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| SCHOOLING LIST | List of horses required by the starter to school at the starting gate before being permitted to race. |
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| SCRATCH | To be taken out of a race. |
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| SECOND CALL | The second call of the running order during a race by the broadcaster. |
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| SECOND DAM | Grandmother; grand-dam. |
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| SESAMOID | Sesamoid bones are located at the back of the fetlock, the joint formed by the pastern bone and the cannon bone. |
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| SET DOWN | A suspension. Also, put to a drive, or asked to run by a jockey. |
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| SEVEN FURLONGS | Seven eighths of a mile (1,540 yards or 4,620 feet). |
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| SEX ALLOWANCE | Fillies and mares, according to their age and time of year, are allowed to carry three to five pounds less when meeting males. |
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| SHADOW ROLL | Usually a lamb's wool roll halfway up the horse's face to keep him from seeing his own shadow. |
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| SHANK | Rope or strap attached to a halter or bridle by which a horse is led. |
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| SHED ROW | Stable area. A row of barns. |
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| SHORT | A horse in need of more work or running out of time to reach winning form. |
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| SHOW | In US, third position at the finish. |
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| SHOW BET | Wager on a horse to finish in third or better. |
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| SILKS | Jacket and cap worn by riders which designate owner of the horse. |
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| SIMULCAST | Race televised to other tracks, OTB offices or other outlets. |
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| SIRE | Father of a horse. |
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| SIX FURLONGS | Three quarter of a mile (1,320 yards or 3,960 feet). |
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| SLOPPY | Condition of racing surface for dirt track - wet on surface with firm bottom. |
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| SLOW | Footing that is worse than good but better than heavy. |
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| SNUG | Mild restraining hold by rider. |
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| SOLID HORSE | Contender. |
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| SPEEDY CUT | Injury to knee or hock caused by a strike from the opposite foot. |
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| SPIT THE BIT | When a horse quits running against the bit, usually because of fatigue. |
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| STAKE | A race (usually a feature race) for which owner must pay up a fee to run a horse. The fees can be for nominating, maintaining eligibility, entering and starting, to which the track adds more money to make up the total purse. Some stakes races are by invitation and require no payment or fee. |
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