Below is
a description of normal kind of bets in North American race course with how the
minimum wagers function. These bets are situated in all sorts of tracks and
this includes harness, thoroughbred, greyhound tracks and quarter horse. A hand
book for guessing the amount of bets in combination multiples for example
boxes, charts and keys.
Wager Types:
Win: it is a
bet of $2 at most race courses. Basically the horse that
you betting on must come out first.
Place: it is a
$2 bet occurring in most tracks and the horse must either top to first place or
second place so you can collect.
Show: it is a
minimum bet of $2 and to collet, the horse you are betting on must make it to
first, second or third position.
Exacta: two horses
are played here and they should take first and second position in that order so
that you can gather and it is a minimum bet of $2.
Exacta
Box:
Two horses are played and must either come first or second in order for you to
take your winnings. However, this is a $1 bet since it consists multiple bets
in a mix.
Trifecta: three
horses are bet on and must come first, second and third in the same order and
it is minimum bet of $2.
Trifecta Key: three
horses are played here. You have to select one horse to triumph and that is
called the key horse that must take first position. Then the remaining two
horses are to come second and third for you to get your winnings. You can win
if you bet on more than two horses that have taken second and third and this is
a multiple bet thus it has a minimum bet of $1.
Trifecta Box: you bet
on three horses and they should take first, second and third position so that
you can collect your winnings. This s a bet of $1 because it is a multiple bet.
Superfecta:
four
horses are played here and should take first, second, third and fourth position
in that way. It is a $2 bet.
Superfecta Box: you have
to bet on four horses and should come up to first , second, third and fourth
position in any way, it does not have to be in order. This is a minimum bet of
4 in some race courses and in others it is 10 cents.
Superfecta Key: four
horses are played here and you have to select one horse to win which is the key
horse. The horses must come in order from first place to fourth place.
Basically you can win if you use three or more horses to show that three of
those horses can be successful. Then if you use four horses they have to come
up to first, second third and fourth position in a particular order. This is a
minimum bet of $1 and in some instances it is 10 cents.
Win Odds and Payoffs for a $2.00 wager
|
1-9
|
$2.10
|
6-5
|
$4.40
|
3-1
|
$8.00
|
12-1
|
$26.00
|
||||||
|
1-5
|
$2.40
|
7-5
|
$4.80
|
4-1
|
$10.00
|
15-1
|
$32.00
|
||||||
|
2-5
|
$2.80
|
3-2
|
$5.00
|
9-2
|
$11.00
|
20-1
|
$42.00
|
||||||
|
1-2
|
$3.00
|
8-5
|
$5.20
|
5-1
|
$12.00
|
30-1
|
$62.00
|
||||||
|
3-5
|
$3.20
|
9-5
|
$5.60
|
6-1
|
$14.00
|
40-1
|
$82.00
|
||||||
|
4-5
|
$3.60
|
2-1
|
$6.00
|
8-1
|
$18.00
|
50-1
|
$102.00
|
||||||
|
1-1
|
$4.00
|
5-2
|
$7.00
|
10-1
|
$22.00
|
Twitter
Facebook
MySpace