play the ponies

verb

to bet on horse racing.

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Meanings

verbplay the ponies (third-person singular simple present plays the ponies, present participle playing the ponies, simple past and past participle played the ponies)

present singular third person plays the ponies · participle present playing the ponies · participle past played the ponies · past played the ponies

  1. idiomaticintransitiveto bet on horse racing.
Cite this entry
APA

play the ponies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20ponies

MLA

“play the ponies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20ponies. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “play the ponies,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/play%20the%20ponies.

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