horse's chances in a race. Gorilla: A colloquial term for one thousand dollars. Got at: A horse is said to have been got at when it was by any means been put in such a condition that it cannot win. Got the blows: Drifted in the betting. Gr.: An abbreviation for a grey horse, as it appears in race books, pedigrees and stud books. Greet the judge: To win a race. Group race: High quality race categorised into Group One (G1), 2 and 3 and Listed races, in order of importance. Grow another leg: Said of horses that handle wet tracks well. H h.: An abbreviation for a horse (stallion), as it appears in race books, pedigrees and stud books. Had something on the winner: Understatement of a punter who may have bankrupted a couple of bookies. Hairy-goat: A racehorse that has performed badly. Half-brother, half-sister: Horses out of the same dam but by different sires. It does not apply to horses by the same sire. Ham: As in 'What a Ham'. Term used for a horse that has been in a good paddock/looks a little large around the edges. Hand: Unit of measure (equals 4 inches) of a horse's height. Thoroughbreds typically range from 15 to 17 hands. The measurement is taken from the ground to the horse's withers - the point where the neck meets the back. Handicap: A class of race for which the official handicapper assigns the weight each horse has to carry. Handicapper: The racing official who assigns the weights to be carried by horses in handicap races. Hang: To veer away from a straight course during a race. Hard earned: Money. Head: A margin between horses. One horse leading another by the length of his head. Headquarters: Randwick. In Victoria, Flemington Racecourse is known as headquarters. The Heath: The nickname for Caulfield Racecourse. Hold all tickets: Announcement by the Stewards that no bets can be settled until certain aspects of the race have been investigated. Hoop: Jockey. Horse: An entire male horse of four years of age or more. Hot Pot: The race favourite. I Imports: Horses imported to Australia are indicated by an abbreviation the country of their birth, such as New Zealand (NZ) and United States (USA). An * (asterisk) suffix may also be used to denote horses imported from England or Ireland to Australia or New Zealand. Impost: The weight a