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Dam - A horse's mother.

Daily Tote Double - The third and fifth races on the card.

Daily Tote Treble - The second, fourth and sixth races on the card comprise this pool. Tickets are 50p each.

Dark horse – A horse that looks good but whose potential is unknown.

Dead heat - When two or more selections cannot be separated by the judge or by the photo finish.

Declarations – Entries in a race.

Distance - The distance of a race – five furlongs is the minimum and the four and a half miles of the Grand National is the longest. Distance is also the margin by which a horse is beaten by the horse directly in front.

Doll – Hurdles used to mark the direction in National Hunt racing, normally only used when part of the course is unusable.

Double - A multiple bet. In a win double both horses must finish first for the double to succeed. In an each-way or place double both horses must be placed to draw the place double dividend.

Double result – Where a bookmaker makes a concession to pay out twice if the result of an event is changed.

Double stakes about – Two singles, each with an any-to-come single at twice the original stake on the other selection, thereby trebling the stake on each selection if both win.

Doubly engaged – A horse that is entered for two races on the same day.

Down-The-Card - Indicates races at the same meeting.

Draw - The starting positions given to horses racing on flat ground (there is no draw for positions over jumps). In this country the lowest numbers are on the left, as seen from behind the stalls.

Drifter – A horse whose price lengthens noticeably in the betting before a race, usually because the expected smart money on a horse fails to materialise.

Dual Forecast - A Tote bet involving the forecast of the first and second horses in a race

Dwelt – A horse that was slow to get away when the stalls opened.

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