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The main thing I came for was to place a bet.

In the past, my friend places a bet and makes money.

He can place a bet for you, as well, on the same race.

Only don't place your bet until the last minute before the race.

If you want to place a bet that the ground will still be cold enough three months from now, go ahead and plant them.

By the fourth race, he had yet to place a bet.

Say I want to place a bet on a horse race.

His son's final act was to place a bet on a horse.

"Would you like to place a little bet on that?"

Any number of players may place their bet in the shared hand.