starting odds

buffaloriderbuffalorider Member
edited August 2007 in Horse Racing Forum
can anyone tell me the factors involved in the starting odds of a horse when they first post the odds.
thanks

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  • FLYBYNIGHTFLYBYNIGHT Senior Member
    edited August 2007
    The Odds are set by the tracks Oddsmaker so to speak...He sets the Morning Line which you see on the Drf site or Equibase site. Once those Numbers are set the Public start to bet and away they go...Simplified version
  • FlyinLateFlyinLate Senior Member
    edited August 2007
    FLYBYNIGHT wrote: »
    The Odds are set by the tracks Oddsmaker so to speak...He sets the Morning Line which you see on the Drf site or Equibase site. Once those Numbers are set the Public start to bet and away they go...Simplified version

    Pretty sure that is right. Made up by the so-to-speak professional handicappers. Atleast in Chicago the odds on the tracks site (balmoral, arlington, hawthorne, etc) even vary from those in our local newspaper as I think different oddsmakers set different lines (although they are often nearly identical).
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