 Across
the Board: A win, place and show wager on a particular greyhound.
Advance
wagering: Wagers that are accepted on a race later during
a performance or on a future performance.
AGC:
American Greyhound Council Inc., a non-profit group jointly
supported by American Greyhound Track Operators Association
members and National Greyhound Association members, the purpose
of which is to provide for the betterment of the welfare of
racing greyhounds and the greyhound industry.
AGTOA:
American Greyhound Track Operators Association, a non-profit
corporation comprised of owners and operators of greyhound
race tracks.
All-America
Team: The eight top racing greyhounds selected each year by
American Greyhound Track Operators Association.
Backstretch:
A straightaway on the far side of the race track.
Bertillon
Card: A greyhound's identification card that lists 56 physical
identifying points for every registered racing greyhound.
Blanket:
A covering for a greyhound bearing a number and color corresponding
to its post position.
Box: The
post position the greyhound will be racing from or the starting
box itself. Also describes a wager involving the inclusion
of a combination of greyhounds in a race.
Breeder:
The individual who is the owner or lessee of his or her dam
at the time of whelping.
Brindle: A streaky combination of colors, usually including
a predominance of brown or tan.
Calls:
The position of each greyhound at specific points around the
track during a race.
Career
record: A series of five numbers indicating, in order, a greyhound's
total number of starts, followed by first place, second place,
third place and fourth-place finishes. Often preceded by an
abbreviation showing the track at which the starts were recorded.
Chart:
A record of each race showing finish, calls, odds and comments
describing each racer's performance.
Chartwriter:
The person who compiles the charts and writes the comments
on each greyhound's performance during a race.
Class:
The grade of a race or a greyhound.
Collided:
A comment used by the chartwriter to designate major contact
between two or more dogs during a race.
Commingled
pools: Money wagered at one track which goes into and mixes
with wagering pool at another.
Daily
Double: A wagering term describing the selection of the first
place finishers on consecutive designated races.
Dam:
The
mother of a greyhound.
Dead Heat:
An exact tie between two or more greyhounds in a single race.
Doubleheader:
Two race performances in the same day.
Draw:
A random process by which each greyhound's starting position
is determined.
Escape
turn: The turn or curve at which the mechanical lure disappears
after the race is over.
Fast track:
A firm track on which the greyhound can achieve its best speed.
Flashy
Sir Award: Given each year to the nation's top distance (3-8
mile) greyhound by the Greyhound Review ; named for an outstanding
distance greyhound of the mid-1940's, now a Hall of Fame member.
Forced
out: A chartwriter's term describing an instance of a greyhound
being crowded to the outside by one or more opponents.
Grading
system: Method of assuring greyhounds compete against racers
of similar caliber; grades are assigned according to performance,
with the top grade being "A". Some tracks use a
grade AA.
Greyhound
Hall of Fame: A museum and shrine to the greats of the sport.
Located in Abilene, Kan.
Infield:
Area surrounded by the oval track.
In the
money: A first, second or third-place finish.
Interference:
Intentional and unusual physical contact which obstructs or
impedes the running of another greyhound as determined by
the judges. After being called for interference, a greyhound
must run in two schooling (non-wagering) races before racing
in an official race.
ISW:
Interstate
Wagering. Wagering which takes place between tracks located
across state lines.
ITW:
Intertrack
Wagering. Wagering between tracks located within the same
state.
Judge:
A racing official responsible for making decisions concerning
photo finish results, eligibility and other racing matters.
Kennel:
A business that cares for and races greyhounds under contract
with one or more tracks.
Leadout: A handler, employed by the track, whose job includes
parading racers in front of the public and placing them in
the starting box before a race.
Length:
The margin equal to the length of one greyhound. Used to denote
how far ahead or behind each greyhound is during or after
a race. Measuring speed, each length is computed to represent
about 7/100ths of a second.
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Lure:
A mechanical device attached to an arm and electrically driven
around the racing oval.
Lure operator:
The person responsible for keeping the lure a uniform distance
ahead of the greyhounds during a race.
Maiden:
Any greyhound that has not won an official race and is less
than 2 years old.
Matinee:
A program of racing held during the afternoon hours.
Mutuel
Handle: The amount of money wagered.
Muzzle:
A wire, leather or plastic device, with a white tip, which
is fitted over th greyhound's mouth and jaws and used to aid
in photo finishes.
NGA: National
Greyhound Association, made up of greyhound owners, breeders
and trainers; recognized as a registry for racing greyhounds
in the United States.
Nose:
The slimmest margin of victory.
O.P. Smith:
Owen Patrick Smith, inventor of a revolutionary mechanical
lure, circa 1912, that could travel around a circular track;
considered the "Father" of American greyhound racing.
Paddock:
The area of lockout kennels, scales and inspection area.
Pari-Mutuel:
Betting among ourselves. Type of wagering system at greyhound,
thoroughbred, harness and jai alai facilities.
Place: A wagering term describing the greyhound finishing
second in a race.
Post:
A greyhound's post position or starting box number.
Post parade:
The parading of the greyhounds before the race after they
leave the paddock area. It includes the blanket and muzzle
inspection.
Post Time:
The starting time of the race.
Program:
A printed guide to the day's races, including details
such as the specifications and grades of individual races,
post positions, past performances, charts, handicapper's selections,
overnight entries, track records and other racing statistics.
Quiniela:
A wagering term describing the two greyhounds finishing first
and second in either order.
Racing
Commission: A state or county regulatory agency that oversees
all aspects of greyhound racing.
Racing
Secretary: The track official whose major functions include
determining how many races of each grade are to be run over
each distance for any given performance and conducting the
random draw for post position.
Rural
Rube Award: Given each year to the nation's to sprint (5/16ths
mile) greyhound by the Greyhound Review ; named for an outstanding
sprinter of th late 1930's, now in the Hall of Fame.
Schooling
Race: An unofficial training or qualifying race with no wagering
allowed.
Scratch:
Withdrawal of a greyhound from a race.
Separate
Pools: Money wagered on a race at another track which is totally
apart from the pool at the other track.
Show:
A wagering term describing the greyhound finishing third in
a race.
Sire: The father of a greyhound.
Sprint:
A race run over five-sixteenths of a mile or shorter.
Stakes
Race: A championship race or one for a purse larger than those
offered for other feature races.
Starter:
A greyhound becomes a starter for the race when the doors
of the starting box open.
Superfecta:
A wagering term describing the first four greyhounds crossing
the finish line in a race.
Takeout:
The money taken from the betting pool to be divided among
the track, the state and the operators.
Tattoos:
An identification number placed inside the ear of a registered
racing greyhound.
Totalisator
machine: A computerized system that records amounts wagered,
prints tickets for bettors and calculates odds.
Tote board:
A board which displays odds and payoffs.
Trainer:
A kennel employee whose responsibility is preparing greyhounds
for racing and caring for them at all times.
Trifecta:
A wagering term describing the first three greyhounds crossing
the finish line in exact order.
WGRF:
World Greyhound Racing Federation, the worldwide promotion
association for the sport.
Whelping:
The act of birth.
Wheel:
A wagering term describing the selection of a greyhound to
win, place or show combined with every other greyhound in
the race.
Win: A wagering term describing the first greyhound across
the finish line.
Winner's
circle: Where the winning greyhound proceeds following the
race, often to participate in a ceremonial presentation.
Wire:
The finish line for the race.
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