Ribbits Longshots (2024)

FAQs

What is considered a longshot in horse racing? ›

Long shot — A horse with little perceived chance of winning a race. Odds are high on a long shot, with winning bets resulting in big money payouts and even louder screams.

Check the past performances to see where and when a horse outperforms the odds. If the trainer and jockey hook up again, all the better. *Check out horses that are ignored on the tote board because the contenders in the field look stronger. Thoroughbreds who know how to win often defeat so-called speedier rivals.

What is a Long Shot? A long shot is a camera shot that shows the entire subject from head to toe and places that subject in relation to their surroundings. The long shot is also called a “wide shot” or “full shot” and it's used to show the relationship between characters and their environment.

The film stars Ice Cube and Keke Palmer, their second film together after Barbershop 2: Back in Business, and was released on August 22, 2008.

In one of the most dramatic finishes in the race's history, Mystic Dan crossed the line just a nose in front of his competition. In what will, no doubt, be a Derby to be remembered and talked about for years, the 16-1 longshot, Mystic Dan, emerged the victor in a field of very qualified thoroughbreds.

Betting on the "longshot" is therefore a much worse proposition than betting on the favourite. In the long run, losing 5% by betting on the favourite, but losing 40% on longshots is not uncommon. The phenomenon was first discovered by Griffith.

Apart from metropolitan tracks, the handicapper's preferred horses, (number one) won more races than any other number.

In photography, filmmaking and video production, a wide shot (sometimes referred to as a full shot or long shot) is a shot that typically shows the entire object or human figure and is usually intended to place it in some relation to its surroundings.

Quarter Horse

The fastest breed at short distances, the American Quarter horse can run up to 55 mph at a quarter mile — the distance that inspired the animal's name.

“A long shot gives the viewer context and brings clues to the scene that let them know where they are,” says Bolden.

Why would an extreme long shot be chosen over a long shot? ›

Also referred to as an extreme wide shot, it conveys contextualising information to the viewer about where the action in a scene is taking place or sets a character in their context. For this reason, an extreme long shot is often used to establish context and setting at the start of a film or a new scene.

Master Shot: A shot that contains a complete picture of the action (i.e.: you see all characters in the scene and the location). Ideal for giving context. Long Shot (LS): A shot taken some distance from the action.

Curtis gives his life savings—money he'd been saving to get out of Minden—to fund the operation. The local church donates its bus to shuttle the team south for the big game. [Spoiler Warning] In the end, Pop Warner officials offer Curtis a plumb coaching job in Miami.

The Longshots (2008)

The Longshots is based upon the true story of Jasmine Plummer, the first woman to play Pop Warner football, and directed by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst.

If you describe something as a long shot, you mean that it is unlikely to succeed, but is worth trying.

It's a well-recognised phenomenon in betting. In basic terms, it refers to the tendency for punters to over-value longshot chances in betting markets. Therefore longshots tend to be over-bet, and their odds shorter than they truly should be… while favourites tend to be under-bet and thus longer than they should be.