Superfecta
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.
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