CLASS A:
Flat race classifications are from Class A through to Class G. This determines the methodology for framing conditions races.
CLASSICS:
Reference to a horse race that has been around for a very long time. These races of longstanding tend to attract the best horses and have become regarded as the highest quality of racing. The classics [...]
CAME AGAIN
Used in the formbook, this phrase is used to indicate when a horse renews its effort after dropping back in a race.
CAMERA PATROL
Introduced officially 30th June, 1960 at Newmarket.
Originally, cameras just photographed the latter stages of a race from varying different angles, often head on. Later the coverage was extended to provide a complete [...]
Age:
Horses all have the same birthday no matter the exact date of the foaling.
This is set in order to allow the configuration of races according to age groups. The date is set as 1 January each year in the northern hemisphere.
Until 1834, the fixed date was 1 May, in line with the end of the [...]