used for one hundred dollars. Spring Grand Slam: Informally describes the treble of the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup. Sprout wings: To accelerate surprisingly in the straight to defeat a leader who looked certain to win. Stake: The sums of money deposited or guaranteed by the parties to a bet. Stakes races: Group one, group two, group three or listed races. Stayer: A horse that specialises in longer distance races. Stewards: Officials who run the race meeting and are responsible for enforcing the Australian [and Local] Rules of racing. Stick: Jockey's whip. Sticks: Hurdles or fences in jumping races. Stipes: Another term for the Stewards. (Or Stipendiary Stewards) Stirrups: Metal "D" shaped rings into which a jockey places his/her feet. Also known as "irons". Stone motherless: Expression used to indicate that a horse is running a clear last in a race, or is tailed off at the finish. Stonebonker: A good thing in a race. A horse considered to be over the line. Straight out: Betting to win only Strapper: The person who attends to, grooms, and usually leads the horse around the mounting yard. Superfecta: An exotic type of bet which requires a punter to select the first six horses to cross the finish line in the exact order. Only previously offered in New South Wales; now replaced by the First Four. (Compare with the usual U.S. definition, which is similar to the Australian/New Zealand First Four.) Swimmer: Horse which performs very well on rain affected tracks. Swooper: A horse which charges home at the end of a race. T TAB: Totalisator Agency Board. The original State government body appointed to regulate off-course betting. Many of the State TABs have been privatised in recent years. Tabcorp is Australia's largest gambling and entertainment group. It was established in 1994 following the privatization of the Victorian TAB. Take the knock: Fail to honour betting debts. The punter concerned generally goes missing. Taken to the cleaners: An expression used by both bookmakers and punters when they have suffered a huge loss. Taking a set: When a bookmaker increases the odds of a favoured horse, which in their opinion can't win the race, in order to receive more bets. Three-quarter-brother (or sister): A term used for horses out of the same dam, but are by a sires that are half-brothers or who are by the same sire. Tomato Sauce Odds: Refers