unknown-track - Race 9

Scratch

A horse is a scratch when injury or other necessity causes it to be withdrawn from the race.

Handicap

A race where a handicapper has assigned weights to be carried by all runners on the basis of their past racing efforts.

Minus Pool

A pari-mutuel pool – typically a show pool - where one horse is so heavily bet that after deductions there is not enough money left to cover the prescribed minimum on each bet.