See Also: Protest - Horse Racing(gambling)
Backstretch (Racing Surface Term) - Horse Racing(gambling)
Bad Actor (Fractious Horse) - Horse Racing(gambling)
Infield Racing (Sport) - Horse Racing(gambling)
Thoroughbred Racing Associations (Tra) - Horse Racing(gambling)
Daily Racing Form - Horse Racing(gambling)
Entry (Racing Office) - Horse Racing(gambling)
Stakes Horse - Horse Racing(gambling)
Badge Horse - Horse Racing(gambling)
Break a Horse - Horse Racing(gambling)

Protest - Horse Racing (gambling)


A verbal or written dissent regarding the placings of a particular race, which is made to the stewards before the all clear is signalled. Connections of one of the horses in a race, for instance, may believe that they would have finished in a better position had in not been for the interference or inconvenience caused by another runner, and therefore issue a protest against that offending horse. The stewards will then defer the all clear (a protest is signified by a warning type siren as opposed to the all clear siren) until an inquiry or investigation into these claims can be made. They may agree with the claims and uphold the protest, in which case the placings may be amended, or they may disagree and dismiss the protest, in which case the placings would remain the same.