The Language of Horse Wagering Terms
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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 show bets. ‘Win’ simply means that a player bets on a horse to take first place. ‘Place’ means that the bet is on a horse to come in first or second, while ‘show’ means that the chosen horse will finish first, second or third. Horses are usually referred to at the betting service by their race numbers, so phrases like “Two dollars to show on number one” are common and easily understood at any track or off-track betting facility.
Bettors will also use terms like ‘across the board,’ referring to the act of placing equal bets to win, place and show on one horse, and ‘morning line’ which refers to the estimate of final race odds as determined by the track’s resident handicapper.
More advanced horse wagering terms include ‘daily double,’ which refers to a player picking the winner of two consecutive races, and ‘exacta,’ or choosing the first two horses to cross the finish line in the exact order for a single race. These and other horse wagering terms are used liberally on betting tickets like those being used by online horse race betting experts at TVG.com, and really should not intimidate horseplayers at any skill or experience level. To help keep that from happening, TVG provides a wealth of tutorials and simulation races for beginners to learn more about the ‘Sport of Kings’.
This treasure trove of information demystifies wagering terms and makes getting into the swing of horse racing so much easier. Discover what all of those other horseplayers have been talking about at TVG.com
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