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Trifecta. A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. [1] Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia, [2] this is known as a tricast in the UK, [3] a tierce in Hong Kong, [4] a triactor in Canada [5] and a tiercé in France. [6]
When computer technology took over, more exotic wagers were introduced, such as the trifecta, superfecta and "pick 6". The higher payouts for these wagers tended to diminish interest in the daily double, but it is still offered, sometimes more than once during a program. "Pick 3" and "pick 4" wagers are derived from the daily double.
Due to the imprecise nature of the name (as opposed to other bets such as the trifecta), superfecta bets can sometimes require selecting more than four horses. For instance, the New South Wales TAB in Australia previously offered a superfecta bet on selected races requiring bettors to pick the first six finishers in the correct order, rather ...
The field of horses leave the starting gate for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Javier Castellano aboard Mage wins the 149th ...
Post time is scheduled for 4:41 p.m. MT on Saturday and this year's race will be contested at 10 furlongs (1 1/4 miles) instead of 12 (1 1/2 miles). 2024 Belmont Stakes horses list of contenders ...
BetUK is generally geared towards football and horse racing, with most of the bookmaker’s promotions aimed at these sports – including the BetUK welcome offer, which is a bet £10 get £30 in ...
A bet to win, sometimes called a "straight" bet, means staking money on the horse, and if it comes in first place, the bet is a winner. In a bet to place, you are betting on your horse to finish either first or second. A bet to show wins if the horse finishes first, second or third. Since it is much easier to select a horse to finish first ...
For example, a wheel bet of "3-all" in a given race picks the #3 horse to win, and any other horse in the field to finish second (each permutation being a single bet - thus, in this example, if there are 5 horses in the field, a "3-all wheel" would 4 bets). Quinella or Quiniela: [a] the bettor must pick the two horses that finish first and ...