| Ante-Post |
betting
(usually on the most important races) days, weeks and even months before the
race is due to take place |
| BAGS |
Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Services |
| BEGS |
Bookmakers Evening Greyhound Services |
| Bankroll |
Also
known as 'roll' or 'wad' (colloq.) This is gambling money or risk money,
as opposed to the money you live on. |
| Book |
Running
a 'book' is the act of quoting odds and accepting bets on an event. Hence the
term 'Bookmaker'. |
| Box |
Another
way of saying 'Trap' |
| Box Bias |
A
starting position that favours a particular dogs running style |
| Calc Time |
Calculated time taking into account the going |
| Case money |
Emergency money. |
| Chase |
Having
lost money on a bet, "chasing" is having another bet simply to try and get back
the loss, usually on a random wager. |
| Drop |
Money
lost. |
| Exacta |
The
first two dogs to cross the finish line in EXACT order (also Forecast or
Perfecta) |
| First Show |
Opening
set of odds put up by the course bookmaker |
| Forecast |
The
first two dogs to cross the finish line in EXACT order (also Exacta or
Perfecta) |
| Get on |
Have
your bet accepted |
| Going |
Speed of
track as judged by the official track handicapper. Quoted in hundreths of a
second |
| Hand |
unit of
four inches in which a horse's height is measured, at the shoulder |
| Jolly |
Betting
parlance for the favourite in a race - the horse with the shortest
odds |
| Juice |
(U.S)
See 'Vig'.. |
| Lay |
Take a
bet on, like a Bookmaker. |
| Line Betting |
It is an
even-money paid bet where you take a position either side of two possible
outcomes of the event. e.g. England runs vs. Australia may quote 225-230
(a bit like a spread), thats called the Line. Selling the Line
means you win if they score less than 225 and Buying the line
means winning if they score more than 230. This is popular in the
U.S. |
| Match Bet |
A bet
between two horses or people, not necessarily in competition with each other.
e.g. two golfers who will be trying to win their tournament, not beat each
other or be aware that the bet exists |
| Odds |
The
ratio to which your bet will be paid if your bet wins. e.g. 3-1 means for every
£1 you bet, you will receive £3 of winnings |
| On tilt |
Losing
the ability to rationalise bets and betting wildly on every race. |
| Open Race |
A race
for the dogs of top ability. Indicated on the race card by OR |
| Overlay |
This is
a price offered on a particular horse that is higher than the
true odds of it winning. |
| Perfecta |
The
first two dogs to cross the finish line in EXACT order (also Exacta or
Forecast) |
| Pick 3 |
Select
the winner of three consecutive races |
| Place |
The
second dog to cross the finish line places |
| Pool |
A pool
is a sum of many collected as bets on a dog race. i.e. the |
| Price |
Noun
~ The quoted odds for a horse to win
Verb ~ The process of giving
Prices |
| Puppy |
A dog
that is less than 2 years old. Racing starts at 15 months |
| Quinella |
The
first two dogs to cross the finish line in any order (also Reverse
Forecast) |
| Reverse Forecast |
The
first two dogs to cross the finish line in any order (also
Quinella) |
| Shorten |
Odds
that reduce, say from 10-1 to 8-1, are said to have shortened. |
| Show |
The
third greyhound to cross the finish line shows |
| Superfecta |
The
first four dogs in their EXACT ORDER of finish |
| Tote |
"Tote"
is short for Totalisator, a system introduced to Britain in 1929 to offer pool
betting on racecourses. |
| Trifecta |
The dogs
finishing first, second and third place in EXACT ORDER (also Trio) |
| Trap |
The box
the dog starts in. From 1 to 6 |
| Trial |
A
non-betting event to give dogs experience or excercise |
| Trio |
The dogs
finishing first, second and third place in EXACT ORDER (also
Trifecta) |
| True Odds |
The real
odds of something happening as opposed to what the bookies offer. |
| Vig |
Vig is
short for the word 'vigorish'. Also referred to as 'juice' (US). The edge that
one side of a bet has to make their advantage. |
| Win |
The
first dog to cross the finish line wins |
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