NZ uses some of the same terms as Britain. We have floats for trailers, too, and I know what a numnah is. A round-up is also called a muster here.
Some different horse racing terminology I've noticed:
Trots - harness racing, regardless of whether they're trotters or pacers.
Gallops - flat racing.
Jumps - hurdle/steeplechasing.
2yos - juveniles.
Straight/backstraight - stretch/backstretch.
Birdcage - paddock.
Barrier draw - post position.
Clerks of the course - outriders (and here they do not accompany horses to the start unless they specifically need to. There is usually only two per race).
Cricket score odds/roughie - rank outsider.
Get up/salute the judge - win a race.
Hang - bear (veer off course during a race).
Hold all tickets - close finish/photo finish.
Odds on - short priced runner, often the favourite.
Strapper - groom.
Handicap race - allowance.
Pronunciation difference:
"Derby" here is pronounced how it is originally intended to be ("dar-bee") as NZ
NZ uses some of the same terms as Britain. We have floats for trailers, too, and I know what a numnah is. A round-up is also called a muster here.
Some different horse racing terminology I've noticed:
Trots - harness racing, regardless of whether they're trotters or pacers.
Gallops - flat racing.
Jumps - hurdle/steeplechasing.
2yos - juveniles.
Straight/backstraight - stretch/backstretch.
Birdcage - paddock.
Barrier draw - post position.
Clerks of the course - outriders (and here they do not accompany horses to the start unless they specifically need to. There is usually only two per race).
Cricket score odds/roughie - rank outsider.
Get up/salute the judge - win a race.
Hang - bear (veer off course during a race).
Hold all tickets - close finish/photo finish.
Odds on - short priced runner, often the favourite.
Strapper - groom.
Handicap race - allowance.
Pronunciation difference:
"Derby" here is pronounced how it is originally intended to be ("dar-bee") as NZ is part of the British Commenwealth. For some reason Americans decided to pronounce it how it's spelt instead. Bugs me every time I watch the Kentucky Derby XD
Spelling difference:
"Draught horse" and "draft horse".
"Lunging" and "longing".
Miscellaneous:
Hogging - roaching.
Grakle - figure-eight bridle.
Wraps - polos.
Napping - balking.
Grass rein - bearing rein.
Pigroot - crowhop.
Rug - horse blanket.
Seedy toe - white line disease.
Buggy - sulky (we also use the term sulky, but only for harness races, never for harness driving).