Swedish-English dictionary

The horse

• Arabiskt Fullblod – Arabian or Arab horse
• Åring – Yearling
• Engelskt Fullblod – Thoroughbred
• Föl – Foal
• Hingst – Colt, entire or stallion
• Häst – Horse (any horse, such as filly, colt, mare, entire)
• Kön - Sex (Sto = filly/mare, Hingst = colt/entire, Valack = gelding)
• Sto – Filly or mare
• Valack – Gelding

The colours of the horse

• Brun – Bay
• Fux – Chestnut
• Mörkbrun – Brown
• Skimmel – Grey
• Svart - Black

People in racing

• Amatörryttare – Amateur Jockey
• Amatörtränare – Amateur Trainer (similar to Permit Holder)
• Arbetsryttare – Work rider
• Ägare – Owner
• Hästskötare – Groom
• Jockey – Jockey
• Tränare – Trainer
• Träckare – Person leading up at the races (Träcka = Lead up)
• Uppfödare – Breeder

Racing tack

• Blinkers - Blinkers
• Bly – Lead
• Blyvojlock – Weight cloth
• Dress – Colours or silks
• Hjälm – Helmet
• Hjälmöverdrag – Cap or helmet cover
• Huva – Blind fold
• Nummervojlock – Number cloth
• Säkerhetsväst – Body protector
• Spö – Stick
• Stövlar – Boots

Racecard and results

• Aktuellt Hcp - Current rating
• Anmälningslista - List of entered horses
• Bana - Track or Racecourse
• Banförhållande (sometimes shortened Banförhål.) - Going or track condition
• Banprogram - Racecard (printed or pdf)
• Datum - Date
• Handicap - Handicap or rating
• Insats - Stake (for the big races)
• Insatslopp - The big races with several forfeit stages
• Lopp (same as Löpning) = Race
• Lopptyp - Type of race (ÅV = Weight for age, MA = Maiden, etc.)
• Löpning (same as Lopp) - Race
• Max Hcp - Maximum rating (lifetime)
• Proposition = race conditions
• Resultat - Results
• Segerpris - the winner's prize money
• Spår - Draw (same as the number on the number cloth)
• Startlista - List of declared runners, incl. jockeys
• Tävlingsdag - Raceday
• Vikt - Weight carried (in kg)
• Tävlingsresultat - Form or Racing Results
• Underlag - surface (dt = dirttrack, gr = turf, hä = hurdle, st = steeplechase)
• Viktlistor - Weight list
• Vinstsumma - Prize money earned by the horse in the race
• Track conditions

Track conditions

• God (gd) - good
• God till lätt (gl) - Good to firm
• Lätt (lt) - Firm
• Blöt (bl) - Wet
• Mjuk (mj) - Soft
• God till mjuk (gm) - Good to soft
• Något tung (nt) - A bit heavy
• Tung (tg) - Heavy

At the racecourse

• Bana – Track or Racecourse
• Dirttrackbana – Dirt track
• Gräsbana – Turf track
• Ledvolt – Parade ring
• Startboxar – Starting stalls or gates
• Målstolpe – Winning post
• Vinnarcirkel – Winner’s enclosure

Breeding

• Betäckning – Covering
• Betäckningssäsong – Covering season
• Brunstig – In season
• Efter – by
• Hingsthållare – Stallion farm
• Far – Father
• Mor – Mother
• Undan – out of
• Stuteri – Stud farm

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