Glossary of North American horse racing

The following is a glossary of North American horse racing.

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Horses going past the eighth pole at Santa Anita Park
The finish post at Belmont Park
Generic left-handed racetrack diagram: A = finish line, B = grandstand, C/black = chute , Yellow = homestretch , Red = Clubhouse turn , Blue = backstretch , Green = Far turn , gray inside line = rail and the white center is the infield. Black dots note standard locations of the poles that measure distance to the finish.