BREAK MAIDEN
horse or rider winning first race of a career.
Glossary-category: b
BREEDER
owner of dam at time foal is dropped.
BREEDING FUND
a fund set up by many states to provide bonus prizes for state-breds.
BANDAGE
strips of cloth wound around the lower part of a horse’s legs for support or protection against injury.
BANKER
horse or horses nominated to be in every combination of a bet (applies to TRIO, DOUBLE TRIO and TRIPLE TRIO bet types)
BAR SHOE
a horse with a rear bar to protect an injured foot.
BEARING IN (OR OUT)
deviating from a straight course.
BLANKET FINISH
horses finishing so closely together they could be covered by a blanket.
BLEEDER
a horse who bleeds during or after a workout or race due to ruptured blood vessel.
BLINKERS
device to limit a horse’s vision.
