Superfecta

In a Superfecta you must  pick the first four finishing horses in the correct order of their finish.  Since it s 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 stand out and can be determined easily, then the return on the wager is generally very low and will probably be smaller than the amount of money required to hit the winning combination.

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 $1.00. A Superfecta is not offered in all races at all tracks.

To make your Superfecta bet

·         Choose the Superfecta 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 (1^st), second place (2^nd), third place (3^rd) and fourth place (4^th) by clicking the boxes in the corresponding columns.  If you choose more than one horse in each column then all possible combinations will be given with those horses 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.

Superfecta Box

The Superfecta Box has a $1.00 minimum bet per combination -- $24.00 minimum total cost. You can box four or more horses on a single ticket and wager $1.00 (or more) on each combination.

The following examples are for a $1.00 Superfecta Box:

·         4 horse box ( 24 combinations) Cost $ 24.00

·         horse box (120 combinations) Cost $120.00

·         6 horse box (460 combinations) Cost $460.00

·         7 horse box (840 combinations) Cost $840.00

To make your Superfecta Box

·         Choose the Superfecta radio button.

·         In the Wager Amount box type in the bet amount.

·         Make sure that Box? is checked.

·         Select four or more horses in the first column.  All possible combinations will be given, each combination costing the amount you typed in the Wager Amount box.

·         Click on Send Bets .

·         Review your bets and if satisfied, submit.

Superfecta Key

The Superfecta 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 numbers 2, 4, 6 and 8, you will win if #5 finishes first and three of your other four horses finish second, third and fourth.

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. If you pick #3 to finish first in an 8-horse field and want to have $1.00 per combination you can make:

A $1.00 Superfecta #3-All-All-All.  The total cost of the ticket will be $210.00.

Superfecta Part Wheel

The Superfecta Part Wheel is offered at a $1.00 minimum bet per combination.

Example: You want the horses #4 and #7 in the win position, the horses #1, #4, and #7 in place position, the horses #1, #2, #4, #7 and #9 in the show position and the horses #1, #2 #4, #7, #9 and #11 in the fourth position. You will make a:

$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 $36.00.  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.

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.