Coupled (entry)

When two or more horses in a race belong to the same owner(s), they are said to be coupled and they run as one entry, comprising a single betting unit. (In other words, a bet on one horse of an entry is a bet on both.) Regardless of post position, their program numbers would be 1 and 1A, with the horse drawing the post position near-est the rail running as 1 and the outside horse of the two running as 1A. They will actually break from the post positions they draw at the time of entry. Even though they are listed as 1 and 1A in the program, they may line up, for example, in stalls 3 and 9 in the starting gate.