| Horse Racing Betting Types | |||
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| Superfecta | Exacta | Pick 3 | Other Types |
Exacta
Exacta
With this bet you must pick the first two finishing horses in the order
of their finish. In other words, you must pick the horse that wins and
the horse that finishes second.
Exacta Box
A "box" on two or more horses in a race means taking all the possible
combinations of those horses in each place of finish. If you have
determined that two horses are the best in the race but you are not sure
which one will win and which one will finish second, then the safest bet
is to do the exacta box. You can box more than two horses, but it is
very important to remember that with each additional horse you add to
the box that the cost of the wager goes up substantially. The formula
for calculating the cost of an exacta box is (horses in box x (horses in
box minus 1) x dollar amount of bet). A $2 box of two horses would be (2
x 1 x 2) = $4. A $2 box of three horses would be (3 x 2 x 2) = $12. A $2
box of four horses would be (4 x 3 x 2) = $24. As you can see the cost
of the exacta box increases greatly with each additional horse. Also
remember that you can wager a $1 exacta box. This reduces the amount of
your wager by 50% but also reduces your earnings by 50%.
Exacta Wheels
If you are confident in a horse winning a race, but may have several
choices as to the second place finisher, you may elect to do an exacta
wheel. If for example, you think the #4 horse is going to win and either
the #2, #5, #7, or #10 horse will finish second, you could place the
following wager: ($2 exacta wheel the 4 WITH the 2, 5, 7, 10). Following
the same formula for calculating the cost of the exacta wager as above
we have (1 x 4 x 2) = $8. So it will cost you $8 to do an exacta wheel
with one horse to win and any one of four horses to finish second.
Another point to note is that some horses do not like to win. They allow
other horses to pass them without making an extra effort to win the
race. This can easily be determined by simply looking at their past
performances. If for example, their racing record indicates that they
have won one race and have finished second six times, you may want to
place multiple horses in the win column and this "seconditis" horse in
the place column. The previous wager might be ($2 Exacta Wheel the 2, 5,
7, 10 WITH the 4).
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