chalk player

English

Noun

chalk player (plural chalk players)

1. (slang) Synonym of chalk eater (“one who bets on racehorses that are favourites to win”)
   • 2011, David L. Hudson, Horse Racing's Most Wanted:

     Chalk players can make money if the favorites come in as expected, but since there are so many upsets in horse racing, it is risky to always play the favorites.

   • 2013, Editors of TIME Magazine, Inside the Red Border

     Yet, the chalk players have such confidence in Secretariat that a $2 bet will likely fetch no more than $2.10 or $2.20 if he wins at Belmont.