In 2 Win Horse Racing

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In 2 Win Horse Racing

• You will learn
• Ratio
• Fractions
• Decimals
• Probability

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Prix de LOpera Casino 2.35
6 Blue Lightning
200-1
7 Bright Sky
7-4 F
12 Marotta
8-1
11 Serisia
4-1
5 Midnight Angel
12-1
9 Quarter Moon
7-1
10 Irresistible Jewel
6-1
2 Katchina Quest
33-1
20-1 Bar
12 Runners
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Ratio
If a bookmaker gives odds of 4-1 on a horse, this
means that they think the horse will win 1 race
for every 4 that it loses...
Win
Lose
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Ratio
We can write how the horse is expected to perform
as a ratio of wins to losses...
1 4
Now fill in the expected ratio of wins to losses
of each horse on worksheet 1.
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Fractions
The ratio of wins to losses can be changed into a
fraction...
A ratio of 1 4 means that the horse is expected
to win 1 race and lose 4...
This means the horse will win 1 out of every 5
races it runs...
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Fractions
So the fraction of races it wins is...
Now fill in the fraction of races each horse wins
on worksheet 1.
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Decimals
The fraction of races a horse wins can be changed
into a decimal probability...
1 means 1 ? 5 0.2

. 5
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Decimals
So the probability that the horse wins any race
is...
0.2
Now fill in the decimal probability of each horse
winning on worksheet 1.
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Review
Odds are 4-1
Ratio of wins to losses is 14
Fraction of races won is 1
.
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Decimal probability of horse winning is 0.2
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Prix de LOpera Casino 2.35
6 Blue Lightning
200-1
7 Bright Sky
7-4 F
12 Marotta
8-1
11 Serisia
4-1
5 Midnight Angel
12-1
9 Quarter Moon
7-1
10 Irresistible Jewel
6-1
2 Katchina Quest
33-1
20-1 Bar
12 Runners
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Prix de LOpera Casino Result
1st 7 Bright Sky 7-4 F
2nd 10 Irresistible Jewel 6-1
3rd 12 Marotta 8-1
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Prix Marcel Boussac 3.10
6 Six Perfections
4-5 F
10 Pearl Dance
10-1
1 Etoile Montante
6-1
8 Cassis
14-1
7 Rainbows For All
8-1
5 Yesterday
10-1
2 Loving Pride
8-1
3 Luminata
12-1
66-1 Bar
10 Runners
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Prix Marcel Boussac Result
1st 6 Six Perfections 4-5 F
2nd 1 Etoile Montante 6-1
3rd 3 Luminata 12-1
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Gran Criterium 3.45
13 Intercontinental
3-1 F
8 Spartacus
5-1
9 Hold That Tiger
9-1
10 Great Pyramid
12-1
11 Kimberley Mine
20-1
3 Foss Way
10-1
12 Le Vie Dei Colori
7-1
2 Maghanim
4-1
14-1 Bar
14 Runners
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Gran Criterium Result
1st 9 Hold That Tiger 9-1
2nd 12 Le Vie Dei Colori 7-1
3rd 13 Intercontinental 3-1 F
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Prix de LArc de Triomphe 4.30
12 Black Sam Bellamy
200-1
13 High Chaparral
15-8 F
7 Sensible
200-1
14 Sulamani
2-1
11 Aquarelliste
8-1
16 Islington
6-1
8 Manhattan Cafe
12-1
10 Falbrav
20-1
16-1 Bar
16 Runners
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Prix de LArc de Triomphe Result
1st 4 Marienbard 16-1
2nd 14 Sulamani 2-1
3rd 13 High Chaparral 15-8 F