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Caballo Distanciado

English translation: disqualified horse


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Spanish term or phrase:Caballo Distanciado
English translation:disqualified horse
Entered by: Leonardo Lamarche
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17:24 Jan 21, 2010
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Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Spanish term or phrase: Caballo Distanciado
From a text on horse racing:

“Caballo Distanciado” es el que, por circunstancias producidas durante la carrera, pierde el lugar obtenido en el orden de llegada a la meta.

Not sure what we call this in English (American).

TIA!!
Sherry Godfrey
Local time: 07:40
disqualified horse
Explanation:
Ver. ref. (tomada de horserace glossary)
DISQUALIFICATION- Change of order of finish by officials for an infraction of the rules.
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Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 01:10
Grading comment
In this case, this is the correct answer. Thanks Leonardo and everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Lagging Horse
caminante7
4 +1A Distanced Horse
Edward Tully
4disqualified horse
Leonardo Lamarche


  

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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Lagging Horse


Explanation:
This is a direct translation of the term

Example sentence(s):
  • "Black Star" was the lagging horse of the race.
caminante7
United States
Local time: 22:40
Native speaker of: Spanish
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disqualified horse


Explanation:
Ver. ref. (tomada de horserace glossary)
DISQUALIFICATION- Change of order of finish by officials for an infraction of the rules.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
In this case, this is the correct answer. Thanks Leonardo and everyone.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A Distanced Horse


Explanation:
referring to heats...
Full text of "The Improved Practical System of Educating the Horse"
... we will give the most simple definition of the term inflammation. ...... A distanced horse is out of the race, and if in any heat one horse shall ...
www.archive.org/stream/.../improvedpractic00assogoog_djvu.t... - Cached

Show more results from www.archive.orgDead heat: Definition with Dead heat Pictures and Photos
Definition of Dead heat with photos and pictures, translations, ... "A distanced horse in a dead heat shall not be allowed to start again in the . ...
www.lexic.us/definition-of/dead_heat - Cached

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so how do you explain my refs, which give a clear definition of why even winning horses are called distanced horses and then not allowed to race again in heats?

Edward Tully
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 102
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your suggestion Edward, although when I think of "distanced horse", I think of the definition "Horse so far behind the rest of the field of runners that it is out of and unable to regain a position of contention. A horse beaten more than 40 lengths." http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/career_center/resources/AHP_Style_Guide.pdf

Asker: Hello Edward, Here are two other links that back up my definition of distanced. It is not 100% clear what "distanced" means in your second ref. Unfortunately the first link gives me an error. 1. http://www.soak.com/topic/horseracing/article/tshow/76722/distanced 2. http://books.google.com/books?id=CJ4zH2P_6mMC&pg=PA65&lpg=PA65&dq=race+%22+distanced+horse%22+a+horse&source=bl&ots=II_FaIBpZm&sig=U5mOzdL2bWiu20fI0_R_XuQlaQE&hl=en&ei=569mS9PmH4fesAbH8fDKAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CCUQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=race%20%22%20distanced%20horse%22%20a%20horse&f=false


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilla Evans: yes, was about to post same, see http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A03E7D81630E...
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  -> thak ou Gilla! ;-)
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Feb 1, 2010 - Changes made by Leonardo Lamarche:
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