AU1 - Charlton - Race 5

Claiming Race

A race in which horses are entered for a certain price, or claiming tag, which is also their sales price. An owner can claim any horse entered for the tag before the race begins, and owns them as soon as the gates open.

Furlong

One furlong is an eighth of a mile.

Paddock

The area where horses gather before the race to be saddled and paraded for the public.