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on a scratched horse

See: PUT ONE'S MONEY ON A SCRATCHED HORSE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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put one's money on a scratched horse

[put one's money on a scratched horse] {v. phr.}, {informal} To bet on a certain failure; to gamble without a chance of winning. * /You bet on the New York […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[scratch] See: [FROM SCRATCH], [PUT ONE'S MONEY ON A SCRATCHED HORSE], [UP TO PAR] or [UP TO SCRATCH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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