How to bet on horses
  • 1. What is the most basic type of horse race bet?
A) Trifecta
B) Superfecta
C) Win
D) Exacta
  • 2. What does 'place' mean in horse racing?
A) Finish first
B) Finish second
C) Finish fourth
D) Finish third
  • 3. What does 'show' mean in horse racing?
A) Finish first or second
B) Finish third or better
C) Finish fourth or better
D) Finish second or third
  • 4. What is an 'Exacta' bet?
A) Picking the first two finishers in the correct order
B) Picking the first two finishers in any order
C) Picking the first three finishers in any order
D) Picking the first four finishers in any order
  • 5. What is a 'Trifecta' bet?
A) Picking the first three finishers in the correct order
B) Picking the first two finishers in the correct order
C) Picking the first three finishers in any order
D) Picking the first four finishers in any order
  • 6. What is a 'Superfecta' bet?
A) Picking the first two finishers in the correct order
B) Picking the first four finishers in any order
C) Picking the first three finishers in the correct order
D) Picking the first four finishers in the correct order
  • 7. What does 'Morning Line' odds represent?
A) The actual odds at the end of the race
B) The horse's winning percentage
C) The track handicapper's initial prediction
D) The horse's speed rating
  • 8. What is a 'Daily Double' bet?
A) Picking two horses to finish in the top two
B) Picking the winners of two races on the same day
C) Picking the same horse to win two races
D) Picking the winners of two consecutive races
  • 9. What is a 'Pick 3' bet?
A) Picking three horses to place in one race
B) Picking the winners of three races on the card
C) Picking the winners of three consecutive races
D) Picking three horses to win over the weekend
  • 10. What is a 'Pick 4' bet?
A) Picking four horses to win over the weekend
B) Picking four horses to show in one race
C) Picking four races where the favorite will win
D) Picking the winners of four consecutive races
  • 11. What does 'handicapping' a race mean?
A) Betting on the horse with the best odds
B) Yelling encouragement to your horse during the race
C) Picking a horse at random
D) Analyzing past performances to predict the outcome
  • 12. What is a 'scratch' in horse racing?
A) A horse with a poor past performance
B) A horse that falls during a race
C) A horse that is withdrawn from a race
D) A horse that wins a race by a large margin
  • 13. What is 'post time'?
A) The scheduled start time of a race
B) The time the bets are placed
C) The time the horses enter the starting gate
D) The time the horses are saddled
  • 14. What is a 'furlong'?
A) One-half of a mile
B) One mile
C) One-quarter of a mile
D) One-eighth of a mile
  • 15. What is a 'claimer'?
A) A horse that is owned by multiple people
B) A horse that runs only in claiming races
C) A horse that can be purchased for a set price
D) A horse that consistently wins races
  • 16. What is a 'maiden' race?
A) A race for horses that have won multiple times
B) A race for fillies only
C) A race for horses that have never won
D) A race for older horses
  • 17. What is a 'stake' race?
A) A race with low purse money
B) A race where the owner stakes their claim
C) A race where the horses are staked to the ground
D) A race with high purse money and high quality horses
  • 18. What does 'odds-on' mean?
A) Odds greater than even money
B) Odds less than even money
C) Odds that change frequently
D) Odds that are even money
  • 19. What does 'even money' mean?
A) A bet that pays out half the wager
B) A bet that pays out double the wager
C) A bet that pays out three times the wager
D) A bet that pays out the same amount as the wager
  • 20. What is a 'Pari-Mutuel' betting system?
A) A system where payouts are fixed
B) A system where the track sets the odds
C) A system where the government sets the odds
D) A system where payouts are determined by the amount of money wagered
  • 21. What is a 'bankroll'?
A) The amount of money the jockey receives
B) The total amount of money you have set aside for betting
C) The amount of money you bet on a single race
D) The amount of money the track makes on a race
  • 22. What does 'overlay' mean?
A) When a horse's odds are lower than its perceived chance of winning
B) When a horse's odds are higher than its perceived chance of winning
C) When a horse is heavily favored to win
D) When a horse has a poor past performance
  • 23. What is 'underlay'?
A) When a horse's odds are lower than its perceived chance of winning
B) When a horse's odds are higher than its perceived chance of winning
C) When a horse has a strong jockey
D) When a horse is a long shot to win
  • 24. What is a 'box' in exotic wagering?
A) Betting on multiple horses to finish in any order within the bet type
B) Betting on multiple horses to finish in a specific order
C) Betting on a single horse to win
D) Betting on multiple horses to win
  • 25. What does 'keying' a horse mean?
A) Ignoring a specific horse in an exotic bet
B) Betting all your money on a single horse
C) Including a specific horse in every combination of an exotic bet
D) Betting a small amount of money on a single horse
  • 26. What does it mean when a horse is 'closing'?
A) The horse is running at a consistent pace
B) The horse is gaining ground at the end of the race
C) The horse is leading the race
D) The horse is losing ground at the end of the race
  • 27. What is a 'speed figure'?
A) A numerical representation of a horse's running speed
B) A measure of a horse's stamina
C) A measure of a trainer's ability
D) A measure of a jockey's skill
  • 28. What is a 'trip note'?
A) A written record of a horse's injuries
B) A written observation about a horse's performance in a previous race
C) A written record of a horse's breeding
D) A written prediction about a horse's performance in a future race
  • 29. What is 'surface preference'?
A) A jockey's favorite track surface
B) A horse's tendency to perform better on certain track surfaces
C) A trainer's favorite track surface
D) The type of food a horse prefers
  • 30. What is a 'longshot'?
A) A horse that runs over long distances
B) A horse with a high probability of winning and low odds
C) A horse with a low probability of winning and high odds
D) A horse that is trained by a famous trainer
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