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Predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event


  • Handicapping in horse racing

    Thursday, July 29th, 2010

    An impost is the weight that must be carried by a horse in a race. Horses carry lead weights during the course of a race as a form of handicap. Such a race is also sometimes termed a “handicap.” These weights supplement a jockey’s weight to give a horse his assigned impost. The jockeys use [...]

  • Horse racing in Australia and Europe

    Friday, May 1st, 2009

    Horse racing in Australia Racing in Australasia has enjoyed great success with races such as the world famous Melbourne Cup, the so-called race that stops a nation, which has recently attracted many international entries. In Australia, the most famous horse was Phar Lap, who raced from 1928-1932 (though originally bred in New Zealand). In 2003-2005 [...]

  • Horse racing in North America

    Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

    Monmouth Racetrack in New Jersey in May 2005. In the United States, races can occur on flat surfaces of either dirt or grass, generally thoroughbred racing; other tracks offer quarter horse racing and harness racing, or combinations of these three types of racing. Racing with other breeds, such as Arabian horse racing, is found on [...]

  • History of greyhound racing

    Monday, March 23rd, 2009

    Photo finish of a greyhound race in Tampa, Florida, USA on February 9, 1939. Modern greyhound racing has its origins in coursing. The first recorded attempt at racing greyhounds on a straight track was made beside the Welsh Harp reservoir, Hendon in 1876, but this experiment did not develop. The sport emerged in its recognizable [...]

  • Horse racing

    Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

    Horse racing is an equestrian sport which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times are an early example, as is the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. It is often inextricably associated with gambling. Forms of horse racing One of the [...]

  • Greyhound racing

    Monday, March 2nd, 2009

    Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure (an artificial hare or rabbit) on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner. In many countries, greyhound racing is purely amateur and conducted for enjoyment. In other countries (particularly the US, UK, [...]

  • Sportsbook

    Thursday, November 13th, 2008

    A sportsbook (sometimes abbreviated as book) or a race and sports book is a place where a gambler can wager on various sports competitions, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, horse racing and boxing. The method of betting varies with the sport and the type of game. The more prominent the event, the more wagering [...]

  • Parimutuel betting

    Thursday, October 30th, 2008

    Parimutuel betting (from the French language: pari mutuel, mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and a house take are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all placed bets.The parimutuel system is used in gambling on [...]

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