27/01/2020 · What does SP mean? It is the starting price - the odds a horse was at before the race began. Unless you took a price before, these are the odds you will be paid out on. What does each-way or ew mean?

Refused To Race (RR) Some horses refuse to take part in a race. Denoted by RR in the formbook. Rule 4 (R4) A reduction in odds on bets placed before a certain time due to a fancied runner being withdrawn. The more fancied the runner, the bigger the rule 4 deduction. Schooling

26/04/2021 · Acceptor – A runner slated to run and participate in a race. Accumulator – A multi-bet on a horse race, where the winnings of one bet in the accumulator get placed on the next bet. In an accumulator, all bets must win to receive any winnings. Across the board – Three bets in one. A bet on a horse to show, place or win.

17/02/2020 · E. Each way (EW) – Customers can place a bet on a horse to win or to be placed, but when a customer does both in the same bet it is called betting each way (directly opposed to betting On the Nose (See’ O’). Simply put, one half of the bet is to win; the other is to be placed. If the horse wins the race the customer collects on both parts of the bet.

re-entered: The reason that the horse was scratched out of the race was that s/he was either a) entered in another race on that day, either at the same track or another track and opted to race in the other race OR b) was scratched out of this race to run in another race in the next few days. refuse: 1) When a horse will not break from the gate ...

Capitalized when used in race title ("the Grade I Kentucky Derby"). See group race. graduate: 1) A horse or rider who wins for the first time. 2) A horse who has moved up to allowance, stakes or handicap racing. granddam: The grandmother of a horse. See second dam. grandsire: The grandfather of a horse.

Replays of races where the horse performed poorly allow you to see how the horse performed throughout the race and what errors were made. Races where the horse placed can indicate whether the horse lost pace towards the end of the race, or was catching up with the leader and may have won over a longer course.

01/01/2021 · Connections are the only people allowed to speak to the race stewards and call for an enquiry into the final result. If a connection – such as an owner or trainer – convinces the stewards that their horse was improperly impeded during the race then the result may be overturned. Of course, connections aren’t everything.

04/03/2021 · Different types of horse racing classes. Punters should note: A Benchmark 84 class running on a Wednesday isn’t the same level as a Benchmark 84 class on Saturday. Premier racing days are always rated above any race midweek, unless it’s during the Melbourne Spring Carnival, which races on a Tuesday and Thursday.

01/01/2021 · Horses with roughly the same ratings will be placed together in a race, but those with a lower rating will earn a one-pound reduction to their weight for every rating point they lack. Handicapping is used to ensure those horses with a lower rating can run with competitive horse racing odds and still feasibly win the race.