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WIN FRONT END PURSE [1 record]

Record 1 2005-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Phraseology
OBS

For his latest win, A One Rocket earned the $9,600 front-end share of the $15,520 purse. ... Sugar Punch earned the $24,600 front-end share of the $41,000 purse.

OBS

Handsome Gent is clearly the fastest horse and comes off a trapped-behind-slow-pace second, but since he's still got all his statebred conditions left, why is Robert Terril dropping him to 25K? Answer apparently is to win front end of $27k purse and perhaps cash a wager.

Key term(s)
  • earn the front-end share of a purse
  • win the front end of a purse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Phraséologie

Spanish

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