Glossary of Australian and New Zealand Punting - M

  • M: The class of a harness racehorse which stands for Metropolitan Assessment. A C11 M6 pacer has won an equivalent of 11 country class races and 6 metropolitan class races.
  • m.: An abbreviation for a mare, as it appears in race books, pedigrees and stud books etc.
  • Maiden: A horse that has not won a race.
  • Mail: Information and tips.
  • Mare: A female horse over three years old.
  • Market: The list of all horses engaged in a race and their respective odds.
  • Mentor: The trainer of a horse.
  • Monkey: A term used for five hundred dollars.
  • Moral: An absolute certainty.
  • Mounting yard: Enclosure where the horses are paraded prior to each race and jockeys mount and dismount their horses.
  • Muck lather: Term for a horse sweating profusely, usually brought on by nervousness prior to a race.
  • Mudlark: A horse which goes well on a wet track.

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