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What are the winning distances in horse racing? ›

Winning Distances: The winning distance between the winning horse and the second placed horse for each race over a meeting, aggregated. For distances less than a length, the following applies: Nose 0.05, Short Head 0.1, Head 0.2, Short Neck 0.25, Neck 0.3, Half a length 0.5 and three-quarters of a length 0.75.

Quinella: Select the first two horses in a race in any order.

For all races, the public betting choice, the favorite, wins 30% to 38% of the time. Heavily bet favorites in the 3-5 to 6-5 odds range win at more than 40%.

Although a horse can win by [X] number of lengths, races can also be won by smaller margins of less than half a length. For example, a Neck is a distance of less than half a length that is roughly equivalent to the length of a horse's neck.

TS (Top Speed rating) A rating that reflects a horses ability by measuring performance against the standard time for the course and distance, with allowances made for elements, age and weight . Best RPR Presents the horse's highest RPR score.

A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.

As well as numbers showing the horses' most recent finishing positions, look out for letters such and C and D next to its name. C means they have won previously at the course and D means they have previously won over the same distance.

gelding: A male horse of any age who has been neutered by having both testicl*s removed (gelded).

P or PU – indicates the horse was pulled up by the jockey and did not complete the race. F – indicates the horse fell. R – indicates a horse refused. BD – indicates the horse was brought down by another runner.

The Canadian is a total of 26 bets on five horses in five different races, it is also known as a Super Yankee: Ten doubles. Ten trebles. Five fourfolds.

What number in horse racing wins the most? ›

Apart from metropolitan tracks, the handicapper's preferred horses, (number one) won more races than any other number.

In boxed bets, the horses you select just have to finish within either the top 2 (exacta), top 3 (trifectas), or top 4 (superfecta). For example, in a boxed exacta bet, of the two horses you select, either could finish in first as long as the second horse comes in second place.

Horse racing commonly uses the term furlong, meaning one-eighth of a mile. Races are run at four furlongs (0.5 miles), five furlongs (0.625 miles), six furlongs (0.75 miles), and seven furlongs (0.875 miles). The most frequently run sprint races take place over six furlongs.

After neck, winning margins are given out according to lengths, with the next margin being a half length, and a three quarter length, or 0.5L and 0.75L. E.G. Race margins: 2 len * 4 len or decimally "2L * 4L".

When horse racing odds are shown in the form of 7-2, 5-1, etc, it expresses the amount of profit to the amount invested. So odds of 7-2 mean that for every $2 invested, the punter gets $7 profit in return. This means when you bet $2, the total return if the bet is successful is $9.

Individual flat races are run over distances ranging from 440 yards (400 m) to more than four miles (6.4 km), although races longer than two miles (3.2 km) are quite rare, and distances between five and twelve furlongs (1.0 and 2.4 km) are the most common.