Even though they can sleep standing up, scientists think horses still need to lie down and sleep each day. Your sleep is not the same all night. Everyone goes through different stages of lighter and deeper sleep, and horses are the same. The deeper stages of sleep are only seen Read more…
In betting terms, “nb” simply refers to a tipster’s “next best” selection for a day’s racing. If you’re looking at a newspaper or in online media, you will often see a tipster’s pick for a day’s racing or for an individual race meeting. Most tipsters will give their “nap” selection Read more…
A Tie-back and a Hobday are surgical procedures commonly performed together as treatment for recurrent laryngeal neuropathy (RLN), a condition causing paralysis of the nerve supplying the muscles of the larynx. Why do horses get tie back surgery? Often, a unilateral ventriculocordectomy (VCE) is performed with the tie back surgery. Read more…
In horse racing, or greyhound racing, the term ‘nap’ is used to signify the selection that a tipster considers has the best chance of winning on a specific day or at a specific meeting on a specific day. What does nap and NB mean in horse racing? The nb stands Read more…
Rather than pick a tip for each race that occurs on a given day the normal protocol is to provide a Nap and nb selection. Nap (derived from the card game Napoleon) indicates this is the tipster’s most confident selection of the day. nb = “Next best” and indicates another Read more…
A length is a measurement of elapsed time as the horses cross the line and can vary on the size of the horse and its stride pattern, but in general would be about 8 to 9 feet. What is 2 length in horse racing? Winning by 2 lengths means the Read more…
Tölting is a gait unique to the Icelandic Horse, a small breed of horse which was developed in Iceland to cope with the harsh winters and rugged terrain of this Northern nation. Because this gait is distinct from the walk, trot, trot, Icelandics are known as “gaited horses,” reflecting their Read more…
A colt is a male horse, usually below the age of four years. At what age can a colt get a mare pregnant? Perhaps she’s always been healthy, but they don’t know if she’s ever had a foal before. Generally, assuming a filly is healthy and on a good plan Read more…
How long can a horse run at full speed? While a horse can gallop for a mile or two when it comes to maintaining top speed, it depends on the breed and fitness level of the horse. Most Thoroughbred races are over a mile, but racehorses only sprint at top Read more…
Distances are calculated on the elapsed time between each horse and then a scale known as the Lengths per Second Scale (Lps) is used dependent upon whether it is Flat or Jumps racing, the type of surface in use at the all-weather fixtures and the official going description issued on Read more…