SUPERFECTA is the form of pari-mutuel wagering whereby you select in order the first, second, third and fourth place horses in races which offer superfecta wagering. What is a Superfecta? You must select the first four horses in the exact order of finish in one race. (See Trifecta for bragging rights.). While picking the winner of a race and making a straight bet on the winning horse is the most popular bet, the exotic wagers offer the opportunity for a much bigger score. The Superfecta may be the.
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The superfecta is a type of wager in USA and Canada parimutuel betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence. This is even more unlikely than a successful wager in the trifecta, which requires correctly picking the first three finishers in order, and as such will have a correspondingly higher payoff.
Most exotic wagers in horseracing are a 1 dollar minimum. Due to the difficulty of the superfecta, some racetracks have lowered the minimum on the superfecta to 10 cents. This 10 cent bet is very popular with the fans as it permits a bettor with a small bankroll to cover many combinations and still have a chance for a large payoff.
Due to the imprecise nature of the name (as opposed to other bets such as the trifecta), superfecta bets can sometimes require selecting more than four horses. For instance, the New South WalesTAB in Australia previously offered a superfecta bet on selected races requiring bettors to pick the first six finishers in the correct order, rather than four. The bet requiring the selection of four finishers in order is instead referred to by most Australian totalisators as a First Four bet (or in Western Australia as a Quartet[1]). Although the first-six superfecta bet is still theoretically allowed by New South Wales regulations,[2] the First Four bet has all but replaced it there.
This type of wager is called quadrifecta in Brazil and cuatrifecta in Argentina and Uruguay ('quad-fecta').
See also[edit]
What Is A Superfecta Bet In Horse Racing
References[edit]
- ^Racing and Wagering Western Australia (2006). TABozbet - Help - Bet Types - Racing - Quartet. Accessed on 2007-10-29.
- ^New South Wales Totalisator Rules, pp. 49-53. Accessed on 2007-10-29.