Posted
on 11/14/2007 9:50 PM
By: CappersPicks.com Horse Racebook Handicapping
Staff
Superfecta - Horse
Race Betting Types
With this bet you must pick the first
four finishing horses in the order of their
finish. In other words, you must pick the
horse that wins, the horse that finishes
second, the horse that finishes third and
the horse that finishes fourth. Since it
is very difficult to determine the top
four finishing horses without playing a
lot of combinations which can be very costly,
the superfecta is not a very popular bet
among seasoned handicappers. If by chance,
the top four finishers are a standout and
easily determined, then the return on the
wager is generally very low and can easily
be smaller than the amount of money required
to hit the winning combination. Nevertheless,
I will give you the details if you choose
to be daring.
The simplest
form of this wager is the Straight Superfecta,
which is a single combination of the
first four finishers. The minimum bet
for a Straight Superfecta is $2. To purchase,
simply tell the clerk: "$2
Superfecta on 1-2-3-4." A Superfecta is
not offered in all races at all tracks
(refer to program).
Superfecta Box
The Superfecta Box has a $1 minimum bet
per combination -- $24 minimum total cost.
You can box four or more horses on a single
ticket and wager $1 (or more) on each combination.
Example:
To purchase a $1 Superfecta Box using
four horses, tell the clerk: "$1
Superfecta Box 11-2-3-4."
The following examples are for a $1 Superfecta
Box:
4 horse box ( 24 combinations) Cost $
24
5 horse box (120 combinations) Cost $120
6 horse box (460 combinations) Cost $460
7 horse box (840 combinations) Cost $840
Superfecta Key
The Key Wager requires the key horse to
finish FIRST with any combination of three
or more horses finishing second, third
and fourth. For example, if your key horse
is #5 and your other horses are number's
2, 4, 6 and 8, you will win if #5 finishes
FIRST and three of your other four horses
finish second, third and fourth.
Example:
To make the bet, tell the clerk: "$1
Superfecta Key No. 5 on top of 2, 4, 6
and 8," and
the ticket will cost $24. If five horses
were coupled with the Key horse, the cost
would have been $60, etc.
Superfecta Full Wheel
You may select one or more horses to finish
in any given position and combine these
selections with all possible entries in
the other positions. The number of combinations
will vary according to the total number
of horses in the race.
Example:
If you pick horse #6 to finish FIRST
in a 12 horse field and want to have
$1 Full Wheel, tell the clerk: "$1 Superfecta
6-All-All-All." The
total cost of the ticket is $990. This
is another situation where even if you
win, it is likely that you will still lose
money.
| Number of horses
in race: |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Cost in this Example: |
$210 |
$336 |
$504 |
$720 |
$990 |
Superfecta Part Wheel
The Superfecta Part Wheel is offered at
a $1 minimum bet per combination -- $2
minimum total cost. It is now possible
to make a Superfecta wager coupling one
or more horses to finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and 4th.
Example:
You want the (#4 and #7 in the win position),
the ( #1, #4, and #7 in place position),
the (#1, #2, #4, #7 and #9 in the show
position) and the (#1, #2 #4, #7, #9
and #11 in the fourth position). To bet
a $1 on Superfecta on the above example,
tell the clerk: "$1 Superfecta
Part Wheel (4 7) with (1, 4, 7) with (1,
2, 7, 9) with (1, 2, 7, 9, 11)." There
are 36 possible combinations in the bet
for a cost of $36. To win, the (4 or 7)
must finish FIRST, the (1, 4 or 7) must
finish second, the (1, 2, 4, or 7) must
finish third, and the (1, 2, 4, 9, or 11)
must finish fourth.
As you can quickly see, the cost of the
part wheel can be much less than the cost
of the full wheel, but it requires you
to be more selective and do a better job
handicapping.
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