Horse Racing Bet Types
Basic Horse Racing Bet Types
All variations of Basic Horse Racing bets stem from the premise that you will receive payouts based on the first, second, third and fourth place finishers.
Win Bet
You win by selecting the horse that finishes first (to win).Place Bet
You win by selecting the horse that finishes first or second (to place)Show Bet
You win by selecting the horse that finishes first, second or third (to show)Accross the Board Bet
You are wagering on a horse to Win, Place and Show. You receive one ticket for all three wagers. If your horse wins, you receive Win, Place and Show payouts; if your horse finishes second, you receive Place and Show payouts; and if your horse finishes third, you receive the Show payout. This type of bet might also include any two or three horse combinations of win, place and show bets such as win/show, win/place or place/show.
Exotic Horse Racing Bet Types
Quinella
You win by selecting the first two finishers, in any order, in a designated race.Exacta
You win by selecting the first two finishers, in exact order, in a designated race.Trifecta
You win by selecting the first three horses in the exact order of finish, in a designated race.Superfecta
You win by selecting the first four horses in the exact order of finish, in a designated race.Daily Double
To win, you must select the winners of two designated, consecutive races by placing the wager before the first of the two races.Pick-3 or Pick-4
To win you must select the correct first place finisher in each of the races that make up the Pick-3 or Pick-4 ticket.Pick-Six
To win you must select the correct first place finisher in each of the races that make up the Pick-Six ticket.
Horse Racing Spotlight
- THE TRIPLE CROWN This is the pinnacle of horse racing achievements. It requires winning three of the biggest stakes races in the world, all within a five-week stretch that starts on the first Saturday of May.
- THE KENTUCKY DERBY This is the first jewel of the Triple Crown. It is staged at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.
- THE PREAKNESS STAKES This the middle jewel of the Triple Crown. It was conceived through an agreement among sportsmen to stage a special race to commemorate a memorable occasion on a late summer evening in 1868.
- THE BELMONT STAKES This is the third jewel of the Triple Crown. It is held five weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
- THE BREEDERS' CUP This is a one-day event held at a location that changes each year. All the sites have been in the United States, except in 1996, when the races were held at Woodbine Racetrack in Canada.