Might mean (unverified): Bet money on horse races.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (play the ponies)

▸ verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic) to bet on horse racing.

Similar:
horseplay, play, tout, jockey, take the field, horse, get round, pike, parlay, pony up, more...

Opposite:
avoid betting

Types:
bet, wager, gamble, speculate, risk, more...

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Similar:
horseplay, play, tout, jockey, take the field, horse, get round, pike, parlay, pony up, more...

Opposite:
avoid betting

Types:
bet, wager, gamble, speculate, risk, more...



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