morning line
noun
: a bookmaker's list of entries for a race meet and the probable odds on each that is printed or posted before the betting begins
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Country Grammer is listed at 4-1 on the morning line. 
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 By midday, when the morning line had evaporated, Barahona said that more than 200 people had gotten vaccinated; by the end of the day, the number exceeded 300, according to a St. John’s spokesperson. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 D’Amato has a third of the 12 horses entered, including slight morning line favorite Bellabel (4-1) and second choice Island of Love (5-1). Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 But even in 2020, a presidential election year, the early morning line outside the door was 150 people long. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 Mandaloun is the co-second choice on the morning line at 4-1. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022 At 6-to-1 on the morning line, Simplification also offers a lot more value than both of them despite running almost as impressive a race as Epicenter did in the Derby. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 Two weeks after Rich Strike won the Derby at 80-1 odds, Fenwick is 50-1 on the morning line. Frank Vespe, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022 Fenwick stands 50-1 on the morning line, an afterthought amid the entries of blue-blooded, monied heavyweights like Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown and Doug O’Neill. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022 See More
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2022 By midday, when the morning line had evaporated, Barahona said that more than 200 people had gotten vaccinated; by the end of the day, the number exceeded 300, according to a St. John’s spokesperson. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 D’Amato has a third of the 12 horses entered, including slight morning line favorite Bellabel (4-1) and second choice Island of Love (5-1). Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 But even in 2020, a presidential election year, the early morning line outside the door was 150 people long. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2022 Mandaloun is the co-second choice on the morning line at 4-1. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022 At 6-to-1 on the morning line, Simplification also offers a lot more value than both of them despite running almost as impressive a race as Epicenter did in the Derby. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 May 2022 Two weeks after Rich Strike won the Derby at 80-1 odds, Fenwick is 50-1 on the morning line. Frank Vespe, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022 Fenwick stands 50-1 on the morning line, an afterthought amid the entries of blue-blooded, monied heavyweights like Steve Asmussen, Chad Brown and Doug O’Neill. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1935, in the meaning defined above