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Horse Racing Basic Terms

Bute

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

Handicap

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

Scratch

A horse is a scratch when injury or other necessity causes it to be withdrawn from the race.