Today's NZH - Geraldine Horse Racing Picks

Daily Double

A wager on two consecutive races on the card where bettors have to pick both winners.

Minus Pool

A pari-mutuel pool – typically a show pool - where one horse is so heavily bet that after deductions there is not enough money left to cover the prescribed minimum on each bet.

Handicap

A race where a handicapper has assigned weights to be carried by all runners on the basis of their past racing efforts.