Horse Racing Betting Types
Trifecta
With this bet you must pick
the first three finishing horses in the order
of their finish. In other words, you must pick
the horse that wins, the horse that finishes second
and the horse that finishes third.
The simplest form of this wager is the Straight
Trifecta, which is a single combination of the
first three finishers. The minimum bet for a Straight
Trifecta is $2. To purchase, simply tell the clerk:
"$2 Trifecta on 1-2-3." A Trifecta is
not offered in all races at all tracks (refer
to program).
NOTE: This wager is also called
the "Triple" at some tracks.
Trifecta Box
The trifecta box has a
$1 minimum bet per combination -- $6 minimum total
cost. You can box three or more horses on a single
ticket and wager $1 (or more) on each combination.
Example: To purchase a $1
Trifecta Box using four horses, tell the clerk:
"$1 Trifecta Box 11-2-3-4."
The following examples are for a $1 Trifecta Box:
3 horse box ( 6 combinations) Cost $ 6
4 horse box ( 24 combinations) Cost $ 24
5 horse box ( 60 combinations) Cost $ 60
6 horse box (120 combinations) Cost $120
7 horse box (210 combinations) Cost $210
Trifecta Key
The Key Wager requires
the Key horse to finish FIRST with any combination
of two or more horses finishing second and third.
For example, if your key horse is #5 and your other
horses are #'s 2, 4 and 6, you will win if #5 finishes
first and two of your other three horses finish
second and third.
Example: To make the bet,
tell the clerk: "$1 Trifecta Key #5 on top
of 1, 2 and 3," and the ticket will cost $6.
If four horses were coupled with the Key horse,
the cost would have been $12, etc.
Trifecta Full Wheel
You may select one or
two horses to finish in a given position and combine
your selection with all possible combinations. The
number of combinations will vary according to the
total number of horses in the race.
Example # 1: If you pick
#6 to finish first in a 12-horse field and want
to have $1 per combination, tell the clerk: "$1
Trifecta 6-All-All." The total cost of the
ticket is $110.
| Number
of horses in race: |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
| Cost
in this Example: |
$42 |
$56 |
$72 |
$90 |
$110 |
Trifecta Part Wheel
The trifecta part wheel
is offered at a $1 minimum bet per combination --
$2 minimum total cost. It is now possible to make
a Trifecta wager coupling one or more horses to
finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Example: You want #4 and
#7 in the win position, #1, #9, and #11 in place
position, and #2 and #5 in the show position to
bet $1 on each combination, tell the clerk: "$1
Trifecta Part Wheel 4 and 7 with 1, 9 and 11 with
2 and 5." There are 12 possible combinations
in the bet for a cost of $12. To win, the 4 or 7
must finish first, the 1, 9 or 11 must finish second
and the 2 or 5 must finish third.
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