What Does Ws Mean In Horse Racing?

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wind surgery.
Understanding the horse racing race card can be tricky for newcomers to the world of racing betting – but even experienced punters may be confused when seeing ‘WS’ next to a horse. WS stands for wind surgery and is one of the procedures owners can conduct on a horse to ensure it runs at its maximum.

What does S stand for in horse racing?

slipped up
S – slipped up. U – unseated rider. V – void race. Live coverage. ATR – At The Races.

What does WN stand for in horse racing?

WN (Win): A bettor wins by selecting a horse that finishes first. PL (Place): A bettor wins by selecting a horse that finishes first or second. SH (show): A bettor wins by selecting a horse that finishes first, second or third.

What does a wind operation do to a horse?

This is quite an invasive procedure which requires the horse undergoing a general anaesthetic. The aim of the procedure is to permanently fix the larynx in a forward position, allowing more cover of the soft palate Laryngeal saccule and in doing so making displacement less likely.

What does NS mean in horse racing?

Abbreviations

Margin Abbreviation
Nose ns
Head hd
Neck nk
Half a length 1/2

What is W and P in horse racing?

Win / Place Betting. Backing a horse to win or place is as simple – and for many, as good! – as punting gets. Of all the bet types available these are the two most simple to place; they are also the easiest to follow and enjoy as a punter.

What does F mean in a horse race?

A series of numbers and letters appears beside each horse’s name depicting what position a horse has finished in its previous races. Useful abbreviations relating to the results of previous races are: D = disqualified, 0 = not in the first nine, R = refused, U = the rider was unseated, P = pulled up and F = Fell.

What does WB stand for horses?

Warmblood
Horse Breed Abbreviations Guide

Abbreviations Horse Breeds
WB Warmblood
Westf Westphalian
WR Warlander
Zang Zangersheide

What does GG mean in horse racing?

Wikipedia says that the term “Gee-Gee” is taken from horse-racing where a Gee-Gee is the first horse out of the starting gate. Other sources say that GG is short for the command given to horses to go: “gee up”.

What is a WB horse?

plural warmbloods also warm-bloods or warm bloods. : an athletic, agile horse (such as a Hanoverian or Trakehner) that is noted for its trainability and usually calm temperament, is commonly used in equestrian competition, and typically possesses Thoroughbred, Arabian, and draft horse bloodlines.

Do horses run better after wind op?

The answer is No. In fact, it deteriorates. The second question was: Does post wind-op performance improve when compared with the most recent before wind-op runs of the horse? The answer here is that there is little difference.

How long does it take a horse to recover from a wind op?

All of these procedures require a period of rest to allow healing, usually in the region of 4-5 weeks after which we recommend horses are gradually returned to work.

Does Windsucking make horses high?

Repetitive windsucking has been shown to provide feel good hormones called endorphins to the horse, so unfortunately even when the initiating cause has been corrected the horse often continues to windsuck.

What does SP mean in horses?

starting price
In horse racing, the starting price (SP) is the odds prevailing on a particular horse in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins.

What does JF mean in racing?

You will see an F alongside the horse’s odds when they are the favourite. If more than one horse has the same odds of winning according to the betting market, this will be displayed as JF, meaning joint-favourite.

What does F and P mean in horse racing?

The number represents the position the horse finished in. Abbreviations are also used here. P = Pulled Up, F = Fell, UR = Unseated Rider, BD = Brought down, R = Refused. A hyphen indicated a new season, while a forward slash indicates two seasons have passed.

What does FF stand for in racing?

Front engine, front-wheel drive (FF)
The more compact drivetrain and decreased weight of the car is more fuel efficient and since the weight of the engine is directly over the driven wheels, FF layouts provide more traction during acceleration and improve performance on slippery or icy roads.

What does PE mean in horses?

Proximal Enteritis, also called Anterior Enteritis or Duodenitis-Proximal Jejunitis, is an inflammatory condition of the small intestine of horses that causes a syndrome of depression, colic, ileus, and endotoxemia, with the accumulation of large volumes of gastric reflux.

What is an SOC horse race?

SOC – Starter/Optional Claiming. This race type is another hybrid of two race types, Starter Allowance and Claiming. To run as an “allowance horse” (not eligible to be claimed), the horse must have started for a specified claiming price or less in a specified timeframe.

What does SW1 mean in horses?

Splashed white 1
Splashed white 1 (SW1) is inherited as an incomplete dominant trait, whereas the other six known splashed whites (SW2, SW3, SW4, SW5, SW6, SW7) are completely dominant. This signifies that horses that are heterozygous for splashed white 1 (SW1/N) will have less white than horses that are homozygous (SW1/SW1).

What does LTE mean for horses?

Lifetime Earnings
Lifetime Earnings (LTE) in National Cutting Horse Association shows are listed behind names in the pedigrees of sale horses . Produce Earners (PE) is listed after horses that have produced earners of that amount.

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