daily double

noun

A bet on the first-place winners of two consecutive races.

Meanings

noundaily double (plural daily doubles)

plural daily doubles

  1. horse racing or dog racingA bet on the first-place winners of two consecutive races.

    Other than this defect, the payoffs are remarkably similar; as it is, if your choice is between the daily double and the parlay, bet on the former!

    1991, Peter Asch, Richard E. Quandt, Racetrack Betting: The Professor's Guide to Strategies, →ISBN, page 169
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