Posted
on 11/14/2007 9:50 PM
By: CappersPicks.com Horse Racebook Handicapping
Staff
Other Types Of Horse
Bets For Gambling
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.
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