What percentage of races does the favorite horse win?

Question

What percentage of races does the favorite horse win?

Answer 1

Depends upon he track, the skill of the racing secretary who posts the morning line odds and of course how savvy the bettors are at post time.

Typically ABOUT 1/3 of the time the favorite will win.

Answer 2

33.33 %

Answer 3

According to stats.. the favorite only wins 1/3 of the time.

But in my estimate the winner only wins if he's not included in my bet.

Answer 4

1/3 of the time...this figure has held up for years and years.

Answer 5

in england the favorite wins on average 30% of the time

Answer 6

for the last 37years......33%

Answer 7

The favorite will win about 1/3 of the time, but what is amazing is  how often the favorite will place, especially when less than half of the field is 5-1 or lower. In this case a favorite will place almost 100% of the time.

Answer 8

on average, one third of the time.

Answer 9

100% of the time if Don Lichty is the jockey.