket or such a position behind or between horses that a free course cannot be pursued. |
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| BLINKERS | Device to limit a horse's vision to prevent him from swerving from objects or other horses on either side of him. Its application often improves the performance of horses. |
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| BLISTER | Counter-irritant to ease pain or to treat an ailment. |
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| BLOW-OUT | A short, non-taxing final workout, usually a day or two before a race, designed to sharpen a horse's speed. |
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| BOARD | Totalisator board on which odds, betting pools and other information is displayed. |
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| BOLT | When a horse takes charge of his rider and runs largely without control. |
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| BOTTOM | a horse with "bottom" has stamina. |
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| BOTTOM LINE | Thoroughbred's breeding on female side. The bottom half of an extended pedigree diagram. |
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| BOWED TENDON (a BOW) | Rupture of the sheath enclosing the tendon from the knee to the fetlock joint. |
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| BREAK (a horse) | To accustom a horse to being ridden and to racing equipment and methods. |
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| BREAK MAIDEN | Horse or rider having their first win |
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| BREAKDOWN | When a horse suffers an injury which puts him out of the race, and sometimes out of racing. |
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