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WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAM [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A star or asterisk in a racing program that indicates an apprentice allowance.

OBS

apprentice allowance : A reduction in the amount of weight a horse ridden by an apprentice jockey must carry in a race.... The apprentice allowance is indicated in the racing program by one or more stars or asterisks(popularly called "bugs"). The number of asterisks indicates the amount of the weight allowance.

OBS

The term "bug" also refers to the actual apprentice allowance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Signe ou marque accompagnant le nom d'un jockey sur un programme de courses pour indiquer qu'il reçoit une allocation d'apprenti.

OBS

L'anglicisme «bug» est fort probablement usité.

Key term(s)
  • bug

Spanish

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