morning line
noun
: a bookmaker's list of entries for a race meet and the probable odds on each that is printed or posted before the betting begins
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Horses will be listed by post position with trainer, jockey, and morning line odds.
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Journalism will be breaking from post 7 at 8-5 morning line odds.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic’s bracingly huge field of 14 drew their post positions and had their morning line odds stamped upon them at Del Mar on October 28, and the $7 million race is now officially in play.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Al Bello/Getty Images With 2-1 odds in the morning line, Sovereignty will try to achieve a rarer feat than winning just the Preakness and the Belmont: victories at the Derby and the Belmont.
—Alex Sundby
june 6, CBS News, 6 June 2025
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Journalism will be breaking from post 7 at 8-5 morning line odds.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
The 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic’s bracingly huge field of 14 drew their post positions and had their morning line odds stamped upon them at Del Mar on October 28, and the $7 million race is now officially in play.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Al Bello/Getty Images With 2-1 odds in the morning line, Sovereignty will try to achieve a rarer feat than winning just the Preakness and the Belmont: victories at the Derby and the Belmont.
—Alex Sundby
june 6, CBS News, 6 June 2025
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“Morning line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning%20line. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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