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A STEEPLECHASE GLOSSARY
Steeplechase was born in 1752, when Cornelius O’Callaghan wagered Edmund Blake that his horse could gallop the fastest 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.
BLINKERS. A cloth hood with eye shades that limits a horse’s field of vision so it can’t be distracted during a race.
FURLONG. An eighth of a mile, the standard measure in U.S. racing.
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 who’s won on the flat—a racetrack—is still a steeplechase maiden.
MEETING. A slate of races.
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