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What Is An Omni Bet In Horse Racing?

08:21 pm • 30 May 2024

What Is An Omni/Swinger Bet?  An Omni/Swinger bet is a bet that allows punters to make two choices to finish in the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd positions, respectively, in a race.  You win if both of your picks place in the first three winning combinations, in any order. There are three possible winning combinations.  Consider […]

Three horses cross the finishing line in the 150th Kentucky Derby. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Show Bet In Horse Racing?

10:05 pm • 30 May 2024Horses cross the finish line at Churchill Downs. Photo by Getty Images.

Do Race Horses Wear Shoes?

11:06 pm • 30 May 2024A supply of horseshoes hang before the 137th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Photo by Getty Images.

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09:00 pm • 20 Nov 2024Jockey Javier Castellano celebrates winning on Ghostzapper, trained by Robert J. Frankel, during the Breeders Cup Classic. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Pick 3 Bet In Horse Racing?

12:18 am • 15 Nov 2024Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf race on day two of the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar Race Track. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Pick 6 Bet In Horse Racing?

12:54 am • 14 Nov 2024Horses run in the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile race. Photo by Getty Images.

How Much Do Jockeys Make?

01:17 am • 08 Nov 2024Mystik Dan's jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. celebrates with the trophy after winning the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Handicap Horse Race?

01:13 am • 15 Oct 2024The 155th running of the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Trifecta In Horse Racing?

08:40 pm • 17 Sep 2024Three runners cross the finishing post at the 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Superfecta Bet?

09:35 pm • 10 Sep 2024A race fan stands in front of a betting windows during the 147th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Place Bet In Horse Racing?

09:07 pm • 15 Aug 2024Mage, ridden by jockey Javier Castellano crosses the finish line to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is A Quarter Horse?

02:03 am • 08 Aug 2024A person interacts with an American Quarter Horse. Photo by Getty Images.

What Is Pari-Mutuel Betting?

10:29 pm • 17 Jul 2024A race fan makes a bet at the running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course. Photo by Getty Images.

Best Horse Racing Movies

08:19 pm • 10 Jul 2024The poster for the 2003 movie 'Seabiscuit' featuring Tobey Maguire.

What Is An Exacta Bet?

10:20 pm • 03 Jul 2024Gamine, ridden by John Velazquez, crosses the finish line to win the Filly and Mare Sprint on the second day of the Breeders Cup at Keenland. Photo by Getty Images.
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