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A STEEPLECHASE Glossary
Steeplechase was born in 1752,
when Cornelius O’Callaghan wagered Edmund Blake that his horse could gallop faster over the four miles of hills, hedges and streams between the steeples of Buttevant Church
and St. Leger Church in Doneraile, Ireland. Since then, learning the lingo has always been part of the fun.
APPRENTICE. A jockey without
a lot of experience. The National Steeplechase Association gives riders who haven’t won a race a 10-pound weight break. If the jockey has won fewer than 10 races, it’s five pounds.
FURLONG. One eighth of a mile, the standard measure in U.S. racing.
BLINKERS. A cloth hood with eye shades that limits a horse’s field of vision so he can’t be distracted during a race.
PADDOCK. The area where horses are saddled before a race. It’s also a great place for spectators to size up the horseflesh. Paddock time is the appointed time for horses to be in the paddock.
GELDING. A male horse that’s been castrated, usually to make him easier to train.
HANDICAP. The weight horses
are assigned to carry, based on their abilities and past performances. The better the horse, the higher the weight.
IRONS. Stirrups.
MAIDEN. A horse that’s never won a race. In steeplechasing, a horse that’s won on the flat—a racetrack—is still a steeplechase maiden.
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