clocker
Americannoun
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a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.
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an official who times a race.
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a person who maintains a record of the flow of traffic, as of visitors to a museum.
Etymology
Origin of clocker
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Wellman’s parents were small breeders and owners in California and had a box at Santa Anita and Del Mar. Close by was a box used by Gary Young, the legendary private clocker.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
Stewards determined there were “extenuating circumstances” with the electronic device, but it was the Pimlico clocker whose figure carried the day.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2023
Through her binoculars, Contreras, a track clocker paid to time horses during workouts, watched as one of the horses, a 2-year-old filly named Flyfly Fly Delilah, suddenly tumbled to the freshly tilled track.
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2015
One clocker who had timed every Derby contender for decades remarked that Barbaro’s was the best work he had seen over the last five years.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2011
The question was asked by Shine McManus, a professional clocker employed by a bookmaker to time the various workouts and make a report on them at noon.
From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan
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