Exacta
With this bet you must pick the first two finishing horses in the correct order of their finish. Sometimes called a Perfecta. Also known as
To make your Exacta bet
· Choose the Exacta radio button.
· In the Wager Amount box type in the bet amount.
· Make sure that Box? and Box with Key? are not checked.
· Select the horse you want in first place (1st) and second place (2nd) by clicking the boxes in the corresponding columns. If you choose more than one horse in each in those places, each combination costing the amount you typed in the Wager Amount box.
· Click on Send Bets.
· Review your bets and if satisfied, submit.
Exacta Box
A box on two or more horses in a race means taking all the possible combinations of those horses in each place of finish. If you think you know which two horses are the best in the race but you are not sure which one will win and which one will finish second, then the safest bet is to do the exacta box. You can box more than two horses, but it is very important to remember that with each additional horse you add to the box that the cost of the wager goes up substantially.
The formula for calculating the cost of an exacta box is (horses in box x (horses in box minus 1) x dollar amount of bet).
A $2 box of two horses would be (2 x 1 x 2) = $4.
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. The examples above show a $2 bet but the minimum bet for an exacta box is $1.
To make your Exacta Box
· Choose the Exacta radio button.
· In the Wager Amount box type in the bet amount.
· Make sure that Box? is checked.
· Select two or more horses in the first column. All possible combinations will be given, each combination costing theamount you typed in the Wager Amount box.
· Click on Send Bets.
· Review your bets and if satisfied, submit.
Exacta Wheels
If you think you know which horse will win a race, but have several choices for the second place finisher, you may want to do an exacta wheel. For example, if you think the #4 horse is going to win and either the #2, #5, #7, or #10 horse will finish second, you could place the following wager:
A $2 exacta wheel, the # 4 horse with the # 2, # 5, # 7, # 10
Follow the same formula for calculating the cost of an exacta (1 x 4 x 2 = $8). So it will cost you $8 to do an exacta wheel with one horse to win and any one of four horses to finish second.
You can also do this the other way around by placing multiple horses in the win column and one horse in the place column:
A $2 exacta wheel, the # 2, # 5, # 7, # 10 with the # 4
The examples above show a $2 bet but the minimum bet for an exacta wheel is $1.
To make your Exacta Wheel
· Choose the Exacta radio button.
· In the Wager Amount box type in the bet amount.
· Make sure that Box? and Box with Key? are not checked.
· Select the one horse you want in first place (1st) and the horses for second place (2nd) by clicking the boxes in the corresponding columns. Each combination will cost the amount you typed in the Wager Amount box.
· Click on Send Bets.
· Review your bets and if satisfied, submit.
