Horseracing A to Z Clips

TVG Horseracing handicapper Simon Bray discusses assigned weight which refers to the total weight carried by a horse in a race. The weight consists of the jockey and equipment with more experienced horses carrying greater weight.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 02:21 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

TVG horseracing handicapper Simon Bray provides an in-depth look at the role the starting gate plays in thoroughbred horseracing.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 02:08 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

TVG Horseracing Handicapper Simon Bray discusses Hot Walking, the cooling off period that takes place after the horse races or exercises.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 01:14 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

A day in the life of a clocker, the stopwatch operator responsible for the past performances times in your racing forms.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 01:44 Rating: 4.3 / 5.0

An interview with Angel Vega in which he describes his assistant trainer duties for Richard Mandela.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 02:41 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

The Mandella Barn's Fellipe Pulito is interviewed on his duties as a groom, the man who spends more time with the horses than any one else at the barn.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 02:11 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

A brief interview with Oak Tree's clerk of scales wherin he describes and demonstrates the process of weighing in the jockeys before and after the races.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 01:14 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

A fast look at the responsibilities of the horse valet, the man who works with the jockey to tighten or loosen the girths on the horse.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 00:50 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

A quick look into the job of horse identifier, the person who ensures the right horses are running the right races.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 00:58 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Paddock judge Ken Goldberg discusses maintaining a safe paddock for both the humans and horses, monitoring equpiment changes, and the backup blinker system.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 01:37 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

David Ochoa from the Richard Mandella barn explains his duties as a hot walker: warming the horses up before their exercises, monitoring their gaits, walking them back to the stable after the workouts and reporting back to the groom on any peculiarities.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 01:50 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

Ken Goldberg discusses staying on the lookout for possible racing infractions in his post as patrol judge.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 01:12 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

An in-depth interview with Bob Duncan, starter at Saratoga, as he explains his technique and philosophy on the art of starting a horse race.Added: February 08, 2008 Duration: 02:27 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0

TVG Horseracing Handicapper Simon Bray discusses an Exercise Rider, the stable employee who is licensed to exercise a horse during morning training hours.Added: September 12, 2007 Duration: 02:10 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

TVG Horseracing Handicapper Simon Bray discusses Shadow Roll, the thick, sheepskin noseband used to prevent a horse from seeing shadows directly in front of him.Added: September 11, 2007 Duration: 01:48 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

TVG Horse Racing Handicapper, Simon Bray, discusses the Paddock, an area where the horses are saddled and mounted by jockeys prior to a race.Added: September 11, 2007 Duration: 02:15 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

TVG Horse Racing Handicapper, Simon Bray, discusses Track Condition, the term given to the current condition of the horse racing surface.Added: September 11, 2007 Duration: 02:31 Rating: 4.3 / 5.0

TVG Horseracing Handicapper Simon Bray discusses Track Maintenance, the process to keep the racing surface in its utmost safest and consistent condition.Added: September 11, 2007 Duration: 01:54 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

TVG Horseracing Handicapper Simon Bray discusses Groom, the horse stable employee who cares and tends to a horse.Added: September 11, 2007 Duration: 02:18 Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

TVG Horseracing handicapper Simon Bray discusses the tote board which is the display board in the infield that reflects current odds and other information on an upcoming horse race.Added: September 11, 2007 Duration: 02:35 Rating: 4.3 / 5.0