Horses Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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push-button adj. Jockeys like to call horses like Big Brown “push button”—they respond to commands instantly and easily. [English Horses Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (May. 22, 2008)

racing plate n. Racehorse shoes are referred to as “racing plates,” and the farriers who put the shoes on the horses sometimes are called “platers."…Racing plates are thin, sleek, and made of shiny aluminum, not hammered out of red-hot steel like regular horseshoes. [English Horses] [full cite] (Apr. 14, 2006)

red-boarding v. There was a lot of “red-boarding” (i.e., post-race reasoning) as to why the horse should have been played. [English Gambling Horses Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 2, 2007)

red-boarding v. On thinking things over, or Own should have been played, for “red-boarding” the race, On Your several reasons. [English Gambling Horses Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 2, 2007)

redboard v. Now, you say, “stop redboarding, Bill?” (For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a “redboarder” is a person who always sounds really smart explaining why a horse won a race, but never manages to have a bet on the winner). After all, when a stock goes down, the convertible is supposed to work out better than the stock, right? [English Gambling Horses Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 2, 2007)

redboard v. Red-boarding. Many horseplayers torment their brethren by second-guessing after the race has been run—a practice known as red-boarding because the red “Official” sign is already lit. [English Gambling Horses Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 2, 2007)

redboard v. But, enough redboarding. All in all, we learned a lot from this day about this year’s horses. Invasor’s speed and stamina were the best, and he was better than Bernandini on this day. [English Gambling Horses Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 2, 2007)

redboard v. redboard…A racing term; one who claims to have selected the winning horse in a horse race, but who always does so following the race; a derogatory term. [English Gambling Horses Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 2, 2007)

ridgling n. Cryptorchid horses also are often referred to as rigs or ridglings. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses] [full cite] (Mar. 28, 2005)

rig n. Cryptorchid horses also are often referred to as rigs or ridglings. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Horses] [full cite] (Mar. 28, 2005)

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