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How to Bet

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HOW TO BET TABLE-TALKS

Are you planning a group outing to Grand River Raceway? Our dining and racing Group Packages include a table-talk from one of our How To Bet Hostesses. These short, informative talks are done right at your table, and are tailored for new bettors.

For more info about Group Bookings, please contact Michelle at (519) 846-5455 ext. 288 or click here.

Harness Racing GLOSSARY OF TERMS

BOXED IN: A horse that is racing on the rail and is surrounded by other horses in front, outside and behind it. A horse that is boxed in is held up and unable to gain a clear passage.

BREAK: To start galloping and lose the natural trotting or pacing rhythm. This occurs more often with trotters than pacers.

CARD: Another term for a program of racing. For example, a person may refer to there being twelve races on the card, which simply means twelve races will be staged on that particular day.

CATCH DRIVER: A driver which does not train his or her own horses, and is engaged by other trainers to drive their horses.

CLAIMING RACE: A race where any of the entrants may be claimed (purchased) for a specified amount.

COLORS: The colorful suit (also called “silks”) worn by drivers/trainers. Unlike Thoroughbred racing, the drivers/trainers register their own colors and wear them every time they race.

COLT: A male 3 years of age or less.

CONDITIONED RACE: A race where eligibility is based on age, sex, money won, or races won. For example, “3-year-old colts who are non-winners of $10,000 lifetime or 4 races.”

COVER: A horse that races with another horse in front of him is said to race with cover, as the leading horse cuts the wind resistance.

DEAD HEAT: A situation in which the judges cannot separate two or more horses when judging the outcome of a race. This race is declared a tie (Dead Heat).

DISTANCED: A horse that is out of touch with the rest of the field at the end of the race. This is often referred to as “finished distanced”.

FIRST-OVER: The first horse to make a move on the leader in a race, moving up on the outside.

FREE LEGGED: A pacer which races without wearing hopples.

HOME STRETCH: The straight length of the track, nearest the spectators, heading toward the finish line. It is called this because it is the final part of the track a horse travels down on its way ‘home’ (or the finish line).

HOPPLES: The straps which connect the front and rear legs on the same side of a horse. Most pacers wear hopples to help balance their stride and maintain a pacing gait. The length of hopples is adjustable and a trainer registers the length that best suits his or her horse. There are also trotting hopples that work through a pulley system to help trotters maintain their gait.

INQUIRY: Judging officials may conduct an inquiry as a result of any incident which may have occurred during a race, to determine whether or not certain drivers and/or horses were responsible for the incident.

PACER: Are horses whose legs move in a lateral motion, meaning the two legs on the same side of the body move in unison. For example both right legs move forward as both left legs are going back.

PARKED: A horse racing on the outside, with at least one horse between it and the inside rail.

PHOTO FINISH: When two horses cross the finish too closely to identify a winner, officials call for a photograph of the race, taken exactly at the finish line, to help them determine which nose is ahead.

POCKET: A horse in a pocket is unable to obtain a clear path because it has other horses situated in front, behind and to the side of it.

POST TIME: Start of the race.

QUALIFIER: A race in which a horse must contest a mile below an established time standard to prove itself capable of competing in pari-mutuel races.

STANDARDBRED: The breed of horse which competes in harness races.

SULKY: Also known as the cart or racebike, the sulky is attached to the harness and carries the driver.

TOTE BOARD: An electronic board, usually in the infield of a track, which posts the odds, amount of money bet, results of a race and the wagering pay-offs.

TROTTER: Horses whose legs on the opposite side of the body move at the same time. For example the right front and left rear move forward as the left front and right rear move back.

WAGERING TERMS

WIN: The horse you select must come in first.

PLACE: The horse you select must come in first or second.

SHOW: The horse you select must come in first, second, or third.

DAILY DOUBLE: A bet attempting to pick the winner of two consecutive races.

EXACTOR: A bet attempting to pick the top two finishers of a race.

TRIACTOR: A bet attempting to pick the top three finishers of a race.

PLACING YOUR BETS

In order to serve you quickly and efficiently, please place your bet by providing your bet information to the teller in the following order:

TRACK NAME (ie: “Grand River Raceway”)
BET AMOUNT (ie. “$2”)
BET TYPE (ie. “to win”)
HORSE NUMBER (“on #2”)

Your bet should sound like: “Grand River Raceway, $2 to win on #2”

You can place your bets with any teller, at any window at Grand River Raceway. Once your ticket pops out, please check it carefully before leaving the window. If the teller has made an error, the teller cannot cancel the ticket once you have left the window.

Please mind the minutes to post on the tote board or TV monitors. This indicates how much time is remaining to place your bets before the race begins.

If your ticket is a winner, please wait until the OFFICIAL sign is posted on the tote board after the race. The tellers cannot cash your winning tickets until the results become OFFICIAL.

DID YOU KNOW:

All races conducted at Grand River Raceway are one mile long. The racecourse is a half-mile in length, so all horses will make two laps for each race.
You must be 18 to wager on horse races in Ontario .
When you wager on horse races at a racetrack, you are not betting against the track (or “the house”) but against everyone else who is making that type of wager in that particular race. Racetrack betting is called pari-mutuel betting, which is French for “to bet amongst us”. This is because the money everyone bets is placed into pools and shared amongst winners at the end of the race. You never bet against the track, only against others who have placed similar bets. Each type of bet has its own pool from which money bet is paid out to customers with winning tickets.
The win odds for each horse are displayed on the left hand of the TV monitors, and on the tote board. The odds cycle constantly in the minutes prior to the race, and change according to how much money is wagered on each horse. These odds reflect what amount a winning wager will return on each horse. Lower odds on a horse reflect his backing by the bettors. A “longshot” is the horse with the highest odds (and least backing).