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Straightaway

Could I suggest changing "straightaway" to "straight" or "the straight part of the course". Tigerboy1966 23:32, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

Merge proposal

I recommended a merge with Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting. Some terms are identical, some are similar, and for those which are different, may I recommend the collegial atmosphere we created at Glossary of equestrian terms? Basically, totally different words cross link both directions, ones close in spelling can be combined with both forms shown, and in the event of a dispute, whoever got their first gets to go first. My suggested title is Glossary of horse racing terms. Discuss? Montanabw^(talk) 23:23, 30 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Fair suck of the sav, montanabw! Have you been sampling the local hooch? There is no way that these articles should be merged. Consider the following:

The very existance of the article Glossary of Australian and New Zealand punting, which contains some 340 terms, 90 % of which only relate to Aus/NZ, would question your inference that there is a worldwide list of common terms for horse racing.

The Aus/NZ article is already 46Kb long, which is about the reccommended maximum size for an article. Any addition of terms from the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland would create a bloated article in need of splitting up.

The two articles are not based on the same subject. The Aust/NZ article is based on gambling terms, in relation to horse racing, whereas the North American article relates to Thoroughbred horse racing terminology and is only a stub article of some 25 terms.

I would welcome the expansion of the North American article to a similar size as the Aus/NZ article, which would give me and many others a better understanding of racing and betting in the US and Canada. A similar article on the UK and Ireland would also be welcome.

Horse racing around the world has, until recent years, evolved in geograhical isolation with an inevitable diverse vocabulary - check the Aus/NZ article and see how many of the local colloquialisms you are familiar with. It was this rich local vocablary which I have discovered in my 40 years of living in Australia, and led me to start the article.

More opinions would be welcome. Cuddy Wifter (talk) 06:18, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Shall we consolidate the discussion here or over there so as to avoid duplication? I vote for over there. Montanabw^(talk) 01:30, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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 ==Straightaway==
 Could I suggest changing "straightaway" to "straight" or "the straight part of the course".<font style="color:black;background:orange;font-family:papyrus;">'''&nbsp;Tigerboy1966&nbsp;'''</font> 23:32, 11 February 2012 (UTC)