Origin of the competitive sports hen

Naturally, you think it has something to do with gallinaceous fish! And you’re obviously mistaken …

Strangely enough, we owe this term to another animal: the horse! At the beginning of the 20th century, young horse racing was very popular.

The name given to these competitions? “The pools”

This is simply the abbreviation for foal or filly. Punters then extended the use of this word to the sports they were also betting on.

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