Going back to the inception of the Up And Coming Stakes in 1979, Caballus would have been touted in turf jargon as a “bank teller’s dream”.
Caballus has had three starts for a win and two losses that bore the “luck” bleat . He has the saddle services of James McDonald, who is chasing five successes in the sprint – figures akin to champion hoop George Moore. General usage has picked up racing lingo. Consider “punter”, which harks back to the card game Faro and took off at the track before being applied to consumers of all persuasions.
Described as a “sunny place for shady people”, the racecourse was once a haven for “emus” who collected lost or discarded betting tickets, and “dips” – pickpockets who were rampant when punters were shoulder to shoulder.