morning line

noun

a list of entries for a horse race with the probable betting odds as estimated by a bookmaker or track handicapper, usually issued the morning of the race, before wagering begins.

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First recorded in 1930–35

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He’s done everything asked of him and done it effortlessly, which is why the morning line made him the 3-1 favorite.

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Citizen Bull won the Robert Lewis Stakes on Feb. 1 and is the 9-5 second choice on the morning line behind Journalism at 6-5.

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Baffert was set to saddle two, but morning line favorite Muth was scratched during the week because of a fever.

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He was dropped on the morning line from 5-2 to 8-5.

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On the morning line Muth was at 8-5 and Mystik Dan at 5-2.

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