Today's NZ - Avondale Horse Racing Picks

Rabbit

Also known as a pacemaker; this is a horse with no expected chance of winning but is used to prompt a quick pace on the front end of the race to the benefit of a stablemate who is a closer.

Overlay

A horse going off at higher odds than his recent efforts show that he deserves.

Handicap

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