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Vermont is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Interestingly enough for a state in an area originally taken by the British after the French and Indian War and settled into by English immigrants, the sport of horseracing was not able to make its presence felt here. So TVG, purveyors all [...]
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In the world of horseracing, betting is an integral component. Betting on horse races has been around since the first Central Asian tribesmen first domesticated wild horses. Through many difficult trials, horseracing betting has persevered and continues to thrive today.
While there are many cautionary tales about horseplayers losing everything they have to a betting addiction, [...]
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Like any sport or hobby, horse racing has its own specialized terms, or words and phrases, that often baffle casual spectators and new horseplayers. With the worldwide popularity of horse racing and betting, it’s only natural that specialized horse wagering terms have pop up as well.
These wagering terms start with the basic win, place and [...]
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In horse racing, few events are as majestic or as filled with unpredictability as derbies. These are huge horseracing extravaganzas that horseplayers all wait for annually with bated breath, and which feature the biggest names in the sport regularly. A winning bet can mean excellent profits at derbies, so when it comes to handicapping skill [...]
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The very nature of a horse race dictates that there will be a winner each and every time, and a huge part of the thrill of horse racing is in trying to predict which horse will claim that victory. This is why horse wagering plays such an important part in the success of the United [...]
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America has always had a tempestuous relationship with horse race betting, stemming mainly from legality issues. So when the current pari-mutuel betting system was finally legalized in America in 1933, stringent horse wagering rules were put into place to make sure that this enjoyable pastime would not be sullied by overt criminal activity. These regulations [...]
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The popularity of both horseracing and the Internet is such that a quick web search will list hundreds of horseracing websites scattered all around the globe. But for complete coverage and betting opportunities, few if any can beat TVG’s exclusive standing as the official horseracing website for some of the most famous racetracks and events, [...]
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Professional horseplayers and bettors will readily admit that while horseracing in itself is an exciting event, it’s the waiting for horseracing results that really gets the blood pounding. Results, particularly favorable ones, are what horseplayers live for in this sport. They are both the culmination of a handicapping job well done as well as the [...]
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In horseracing, handicapping refers to the act of predicting and quantifying the results of a horse race. While there are many casual horseplayers out there who choose horses based on a magical dart or on how nice horses’ names sound, careful, well informed handicapping reduces the role that pure luck plays in horserace betting, and [...]
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With over 40 states in the US alone holding regular horse racing events, it’s easy to see why horse racing is still considered to be one of the most popular spectator sports today. And the rush of watching a race is doubled when horse racing wagering enters the picture.
Wagering or betting on horse races is [...]
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