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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Journalism was a 3-1 favorite on the morning line and expected to garner broad support today but the track conditions have apparently convinced people otherwise.
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 4 May 2025
Odds referenced are morning line odds from when the field was set April 26.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Post Position, Horse, jockey, trainer, morning line odds 1.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Which brings us to Baffert’s horse, and the third-favorite in the morning line, Barnes, for whom the five-horse Santa Anita field is not, necessarily, good news.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 4 May 2025
Odds referenced are morning line odds from when the field was set April 26.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Post Position, Horse, jockey, trainer, morning line odds 1.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Which brings us to Baffert’s horse, and the third-favorite in the morning line, Barnes, for whom the five-horse Santa Anita field is not, necessarily, good news.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Morning line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morning%20line. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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