Let’s face it when it comes to horse racing they could make things clearer and easier to understand for the uninitiated. To be honest that is part of the point, needing to be initiated.
Those in the sport love that fact that it can be complicated and convoluted at times, they hold on to traditional and often obscure rules and terminology because those in the know are part of the club. Hence why we still use out dated measurements like yards and furlongs, weights in pounds and ounces and why we have racecards cluttered with acronyms.
If you are fairly new to horse racing or you have been watching as a fan for a while but you are still sometimes clueless as to what is going on then you have found the right site.
Here we help you get to know some of the terms, rules and traditions in horse racing to hopefully allow you to get more enjoyment from watching races, attending meetings and having a punt on your fancied runners.
