the opening price of any race is the start of the race meeting that the race in question is held. if it is a metropolitan meeting prices can flutuate dureing the day but if it is a country meeting you may not know the price of the horses until the bookmakers are allowed to display the next races prices.
The starting price. the actual price the bookmakers are offering when the race starts
A claiming race means that a horse may be "claimed" by another owner/trainer for the stated claiming price for that race. The claim takes place before the race is run. The new owner must take possesion of the horse after the race is over. This prevents an owner/trainer from putting a realy good horse against lower quality horses. Nobody wants to get $5,000 for a horse worth $20,000.
If the odds of a horse winning a horse race are 2 to 7 then the odds against that horse winning the race are 7 to 2.
SP stands for the starting price of a horse at the beginning of a race. To find out more about betting, have a look at the Betfair link below
Yes, it WAS a race, it is no longer a horse race.
The rider of a horse in a race is called a Jockey.
A horse race in which the owner declares before the race how much the horse will be offered for sale after the race.
Its a one horse race means that it is as easy as winning a race against your own self (horse).
A claiming race means that a horse may be "claimed" by another owner/trainer for the stated claiming price for that race. The claim takes place before the race is run. The new owner must take possesion of the horse after the race is over. This prevents an owner/trainer from putting a realy good horse against lower quality horses. Nobody wants to get $5,000 for a horse worth $20,000.
Well, there's a races called "Claiming Races" You enter your horse in the race. And if people want that racehorse they drop a note that says, "I claim 'this horse' And they'll shake it and whoever's name is pulled out, it's the person who claims it. They give a price for each horse for like $25,000 and the people at the track claim the horse before the race is run. You don't have to claim a horse though.
1 Horse in a Race (1 Horse Race)
"His horse was trained to race." is a simple sentence.