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Takeout |
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The money taken from the betting pool by track management for the state and for the association. |
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Tattoo |
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An identification number placed inside the ear of a registered racing greyhound. |
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Tip |
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Suggestion about a likely winner from an expert. |
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Titanic Tri-Super |
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This operates the same as the 'Tri-Super', except you must correctly select the Trifecta combination in the 5th Race and the Superfecta in the 7th Race. |
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Totalisator |
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A system used to total and calculate bets and dividends. |
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Totalisator Machine |
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A computerized system that records amounts wagered, prints tickets for bettors, calculates odds and displays them on screens throughout a race track. |
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Tote Board |
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A board located behind the racetrack's backstretch that displays the odds, pools, results, and payoffs for each race. |
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Trail |
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Racing immediately behind another horse. A trail is also known as a sit. |
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Trainer |
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The person responsible for looking after a horse and preparing it to race. A trainer must hold a license or permit to be entitled to train. |
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Tri-Super |
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Similar to the 'Twin Trifecta' below. You select the winning Trifecta combination in one race and exchange that ticket for a Superfecta in the following race. |
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Trifecta |
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A wagering term describing the first three greyhounds to cross the finish line in exact chosen order. (UK, Tricast). |
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Trotting |
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A term for harness racing in general. It also describes the specific gait of a "trotter". |
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Tri-State, West Virginia |
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Twin Trifecta |
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A multiple pool bet. Two trifecta selections in two races. You select the winning Trifecta combination in one race and exchange that ticket for a second Trifecta in the following race. One-half of the net Twin Trifecta pool will be paid equally to winners of the first half when those tickets are presented to be exchanged. The remaining half of the pool, along with any carry over will be to winners of the second half. If no one selects the second half correctly, the pool is carried over to the next racing performance. |
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