Is exacta box a good bet?

Exacta box bets are attractive to bettors because they are much easier to win than straight exactas but still provide healthy payout potential. Experienced horse racing handicappers have a hard enough time identifying the two best horses in a race, let alone predicting their exact finishing order.

How much can you win on exacta box?

There's no “average” payout for an exacta bet — it varies significantly depending on the race, horses, track and even the weather. If two horses who are heavily favored to compete, you'll likely win less than $12 on a winning ticket. Larger fields will boost this to around $35.

Is Trifecta or exacta better?

A step up from the exacta, trifecta bets offer the bettor an opportunity to put their money on three horses in one race. A trifecta requires you to pick which horse will finish first, second and third place, in order from left to right.

How does an exacta box pay out?

The Fair Payoff for an Exacta equals the size of the bet, such as a $2 Exacta, multiplied by the (win horse's odds-to-1) multiplied by the (place horse's odds-to-1 plus 1). The odds are each horse's going-off win odds.

What is 200% on an exacta?

For a simple exacta, where you nominate one horse to win and one horse to finish second, the cost is $1, and your flexi percentage is 100%. If you were to stake $2 on the same bet, your flexi percentage would be 200%. If you staked $5, it would be 500%, and so on.

Betting 101 - Exacta Box

How much is a $1 exacta box with 7 horses?

a $1 Exacta Key Box: 1/3,7 would cost $4 and is made up of two exatca box bets of 1 & 3 and 1 & 7 (the 1 must finish in the first two positions to have any chance of winning, and either 3 OR 7 must also finish in the first two)

How much is a 3 horse $2 exacta box?

A $2 box of three horses would be (3 x 2 x 2) = $12. A $2 box of four horses would be (4 x 3 x 2) = $24. As you can see the cost of the exacta box increases greatly with each additional horse. Also remember that you can wager a $1 exacta box.

How much does a $2 Trifecta box cost with 4 horses?

Trifecta Box Betting

Trifecta box bets cost more than straight trifectas because they cover every winning combination, but they significantly increase the bettor's odds of winning. For example, a $2 three-horse trifecta box costs $12. Adding a fourth horse bumps up the price to $48.

How much is a $1 exacta box with 4 horses?

A $1 exacta box of four horses would be calculated as 4 * (4-1) * $1 = $12, which equates to 12 $1 exacta bets. You can box as many horses as you like in an exacta, but this is not generally a wise betting strategy simply because all of the horses in the box do not have the same chance of finishing first or second.

What is the minimum bet on exacta box?

There is a $1 minimum when using an Exacta Box. The more horses added to the 'box' will increase the cost. Exacta Part-Wheel: A 'part-wheel' is when you select a horse you think will finish first and wheel over the horses you think will finish second.

What is the difference between an exacta box and a trifecta box?

Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta

An exacta requires picking the first two finishers in order, a trifecta requires predicting the first three, and a superfecta requires picking the first four horses to cross the finish line.

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What is the most common Trifecta number in horse racing?

Winning TAB numbers: TAB number 1 is the most dominant number in trifectas, appearing in 40 per cent of all trifectas. TAB number two is next with 35 per cent, number three with 33 per cent, number four with 31 per cent. The smaller the TAB number the better your chances of getting a successful trifecta collect.

How much is a $2 superfecta box bet?

A straight superfecta bet 2-3-5-6, usually offered in a minimum denomination of $2, would cost you $2, and would win only if the final order of finish was 2-3-5-6. Of course, this would give you only one of the possible 1,680 combinations in an 8-horse field.

How many combinations does a 3 horse exacta box have?

If you liked three horses in a race equally, for example, then you could do a three horse exacta box. There are six different exacta combinations involving those three horses - #1 first and #2 second, 1-3, 2-1, 2-3, 3-1 and 3-2.

Does exacta or trifecta pay more?

Every once in while the payoff from the exacta pool will generate more money that the payoff from the the trifecta pool, but most of the time the trifecta pays more. The reason for this is easy enough. The exacta only requires that you pick the correct two horses, first and second.

What's better Quinella or exacta?

Since the exacta calls for a handicapper to pick the first two finishers in exact order and the quinella has more flexibility, requiring just the first two finishers in either order, the exacta will inherently pay better.

Does boxed Trifecta pay less?

While a straight trifecta is just $1 for 100%, it is more costly to place a boxed trifecta – possibly much more costly, depending how many horses you want to include. However, you have many more combinations with a boxed trifecta and a greater chance of winning.

What is boxed quinella vs exacta?

A Quinella is exotic bet that requires you to select runners that finish 1st and 2nd, in any order. Quinellas are different to Exacta bets, which require you to pick the 1st and 2nd runners home in the correct order. Standard Quinella - Correctly select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd, in any order.

Does Quinella or exacta box pay more?

No question the exacta is the better play, paying out roughly 30 percent more. Yet, if used a $5 Exacta Box (two $5 bets) versus a $10 quinella wager and the same 7-1 horse won and the favorite came in second place, the quinella would pay out approximately 15 to 20 percent more.

What is 2 dollar exacta?

Straight Exacta Horse Racing Betting

A bet on two horses to finish in first and second (Win and Place) in precise order. Minimum bet is $2. An Exacta Betting slip would show $2 Exacta (2-7). This means you have placed a $2 Exacta Bet on horse #2 to finish in first place (Win) and horse #7 to finish in second (Place).