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Latest filing KG-027
Race Horse Breeds: Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses and Standardbreds
· Sports · 4 min
Index of files
Logged in the order they were filed · 27 reports
| Case no. | Subject | Folder | Logged | Reading time |
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KG-027 | Race Horse Breeds: Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses and StandardbredsNot every racehorse is a Thoroughbred. Sprinters, harness horses and endurance specialists each come from their own breed, and each produces a very different kind of race. | Sports | 4 min | |
KG-026 | What Is Virtual Horse Racing? How Computer Races WorkThe horses look real, the commentary sounds real, and a new race starts every few minutes. Underneath, virtual racing is a random number generator with a racecourse painted on top. | Casino Games | 4 min | |
KG-025 | What Is Pari-Mutuel Betting?In a pari-mutuel pool you are betting against the other bettors, not against the house. Here is how the pool is shared out, worked through with simple numbers. | Betting | 4 min | |
KG-024 | How to Read a Horse Racing ProgramA racing program packs a lot into small print. Read it in three layers, race header, runner block and past performances, and most of it falls into place. | Sports | 4 min | |
KG-023 | What Is a Dark Horse? Meaning and OriginA dark horse is a contender nobody knew much about. The phrase began at the racetrack, spread to politics and sport, and still means something slightly different from a longshot. | Betting | 4 min | |
KG-022 | What Does a Jockey Do?A jockey does far more than sit on a fast horse. Here is the job from the weighing room to the winning post, plus what bettors should and should not read into a rider's name. | Sports | 4 min | |
KG-021 | What Is the Triple Crown in Horse Racing?Three races, five weeks, one age group. The Triple Crown is American racing's hardest prize to win, and here is why so few horses have managed it. | Sports | 4 min | |
KG-020 | What Is Handicapping in Horse Racing?Handicapping means two different things in racing. One is what bettors do with a program and a pencil. The other is what officials do with weights. Both are explained here. | Sports | 4 min | |
KG-019 | Horse Racing Terms: A Plain Glossary for BeginnersRacing has its own language, and most of it is easy once someone says it plainly. Here are the words you will meet first, sorted by where you meet them. | Sports | 3 min | |
KG-018 | What Is a Furlong? Horse Racing Distances ExplainedRacing still measures its races in a farming unit that is centuries old. Here is what a furlong is, how to convert race distances, and why the trip can matter as much as the horse. | Sports | 4 min |
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SPOSports11 reports
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GAMGambling10 reports
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BETBetting7 reports
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CAGCasino Games5 reports
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ONCOnline Casino5 reports