In general do you get better odds in the morning, for an afternoon horse race?

Answer 1

Sounds like you're talking about the "Morning Line" which is made up by the track handicapper as to what HE/SHE thinks the odds will be...........When the races run the odds are actually made by the bettors and how much money is bet on each horse in the win, place, show pools..........The more money bet on a particular the shorter the odds become with a short payoff should the horse win.........I.E., a horse listed in the Morning Line at 5-1 would roughly pay $12 for a $2 bet........At post time he goes off at odds of 2-1 and for the $2, if he wins it's a $6 win......The public rated him a better horse than the track handicapper did and put their money on him.......It's the betting public that determines the odds and the "Morning Line" is, in reality only an assumption........

Hope this helps...............CAT

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Answer 2

Neither he nor there. The morning line odds are calculated by each track's racing secretary the morning before the afternoon's races. Nobody pays off on morning line odds. Odds are paid off only at the time the race takes place (after the simulcasting monies are accumulated).

Answer 3

it all depends on the fluctuation in the odds some times horses are given false odd not so much false sorry more like unrealistically short or long so markets tend to fluctuate for every time you gain a couple by taking an early price you can lose them just as easily lose them thats racing and why few punters ever beat the bookie!

Answer 4

What happens in the morning is that the odds compilers use form of horse, stable and jockey to devise prices, when the money comes in the afternoon, they alter the prices accordingly!

Sometimes its better for the punter, sometimes worse!

Answer 5

no not always sometimes what is a morning line or parer favourite can start at huge odds and the other way around an outsider can start at short odds or drift even further in the betting it all depends where the money goes prior to the off .

Answer 6

Not necessarily, it will depend on the day and the horse. THe reason you get better odds is if the bookies want you to be on that specific horse. Mainly because they would have taken more money on another horse and they want to cover them selves.

Answer 7

Generally, yes you do get better prices in the morning for afternoon horse racing.

Try smart price, which gives better prices, they generally operate in all bookies every morning.

Answer 8

Good Morning.

Answer 9

it all depends on where you are going and what size the race is... i always think it is best to wait though, that way you get a more accurate look at how the horse is moving right before the race

Answer 10

yes you sure do. just get early board price. most times its better.