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pari-mutuel

[par-i-myoo-choo-uhl] / ˌpær ɪˈmyu tʃu əl /
NOUN
betting system
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She was 20 years old when she made her debut on Feb. 7, 1969, at Hialeah Park and became the first woman in the U.S. to ride in a professional race at pari-mutuel track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

But racing interests say that HHR is not a game of chance but skill and is connected to a pari-mutuel hub.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

Panthalassa, trained by Yoshito Yahagi and ridden by Yutaka Yoshida, paid $34.10 to win in international pari-mutuel pools.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Those ventures were jeopardized last year when Kentucky’s Supreme Court ruled that at least some forms of wagering on historical horse racing didn’t meet pari-mutuel wagering standards.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021

States all over the nation were relegalizing racing under the pari-mutuel system, resulting in a 70 percent increase in the number of tracks.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand



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