NZ - Riccarton - Race 5

Scratch

A horse is a scratch when injury or other necessity causes it to be withdrawn from the race.

Bute

Shortened word for phenylbutazone, the common non-steroidal medication legal at most racetrack.

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.