Superfecta
- Horse Racing Race Book Bet 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.
Exacta's
For Horse Gambling Explained
Straight
Bets For Horse Gambling Explained
Superfecta's
For Horse Gambling Explained
Trifecta's
For Horse Gambling Explained
Quinella's
For Horse Gambling Explained
Pick
3's For Horse Gambling Explained
Daily
Double's For Horse Gambling Explained
Other
Racebook Betting Types Explained
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