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Following is a list of terms you will hear and read at the spring’s point-to-points and race meetings. Forewarned is forearmed — knowing the language of racing, particularly hunt racing, can accentuate the experience:
ALLOWANCE: A manner of weighting the entrants to make the contest fair to all runners. Criteria such as age, the rider’s experience and previous winnings affect the weight carried by the horse.
APPRENTICE: (also “bug rider”) In the old days, a young fledgling rider literally was apprenticed to a trainer — the rider
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