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The "all others" category, also referred to as the mutuel field, consists of all 3-year-olds other than the 23 other individual horses upon which wagers were taken during the three-day wagering period.
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Actually, considerable amounts of statistical evidence demonstrate that in pari-mutuel betting, an experienced bettor adopting a strategy based on short-odds bets and careful pool selection can generate a positive expected return.
Resisting Efficient Markets, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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After the American Civil War, pari-mutuel political markets grew wildly popular.
Quick Study 2009
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Marius Tollman lumbered busily from window to window of the pari-mutuel and the stewards asked to see the jockeys involved in the Salad Bowl pile-up.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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Fred Collyer grabbed his racecard and pushed through the post-Derby chatter to the pari-mutuel window further along the press floor.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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And, of course, wistful comparisons with countries that operate pari-mutuel monopolies, as if that has any relevance to Britain, where there does not seem to be any shortage of horses, owners or racing in the record fixture list.
Eight years on, and the bookies and racing are as far apart as ever 2010
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A message posted Wednesday on Off-Track Betting Corp.'s website says the company stopped pari-mutuel wagering operations Tuesday after the Senate measure failed to pass.
NYC OTB Closing After Senate Nixes Rescue Plan The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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In either case, it meant hanging around the pari-mutuel with your eyes open.
The Elvis Latte Allie Dresser 2010
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A message posted Wednesday on Off-Track Betting Corp.'s website says the company stopped pari-mutuel wagering operations Tuesday after the Senate measure failed to pass.
Off Track Betting Shut Down After Senate Nixes Rescue Plan AP 2010
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McDonnell a series of suggestions: pari-mutuel wagering; privatizing rest stops; establishing an "infrastructure bank," "changes to the state's revenue sharing program," and a "bipartisan blue ribbon transportation committee...to recommend how best to generate the resources necessary to develop and maintain such a transportation system."
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