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  2. Betting on horse racing - Wikipedia

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    A bet to win, sometimes called a "straight" bet, means staking money on the horse, and if it comes in first place, the bet is a winner. In a bet to place, you are betting on your horse to finish either first or second. A bet to show wins if the horse finishes first, second or third. Since it is much easier to select a horse to finish first ...

  3. Glossary of North American horse racing - Wikipedia

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    The price is set by the conditions of the race. If the horse wins prize money during the race, the money goes to the previous owner. [19] Prior to 1925 they were called a Selling race. [citation needed] Closer A horse that performs best during the final part of the race, usually coming from behind against most of its race competitors. [4 ...

  4. Glossary of equestrian terms - Wikipedia

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    1. In horse racing, a placed horse is one that finishes second in a race (NAm), [1]: 163 or in the first three places (AU/NZ/UK), [5]: 206 [8]: 372 A place bet is a bet that a horse will finish in first or second position. [8]: 372 In the (UK/Ir) place bets may be pay up to fourth place if there are 16 or more runners in a race.

  5. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    In gambling parlance, making a book is the practice of laying bets on the various possible outcomes of a single event. The phrase originates from the practice of recording such wagers in a hard-bound ledger (the 'book') and gives the English language the term bookmaker for the person laying the bets and thus 'making the book'.

  6. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    (horse racing, powerboat racing, flat track racing) Place-Show (複勝, Fukushō): Runner must finish within the first two places (up to seven participants) or three places (more than eight participants). (horse racing, powerboat racing, flat track racing) Each-way (応援馬券, Ōen Baken): To place one bet to Win and another bet to Place ...

  7. Betting strategy - Wikipedia

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    Some horse racing betting systems can be based on pure statistical analysis of the odds, while others also analyze physical factors (e.g. the horses' form, jockey form and lane draw). Common forms of betting systems for horse racing are: hedging - betting on multiple outcomes in a race; arbitrage - lay the horse a low price and back it at a ...

  8. Advance-deposit wagering - Wikipedia

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    ADW is often conducted online or by phone. In contrast to ADW, credit shops allow wagers without advance funding; accounts are settled at month-end. Racetrack owners, horse trainers and state governments sometimes receive a share of ADW revenues. It typically involves betting on horse or greyhound racing.

  9. Trifecta - Wikipedia

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    Trifecta. A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. [1] Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia, [2] this is known as a tricast in the UK, [3] a tierce in Hong Kong, [4] a triactor in Canada [5] and a tiercé in France. [6]