Trifecta

With this bet you must pick the first three finishing horses in the correct order of their finish.

The simplest form of this wager is the Straight Trifecta, which is a single combination of the first three finishers. The minimum bet for a Straight Trifecta is $1.00.  A Trifecta may not be offered in all races at all tracks.

Note: Called the “Triple” at some tracks. Also known as Tricast or Treble Forecast (UK).

To make your Trifecta bet

·         Choose the Trifecta 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) and third place (3^rd) 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.

Trifecta Box

If you think you have the top three finishers but you re not sure which order they ll come in, then you could do a trifecta box.  The trifecta box has a $1.00 minimum bet per combination which gives a $6.00 minimum total cost. You can box three or more horses on a single ticket and wager $1.00 (or more) on each combination.

The following examples are for a $1.00 Trifecta Box:

3 horse box ( 6 combinations) Cost $6.00
4 horse box ( 24 combinations) Cost $24.00
5 horse box ( 60 combinations) Cost $60.00
6 horse box (120 combinations) Cost $120.00
7 horse box (210 combinations) Cost $210.00

To make your Trifecta Box

·         Choose the Trifecta radio button.

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

·         Make sure that Box? is checked.

·         Select three 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.

Trifecta Key

The Trifecta Key requires the key horse to finish first with any combination of two or more horses finishing second and third.  For example, if your key horse is #5 and your other horses are # 2, # 4 and # 6, you will win if #5 finishes first and two of your other three horses finish second and third.

Again, the cost of a Trifecta Key increases with the number of horses you place in the bet with the key horse.

Trifecta Full Wheel

With this bet you select one or two horses to finish in a given position and combine your selection with all possible combinations. The number of combinations will vary according to the total number of horses in the race.

Example:  You pick # 6 to finish first in a 12-horse field and you want to have $1.00 per combination so you make:

A $1.00 Trifecta, # 6-All-All.  

The total cost of the ticket is $110.00.

Trifecta Part Wheel

If you think either horse # 4 or # 7 will win, horse  # 1, # 9 or  # 11 will come second and #2 or #5 will come third and you want $1.00 on each combination you can make:

A $1.00 Trifecta Part Wheel, 4,7 with 1, 9, 11 with 2, 5

There are 12 possible combinations in the bet for a cost of $12.00. To win the bet, the 4 or 7 must finish first, the 1, 9 or 11 must finish second and the 2 or 5 must finish third.