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Racing colours of Viscount Portman, as his coat of arms Or, a fleur-de-lys azure. Designs in racing colours may be compared to simple heraldic designs incorporating "heraldic ordinaries", for example the bend, chevron, fess, etc., which appear in racing colours in the form of stripes, braces, hoops, etc. [3] Other heraldic designs are reflected in racing colours as follows: bend sinister (sash ...
The number of the individual stalls in the starting gate where horses will begin a race. [5] The first stall (#1 or inside position) is next to the rail at most racetracks with higher numbers on the outside of the track. Post position can be a hindrance or tactical advantage for horses depending on their racing style. [36] Post time
Ireland has a rich history of horse racing; point to pointing originated there, and even today, jump racing is more popular than racing on the flat. As a result, every year Irish horse racing fans travel in huge numbers to the highlight event of the National Hunt calendar, the Cheltenham Festival , and in recent years Irish owned or bred horses ...
The colors and patterns of jockeys' silks have special meaning for horse owners. The silks for the historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs are filled with a ...
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
Saddlecloth: A cloth which goes under the saddle to identify the horse by number [20] and, sometimes in major races, its name. [15] Salute the judge: The horse wins the race. Satchel swinger: A bookmaker. [9] Score up: In harness racing the movement of horses behind the mobile barrier before a start is made.
Racing colors or racing colours may refer to: Motor-racing colours, formerly used to indicate a driver or car's country of origin; Horse-racing colours, ...
Once horses have built a figure history, Beyer projects a figure based on the figures earned by the horses in the race, in place of the par, making the numbers much more accurate. For example, a horse who earns three consecutive figures of 102, and defeats a horse with three consecutive figures of 92, would indicate a projected figure of 102 ...