A show wager will yield the lowest payoff but offers the greatest chance of winning. The minimum bet for a win, place or show wager is only $2. Exotic wagers involve betting on two or more horses, either within a Read more…
Most race horses and race winners are male horses (either intact males or geldings). While male and female horses do not exhibit sexual dimorphism as obviously as human athletes, male horses are considered more aggressive racers and generally have a Read more…
Once the auction starts, you’ll bid on the horse you like once they come into the sales ring. If you place the highest bid, you will give your bidding number to the auctioneer and go fill out paperwork to officially Read more…
The majority of sports are male-dominated, and it’s assumed that sports fans are the same. However, in recent years, there has been a huge increase in women competing in sports, from football to boxing, and even horse racing. Horse racing Read more…
The basic types of horse racing bets are of course win, place and show. A win bet means your horse must win, a place bet means it must finish first or second and a show bet means it must be Read more…
Jockeys receive 50% of their riding fee for any non-runner after jockey declarations. What happens if one of your horses is a non runner? Bets places on Non-Runner Money Back markets will have their stakes returned once the non-runner is Read more…
Each herd is led by a female horse, or mare, and a stallion that is over 6 years of age. In dangerous situations, the head mare will lead her herd to safety, and the stallion will stay and fight. Like Read more…
The horse is a herd animal where a dominance hierarchy is always established. If done correctly, human dominance can easily be established during training without causing the horse to become excessively fearful. Horses exert dominance by controlling the movement of Read more…
The $2 million FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PDJF (G1) has been won by female horses 10 times in its history. Several of those were duplicates, as Miesque won the race in 1987 and 1988 and Goldikova took it Read more…
Winning Colors (1988), Genuine Risk (1980) and Regret (1915) are the only fillies to win the fillies. Each raced against males in advance of running in the Kentucky Derby. Winning Colors and Genuine Risk are the only two fillies to Read more…