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Building Your Superfecta Wagers

The 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.

BOXING

In boxing the superfecta, the bettor may bet a minimum of four horses on a single ticket, giving the bettor every possible combination of the chosen horses to finish first, second, third, fourth in exact order.

Simple Superfecta Boxes

Horses Boxed	$1	$2	$3	$4	$5	$10
4	24	48	72	96	120	240
5	120	240	360	240	600	1200
6	360	720	1080	1440	1800	3600
7	840	1680	2520	3360	4200	8400
8	1680	3360	5040	6720	8400	16,800
9	3024	6048	9072	12,096	15,120	30,240
10	5040	10,080	15,120	20,160	25,200	50,400
11	7920	15,840	23,760	31,680	39,600	79,200
12	11880	23,760	35,640	47,520	59,400	118,800

WHEELING

If you like one horse and want to play it with all other combinations of the rest of the field, so that any other two can run second and third, that's called wheeling. For example, if you like the #2 horse and want to play him to win, with all the other horses in the race, you'll say to the mutuel clerk "$1 Superfecta, Wheel the #2 on top."

$1 is just an example; you can wager whatever amount you like. Also, you can put your horse "in the second position," in which case he must run second, "in the third position," in which case he must run third, or "on the bottom," in which case he must run fourth. We suggest you place any superfecta wager slowly and use whatever way makes the most sense to you, so that the mutuel clerk understands you completely.

Wheeling One Horse with ALL Others in a Race

# Horses in Race	$1	$2	$3	$4	$5	$10
6	60	120	180	240	300	600
7	120	240	360	480	600	1200
8	210	420	630	840	1050	2100
9	336	672	1008	1344	1680	3360
10	504	1008	1512	2016	2520	5040
11	720	1440	2160	2880	3600	7200
12	990	1980	2970	3960	4950	9900

SUPERFECTA KEY WHEEL

This is a simple variation of wheeling. In a KEY wheel, you select one horse to win, and then your choice of x number of horses in the second and third positions. An example is in order. Let's say you like the #3 horse really well to win, and you think the # 6, 7, and 8 horses are the only other horses in the race who have any shot at all of hitting the board. You would play a "$1 Superfecta, Key the 3 over the 6, 7, and 8."

Your ticket would cover these combinations:

3-6-7-8
3-6-8-7
3-7-6-8
3-7-8-6
3-8-6-7
3-8-7-6

Superfecta Key Wheel: One Horse with Selected Others

Your Key Horse Plus:	$1	$2	$3	$4	$5	$10
3 horses	6	12	18	24	30	60
4 horses	24	48	72	96	120	240
5 horses	60	120	180	240	300	600
6 horses	120	240	360	480	600	1200
7 horses	210	420	630	840	1050	2100
8 horses	336	672	1008	1344	1680	3360
9 horses	504	1008	1512	2016	2520	5040
10 horses	729	1458	2187	2916	3645	7290
11 horses	990	1980	2970	3960	4950	9900

Don't be confused by the slight odd-looking overlap in the two charts above. There are a couple of duplications simply expressed in different ways. For example, if there are six horses in the field, saying "Wheel the #2 on Top" is the same as saying "Key Wheel, #2 with 1,3,4,5,6."

Don't sweat it--just make sure to check your ticket before you leave the window to make sure you've been given the bet you called out AND that you've been charged properly.

SUPERFECTA PART-WHEELS

The favorite of many superfecta players, this variation is virtually the same as a basic wheel, except that you can exclude as many horses as you want. This allows you to build some pretty creative bets. Since Superfecta Part Wheels are largely played using $1 as the basic betting unit, and in the interest of displaying part wheels as clearly as possible, we'll feature only the costs of tickets using $1 in the chart that follows. Remember, of course, that $1 tickets always pay HALF as much as $2 ones!

Superfecta part wheels usually involve a lot of numbers and can quickly become VERY confusing, so plan your tickets carefully, never in a rush, and write 'em down!

The chart does not cover all possible combinations. The selection of which combinations to include was based on what I thought would be the most probable combinations players would use and an upper limit of around $80. Let's not get crazy here.

How to read the chart:

Example 1: 1 23 3456 3456 means one horse in the win position, two horses in the place position, four horses in the show position, and the same four horses in the fourth position.

Example 2: 1 234 234 345 means one horse in the win position, three horses in the place position, the same four horses in the show position, and three horses in the fourth position, two of which (#3 and #4) were also used in the place and show positions.

WRITE DOWN your bet to make sure you have it right before you go to the window, and CHECK YOUR TICKETS, COST, and CHANGE before you walk away from the window. Whether a mistake is yours or a clerk's, it can be very costly in terms of both money and frustration.

Superfecta Part Wheels

Combination	$1 Cost	Combination	$1 Cost
1 2 3 45 1 2 3 456 1 2 3 4567 1 2 3 45678 1 2 3 456789 1 2 3 45678910 1 2 3 4567891011 1 2 3 456789101112	2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	1 2 345 345 1 2 345 6 1 2 345 67 1 2 345 678 1 2 345 6789 1 2 345 678910 1 2 345 67891011 1 2 345 6789101112	6 3 6 9 12 15 18 21
1 23 45 45 1 23 456 456 1 23 345 345 1 23 3456 3456 1 23 34567 34567 1 23 345678 345678 1 23 3456789 3456789	4 12 8 18 32 50 72	1 2 345 3456 1 2 3456 78	9 8
1 23 23 45 1 23 23 456 1 23 23 45678 1 23 23 456789 1 23 23 45678910 1 23 23 4567891011 1 23 23 456789101112	4 6 10 12 14 16 18	12 34 56 7 12 34 34 5 12 34 567 8 12 34 567 89 12 34 56 56	8 4 12 24 8
1 234 5 6 1 234 56 56 1 234 567 567 1 234 456 456 1 234 4567 4567 1 234 45678 45678 1 234 456789 456789	3 6 18 14 30 52 80	12 3 456 456 12 3 4567 4567 12 12 34 34 12 12 345 345 12 34 567 567	12 24 4 12 24
1 234 234 345 1 234 234 567 1 234 234 5678 1 234 234 56789 1 234 234 5678910 1 234 234 567891011 1 234 234 56789101112	10 18 24 30 36 42 48	123 4 5 6 123 4 56 56 123 4 567 567 123 4 5678 5678 123 4 56789 56789	3 6 18 36 60
1 2345 6 7 1 2345 67 67 1 2345 678 678 1 2345 456 456 1 2345 4567 4567 1 2345 45678 45678	4 8 24 16 36 64	123 45 67 67 123 45 678 678 123 45 6789 6789 123 123 123 4 123 123 123 1234	12 36 72 6 12
1 2345 2345 6 1 2345 2345 67 1 2345 2345 678 1 2345 2345 6789 1 2345 2345 678910 1 2345 2345 67891011 1 2345 2345 56789101112	12 24 36 48 60 72 84	1234 5 6 7 1234 5 67 67 1234 5 678 678 1234 5 6789 6789 1234 5 678910 678910	4 8 24 48 80
1 2 34 345 1 2 34 56 1 2 34 567 1 2 34 5678 1 2 34 56789 1 2 34 5678910 1 2 34 567891011 1 2 34 56789101112	4 4 6 8 10 12 14 16	1234 56 78 78 1234 56 789 789 1234 567 8 9 1234 567 89 89	16 48 12 24

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