[DOC] [TLE] What is a Furlong and please explain the distances. | Laurel Park [PAR] 1 Furlong = 1/8th mile (660 feet, 220 yards, or 201.17 meters) ... to the Winner's 
Circle and a picture with the winning jockey, your next gathering at Laurel Park is
... [DOC] [TLE] Industry Glossary - Equibase | Horse Racing | Horse Racing Entries ... [PAR] All jockeys going from track to track must have a receipt from the clerk of scales 
from their track verifying the jockeys' most recent total ... Also known as "
backstretch," for its proximity to the stable area. .... Usually three-eighths or one-
half of a mile in distance. ..... equivalent odds: Mutuel price horses would pay for 
each $1 bet. [DOC] [TLE] Challenger 17 - The Sport of Kings by Mike Resnick [PAR] A furlong is an eighth of a mile, 220 yards. ... The usual rule of thumb is that 2 
pounds equals a length, and scale weight is usually 126 pounds -- so if I think ... 
How do you know when your jockey is asking for speed? ... It's a mile and a 
quarter. [DOC] [TLE] Glossary  OTB: Horse racing and wagering - Bet With Interbets [PAR] Firm - Equivalent to a fast track, ideal grass course conditions. ... where a horse is 
assigned at a class level that is roughly equal to its value. ... Driver  The 
equivalent of a jockey for harness horses. ... Fractional Time  Intermediate time 
recorded in a race at the quarter, half mile, etc. ... Furosemide  Also known as 
Lasix. [DOC] [TLE] Daily Racing Form: Glossary of Horse Racing Terms [PAR] CHECKED- A horse pulled up by his jockey for an instant because he is cut off or 
in .... FURLONG- One-eighth of a mile; 220 yards; 660 feet. ... GROUP RACE- 
European equivalent to North American graded races. .... PHOTO FINISH- A 
result so close it is necessary to use a finish-line camera to determine order of 
finish. [DOC] [TLE] The Jockey [PAR] Russell Baze is the winningest jockey in American history. ... San Francisco, for 
all its other charms, is a horse racing also-ran. .... Horses have a small gas tank 
and there is no fuel gauge: But you know how fast you've gone and, .... the tracks 
themselves were often no more than bumpy circles of three-eighths or half a mile. [DOC] [TLE] Thoroughly Thoroughbred - The Jockey Club [PAR] years, once said of the sport, It's like a story that never ends. You get to see ... 
national organizations, and even some well-known books and movies about our 
sport. There are ..... Furlong: One-eighth of a mile, equal to 220 yards or 660 feet. [DOC] [TLE] Terms to Know | - Maryland Steeplechase Association [PAR] Terms to Know ... The National Steeplechase Association gives apprentice 
jockeys the following weight allowances (deductions): ... One furlong equals one 
eighth of a mile. ... Novice: A horse in the early stages of its steeplechase career. [DOC] [TLE] Lovable jockey knows how to blaze a rail - latimes [PAR] May 6, 2007 ... ... higher than eighth, on a horse appropriately known as Ten Cents A Shine. In 
the jockey world, he was the equivalent of the lovable, ... How can you not cheer 
for a jockey who drove to the track Saturday in a truck with 130,000 miles on it ... "
It's the shortest way around the race track," he said with a shrug. [DOC] [TLE] ACEY-DEUCY  a riding style in which the jockey uses a longer ... [PAR] Also known as a bug boy. ... ASTERISK (*)  used beside a jockey's name in the 
program to indicate an apprentice. .... EIGHTH  a furlong; 220 yards; 660 feet, 1/
8 of a mile ... EQUIVALENT ODDS  mutuel price horses pay for each $1 bet ... 
FLATTEN OUT  when a horse drops its head almost on a straight line with its 
body... [DOC] [TLE] LIS > Administrative Code > 11VAC10-50-

Question: Jockeys know it's equal to an eighth of a mile
Answer: Furlong