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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. Starting price - Wikipedia

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    In horse racing and greyhound racing, the starting price (SP) is the odds prevailing on a particular entry in the on-course fixed-odds betting market at the time a race begins. The method by which SPs are set for each runner varies in different countries but is generally by consensus of an appointed panel on the basis of their observations of ...

  4. Parimutuel betting - Wikipedia

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    Parimutuel betting, or pool betting, is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the house-take, or vigorish, are deducted, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets.

  5. Each-way - Wikipedia

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    A £10 each-way single on a 10-1 selection in a horse race and paying 1 ⁄ 4 the odds a place 1, 2, or 3 would cost £20. Returns on the win part of the bet would be £10 × (10/1 × 1) + stake = £110 (£100 winnings + £10 stake) Returns on the place part of the bet would be £10 × (10/4 × 1) + stake = £35 (£25 winnings + £10 stake)

  6. Haskell Stakes 2024: Post positions, odds, analysis for $1 ...

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    The post position draw for the 2024 NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes is set for today at noon at Monmouth Park, so check back for complete coverage, including post positions and morning line odds.

  7. American Totalisator - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded by Harry L. Straus, a computer engineer from Baltimore, who became interested in developing a fairer system of calculating and displaying odds and payouts on parimutuel betting after an incident at a Maryland racetrack in 1927. When a horse listed at 12:1 odds won, but paid off at 4:1, Straus recognized the need for a ...

  8. Daily double - Wikipedia

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    As with all other American racing wagers, the "double" is conducted in parimutuel fashion, but with the number of betting interests in the daily double pool equal to the product of the number of entries in each race. For example, if there are 10 entries in the first race and eight in the second, there will be 80 betting interests, one for each ...

  9. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    E.g. £100 each-way fivefold accumulator with winners at Evens ( 1 ⁄ 4 odds a place), 11-8 ( 1 ⁄ 5 odds), 5-4 ( 1 ⁄ 4 odds), 1-2 (all up to win) and 3-1 ( 1 ⁄ 5 odds); total staked = £200 Note: 'All up to win' means there are insufficient participants in the event for place odds to be given (e.g. 4 or fewer runners in a horse race).