Other Types Of
Horse Bets For Horse Racing
Other Types of Bets
Some practical examples of betting and variations
Straight bet or Single or Win bet: This
is the simplest and most common bet. You
bet on a winner at given odds. You collect
only if your chosen horse is the first across
the finish line.
Place: A wager for place
means you collect if your selected horse
finishes either first or second.
Show: The third horse
across the finish line. A wager to show
means you collect if your selected horse
finishes either first, second or third.
Combination Bet: Combinations
cover from two to four horses to win in
chosen order.
Pick 3: This wager requires
the player to pick the winners of three
consecutive races. Some race tracks have
a rolling pick 3 which is when the player
must pick three races in a row and it continues
for the next three races.
Pick 6: This wager requires
the player to select the winner of six consecutive
races prior to the first race of the pick
six. Some tracks place the pick six as the
first six races, the middle six races, or
the last six races. Many tracks have carry
over pools for the pick six that can grow
to as high as a million dollars.
The Daily Double: You
win if you pick the winner of the first
and second race. To bet you say "$2 daily
double on 3 (your pick to win in the first
race) and 5 (your pick to win in the second
race)". Your bet must be placed before the
start of the first race.
Quiniela: (Reverse
Forecast, UK) You win if you pick two
horses that finish first and second, in
either order, in any single race. To bet
you say "$2 quiniela,
numbers 5 and 6". If the results of the
first two horses are either 5-6 or 6-5,
you win.
Quiniela Box: Pick
three or more horses. You win if any two
of your selections finish first and second.
To bet you say "$2 quiniela box on 4, 5 and 6".
You are making three separate bets so your
minimum bet is $6. If they finish 4-5, 4-6,
6-4, 6-5, 5-4 or 5-6 you win. You can box
as few as three or as many as the field.
Quiniela Double: Quiniela
Double is a combination bet of two winning
quinielas in the last two races. Select
two horses to win and place, in either order,
in each of the last two races. You must
win both quinielas to win your Quiniela
Double.
Quiniela Wheel: You can
also 'wheel' a favorite horse, so that it
is combined with all the other horses. Based
on the $2 value, the total cost of a wheel
with say, 6 other horses is $12. For example;
if you wheel #2 with 6 other horses in the
same race and #2 comes in first or second,
you win because you have all the 6 combinations
covered.
Perfecta or Exacta: (Straight
Forecast, UK) The Perfecta is similar to
the Quiniela, except the two horses must
finish in the exact order. To bet you say "$3
Perfecta, 5-6". Only if the horses finish
5-6 you win.
Perfecta Box:
As with the quiniela box, except the two
horses must finish in the exact order.
To bet you say "$2 perfecta box on 4,5 and 6". You
are making six separate bets so your minimum
bet is $12. If they finish 4-5, 4-6, 6-4,
6-5, 5-4 or 5-6 you win. With Perfecta Box,
for each extra horse you add to the box
the possible combinations get compunded
and your number of bets increases accordingly.
A "$2 perfecta box on 4 horses" will cost
you $24 (12 bets), a "$2 perfecta box on
5 horses" $40 (20 bets), and a "$2 perfecta
box on 6 horses " $60 (30 bets).
Straight Trifecta: (Tricast
or Treble Forecast, UK) Pick the first three
horses to cross the finish line in exact
order. To bet you say "$2 trifecta numbers
7,4 and 5". Only if they finish 7-4-5 you
win.
$1 Trifecta Box: Pick
three horses to finish first, second and
third, in any order. To bet you say "$1
trifecta box 2,3 and 5". You are actually
making six $1 bets, so your total bet is
$6. If they finish 2-3-5, 2-5-3, 3-2-5,
3-5-2, 5-2-3 or 5-3-2; you win.
$1 Trifecta Key: Pick
your favorite horse to win, then two or
more others to place and show in any order.
To bet you say "$1 trifecta key on 1 with
2 and 3". You are actually making two $1
bets so your total bet is $2. To win your
Key horse must win and the other two must
finish either 1-2-3 or 1-3-2.
Superfecta: The
straight superfecta is played by picking
the first four horses to finish in exact
order. To bet you say "$2 straight superfecta 1-3-2-8".
You would collect if the race finishes exactly
1-3-2-8.
You can Box, Key or Wheel most of the above
bets.
Note: Different countries
and different race tracks may have different
rules, use different terms for how to bet
and also for the types of bets. If unsure,
ask the sportsbook or bookmaker when placing
a bet.
Exacta's
Explained
Straight
Bets Explained
Superfecta's
Explained
Trifecta's Explained
Quinella's Explained
Pick 3's Explained
Daily Double's
Explained
Other
Racebook Betting Types Explained
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