...bets on the horses.

[Ksenia]

Hello.

What does it mean "bets in the horses"?

I've got a friend who constantly speculates on the stock market and bets on the horses.

Thank you.

 

[MikeNewYork]

"Bets on the horses" means gambles on horse races. Are you familiar with horse races?

 

[Ksenia]

Yes, 'bets on​ the horses".
To tell you the truth, no.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You can read about horse racing here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think one does not have to be familiar with horse races to understand the meaning of 'bets on the horses'.

 

[MikeNewYork]

It would certainly help.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, 'bets on​ the horses".
To tell you the truth, no.

Gambling on the results of horse races is very popular in many English-speaking countries.

 

[Skrej]

A related term you may hear in the US is 'play the ponies', meaning to wager on the results of horse races, especially somebody who does so on a regular basis.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Just for fun, I am posting a video of Secretariat's Belmont win. It was one of the most impressive horse races of all time and won by possibly the greatest thoroughbred horse of all time. He won by 31 lengths (248 feet, 76 meters).

https://www.google.com/search?q=sec...3.21272j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

 

[SoothingDave]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pharoah

American Pharoah won the Triple Crown this year, becoming the first horse to accomplish that feat since 1978.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Indeed.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The learners should notice the spelling error in the horse's name. "Pharaoh" is the correct spelling.

 

[SoothingDave]

The learners should notice the spelling error in the horse's name. "Pharaoh" is the correct spelling.

I never noticed that.

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/5/2/8537793/why-is-american-pharoahs-name-spelled-wrong-pharaoh

 

[tzfujimino]

I'm not much interested in horse racing, but the video clip is very impressive. What a fast horse Secretariat was!



... and what an interesting name it had!

 

[MikeNewYork]

Once they registered the horse, it was too late to change the spelling.

 

[MikeNewYork]

He broke the course record at Belmont. It is likely that record will stand for a long time.

 

[Tdol]

A related term you may hear in the US is 'play the ponies', meaning to wager on the results of horse races, especially somebody who does so on a regular basis.

We us ponies in the UK for this too.