Racing Glossary 'E - F'

An alphabet of racing terms

 

We hope you find this glossary useful and informative. With this knowledge we hope you find that you can pick winners that little bit easier.

Each-Way Bet : an each way bet is to stake equal amounts for a win and for a place.

EBF : European Breeders Fund originating in 1983 when breeders in Great Britain, Ireland and France agreed to create a fund into which stallion owners would pay an annual contribution,

This is equal to the annual covering fee for each sire being nominated by the scheme and from which only the progeny of those participating stallions would be eligible to benefit.

Entire: a male horse that hasn't been castrated (gelded).

Entries : entries for almost all races are made five days before the race to Weatherbys, weights for these races are allocated the following day according to the published conditions of the race or in the event of an handicap race by the official handicapper.

Favourite : the horse or horses with the shortest odds in the betting