Glossary O-P

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Octavo
One-eighths of a mile or roughly 200 meters.

Outrider
Mounted track or employee who escorts horses and their lead ponies to the starting gate, or pursues horses that bolt away.

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Palaban see Labas

Pamoste
A sure winner.

Panahog
An also-ran, horse that finishes out of the money with no real intent of winning race.
See also Di-natimbang.

Pandehado
A long shot bet or pick.

Pandiin
A shoo-in; decided favorite or a sure winner

Pang-gulo see Panahog

Pang-ibabaw
The preferred entry/horse in a case of coupled entry or those belonging to the same stable.

Paniningil see Pandiin

Panlutsa
A pacesetter; a horse fielded to rival the pacesetters in the early going with the intent of wearing them down.

Patas
A dead heat; horses of equal caliber.

Pay Ring see Totalisador

Pentafecta a type of bet
Select five horses to finish first, second, third, fourth and fifth in the correct order in a race nominated by the Club.

Peso see Timbang

Pick Five a type of bet
Select five horses (one horse for each race nominated by the Club) to finish first in each of the five consecutive races designated as Pick 5 event.

Pick Four a type of bet
Select four horses (one horse for each race nominated by the Club) to finish first in each of the four consecutive races designated as Pick 4 event.

Pick Six a type of bet
Select six horses (one horse for each race nominated by the Club) to finish first in each of the six consecutive races designated as Pick 6 event.

Pigil
To ease or back-up; to slow down relative to other jockeys in a race or to spare horse dangerous exertion by slowing it down.

Pilay see Napilay

Pinigilan see Pigil

Pista
The race track or the track area.

Photo Finish
A race too close to call, the winner is declared by looking at photograph.
See also Impate.

Place a type of bet
Select a horse to finish either first, second or third where the total number of runners is eight or more. Where the total number of runners is five, six or seven, select a horse to finish either first or second.

Programa
The race program or card.
See also Dividendazo, Istrikto, Kalahok.

Protesta

A protest/objection; a complaint filed by a jockey or trainer to stewards about alleged infractions committed by another entry/horse.