A number used to identify a horse for betting purposes.
Generally, the closer a horse starts to the inside rail, or barrier of the track, especially on smaller tracks, the better its chance of winning. At the start, horses must either "leave" (start quickly) to get a good position or else find a place on the rail to avoid racing on the outside of other horses. When racing on the outside the horse is said to be parked out and loses ground on every turn. A horse on the inside has a better chance to get to the rail or quickly get a good position.
The position of a player standing in the low post or high post in the key area near the hoop.
A horse's position in the starting gate from the inner rail outward which is decided by a drawing at the close of entries the day prior to the race.
A horse’s position in the starting gate, from which the horse breaks. Positions are numbered from the inside rail outward.
A horse's stall in the starting gate.
The position from which a horse starts a race--from the inside rail which is position #1.