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HORSE BLOCK [3 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A system of placing bets away from a racetrack.

CONT

One stumbling block was the refusal of race-tracks and horse owners to cooperate with off-track betting corporation on the ground that the share of off-track wagering allocated to them as compensation for loss of patronage at the tracks was woefully inadequate : only 1 1/2 percent, compared to more than 7 percent of on-track wagering, was returned to the sport.

OBS

Opposite of "on-track betting" in Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978, Vol. 5, c. 441, s. 136.

OBS

Betting and wagering can also refer to the act of placing a bet or wager.

PHR

conduct/operate an off-track betting system.

Key term(s)
  • off track betting
  • off track wagering
  • offtrack betting
  • offtrack wagering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

pari mutuel urbain (PMU) : Jeux d'argent ouvert au public et autorisé par la loi, en matière de [courses de] chevaux.

OBS

Par opposition à «pari sur les hippodromes», relevé dans le Règlement sur la surveillance des hippodromes et plus particulièrement dans le Règlement concernant la surveillance du pari mutuel ainsi que la possession et l'usage des drogues aux hippodromes.

OBS

pari hors-course : Renseignement donné par Francine Denoit de la piste de course Blue Bonnet's à Montréal.

OBS

pari hors piste : Tiré d'une modification proposée au Code criminel.

OBS

En France, ce pari réglementé s'appelle P.M.U. : pari mutuel urbain.

PHR

exploiter un système de pari hors-piste.

Key term(s)
  • pari hors hippodrome
  • pari hors course

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Variety Shows and Circuses
DEF

Gymnastics performed on a moving horse going on a circle line, in full harmony.

CONT

The term "horse vaulting" is a bit misleading. It brings to mind the aerial leaps performed in gymnastic competitions on a padded stationary block. But the actual sport of horse vaulting is one of the three classic disciplines of horseback riding, the other two being dressage and jumping.... While vaulting does include jumping onto and off of a moving horse, it also involves much more, as I learned on a visit to watch the Great Falls Vaulting Team practice. Led by coach Jennifer Williams, the team's members ride bareback, kneel and stand on a moving horse, and perform the sort of riding tricks you might see in a circus.

CONT

Vaulting is the art of gymnastics on horse back and is an extremely popular sport with young riders in Europe and is now growing in stature here in Australia.

CONT

For those who liked horses, the daily ride, although strenuous, was lot of fun where, in addition to cavalry drill, there was jumping, vaulting and tentpegging.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Spectacles de variétés et Cirque
DEF

Gymnastique sur le dos d'un cheval au galop, en parfaite harmonie avec lui.

CONT

La voltige à cheval est un sport d'une puissance élégante et virile.

PHR

Saut en voltige.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

Pari-mutuel betting conducted at a racetrack or in a betting theatre of an association otherwise than by buying a ticket.

CONT

One stumbling block was the refusal of race-tracks and horse owners to cooperate with the off-track betting corporation on the ground that the share of off-track wagering allocated to them as compensation for loss of patronage at the tracks was woefully inadequate : only 1 1/2 percent, compared to more than 7 percent of on-track wagering, was returned to the sport.

Key term(s)
  • on track betting
  • betting on the race track

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Pari mutuel tenu à un hippodrome ou dans une salle de paris de l'association [...] et autrement que par l'achat d'un billet.

OBS

Extrait du Règlement sur la surveillance des hippodromes plus particulièrement, du Règlement concernant la surveillance du pari mutuel ainsi que la possession et l'usage des drogues aux hippodromes.

Key term(s)
  • pari sur le champ de courses
  • pari sur le champ

Spanish

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