Horse Race Betting

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EQUIPMENT whip, blinkers, etc. Gear carried by a horse in a race. EVENLY neither gaining nor losing position or distance during a race.

EXACTA To collect, you must pick the horses that finish first and second in exact order. EXACTA BOX Is made to guarantee the outcome of the first two finishers regardless of which horse wins.

EXACTOR a wager in which the first two finishers in a race, in exact order of finish, must be picked. EXERCISE RIDER male or female rider who is aboard a horse for morning workouts.

EXOTIC WAGER wager that involve two or more horses and minimums vary by track and wager type EXTENDED forced to run at top speed.

EXTRA WEIGHT ADDED WEIGHT more weight than conditions of race require. F FALSE FAVOURITE a horse who is bet down to favoritism when others would appear to outclass him on form.

FALTERED a term used for a horse that was in contention early and drops back in the late stages. FAST TRACK footing at its best; Dry, fast and even.

FIELD the horses in a race. FILLY a female horse up to and including the age of 4. FIRM a turf course condition corresponding to fast on a dirt track.

FLATTEN OUT when a horse drops his head almost on a straight line with its body. FOAL newly born Thoroughbred, or until weaned. Male or female.

FOUR FURLONGS half a mile; yards; 2, feet. FRESH FRESHENED a rested horse. FRONT RUNNER a horse who usually leads or tries to lead the field.

FURLONG one-eighth of a mile; yards; feet. G GALLOP a type of gait, a fast canter. Also, to ride a horse at that gait. GATE the starting mechanism.

GELDING an incomplete male horse. GOOD BOTTOM horse racing track that is firm under the surface, which may be sloppy or wet.

GOOD TRACK condition between fast and slow. GRADUATE winning at a class and moving up. H HALF half a mile, four furlongs; yards; 2, feet.

HAND four inches. Unit used in measuring height of a horse from withers to ground. HAND RIDE a jockey urging a horse with the hands and not using the whip.

HANDICAP a race a handicapper assigns weights to be carried. Also one who makes selections on past performances. HANDILY working or racing with moderate effort, but more effort than breezing.

HANDLE amount of money wagered in the pari-mutuel pool on a race, a program, a meeting or a year. HEAD a margin between the horses.

One horse leading another by the length of his head. HEAD OF THE STRETCH beginning of the stretch run home.

HEAVY the condition of a track similar to, but even slower than muddy. HORSE broadly, in any Thoroughbred regardless of sex. HUNG a horse tiring, but holding position.

I IMPOST weight carried or assigned. IN FOAL a pregnant mare. IN HAND running under moderate control, at less than best pace.

IN THE MONEY finishing first, second or third. INQUIRY stewards reviewing the race to check into a possible infraction of the rules. IRONS stirrups.

J JOCKEY FEE sum paid to a rider. JOG slow, easy gait. JUVENILE a two-year-old horse. L LASIX a medication for the treatment of bleeding.

LATE DOUBLE a second daily double offered on the latter part of the program. See Daily Double. LEAD PONY horse or pony who heads parade of field from paddock to starting gate.

LEG UP to help a jockey mount his horse. LENGTH length of a horse from nose to tail, about 8 feet. Also distance between horses in a race.

In Europe, Australia, and Asia, betting to place is different since the number of "payout places" varies depending on the size of the field that takes part in the race.

For example, in a race with seven or less runners in the UK, only the first two finishers would be considered winning bets with most bookmakers.

Three places are paid for eight or more runners, whilst a handicap race with 16 runners or more will see the first four places being classed as "placed".

A show bet in the North American sense does not exist in these locations. An each-way bet sees the total bet being split in two, with half being placed on the win, and half on the place.

The full odds are paid if the horse wins, plus the place portion , with a quarter or a fifth of the odds depending on the race-type and the number of runners if only the place section of the bet is successful.

In the UK some bookmakers will pay for the first five some independent firms have even paid the first six for a place on the Grand National.

This additional concession is offered because of the large number of runners in the race maximum Occasionally other handicap races with large fields numbers of runners receive the same treatment from various bookmakers, especially if they are sponsoring the race.

Each portion is treated by the totalizator as a separate bet, so an across-the-board bet is merely a convenience for bettors and parimutuel clerks.

In addition to straight wagers, "exotic" wagers offer bettors an opportunity to incorporate the placement of different horses in one or multiple races.

The two broad types of exotic wagers are horizontal and vertical. Horizontal exotic wagers are bets on multiple horses in one particular race, while vertical exotic wagers involve predicting results across multiple races.

Both have specific options for which bets are available and are detailed below. In the most basic horizontal wager, an exacta , the bettor selects the first and second place horses in the exact order.

Picking the first three finishers in exact order is called a trifecta and a superfecta refers to the specific finishing order of the top four horses.

Boxing is a tactic that increases the odds of winning an exotic wager by removing the need to choose the exact order. USA Delta Downs.

USA Fair Grounds. USA Turf Paradise. USA Turfway Park. AUS Devonport Tapeta Synthetic. AUS Rockhampton. AUS Bordertown.

AUS Warwick Farm. AUS Pinjarra Park. AUS Sandown. NZ Ruakaka. RSA Vaal. UAE Meydan. FRA Pontchateau. FRA Marseille. CHI Hipodromo Chile.

If you strictly bet the favorite to win every race, you would, on average, cash on one out of every three races. That average goes down the more higher-priced horses you bet to Win, although the rewards are higher.

Place odds and likely payoffs are not readily available to the public because they are dependent on who runs first and second.