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quieter companion for a race horse as he travels to the paddock and, often accompanying a more fractious runner all the way to the start.
LENGTH — Races are won or lost by a certain number of lengths. A length is an average of a running horse’s body length. The Daily Racing Form uses the measure of eight feet per length.
MAIDEN — Until a horse wins a race over a particular type of fence, he is referred to as a maiden in that specialty. A horse can have won lots on the flat but remain a maiden, for instance, over hurdles.
NOVICE — If a horse has not won a race over the prescribed obstacle prior to the start of the current season, he is called a novice.
OFF-COURSE — A horse is off course when he leaves the prescribed course between the flags. A rider also may choose to leave the course, described as left-course, if he feels that the horse is not quite right. He may also be forced off course by a mistake on the part of another horse or rider. If a rider leaves ' the course, he may continue if he re-enters the course at the same place he went off, but only if he has not taken an obstacle out of order.
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