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What is an Exacta Bet?

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Written by Cheryl
Updated over a week ago

With an Exacta you need more than just the winner. Pick the 1st and 2nd in the correct order to win. This is an ideal betting option if you fancy two horses in the same race. or there is a hot favourite. Available on all races with three or more runners.

There are three ways to play the Exacta; Straight, Banker and Combination. With a Straight Exacta you need to select the horse you want to finish 1st and the horse you want to finish 2nd. They must finish in the correct order to get a return. A Banker Exacta is where you select the horse you think will win the race then choose as many horses as you want to finish 2nd. The more horses you pick, the more the bet will cost.

A Combination Exacta means you can pick two horses to finish 1st or 2nd in any order. This increases your chances of winning but also doubles your total stake. You can also pick more than two horses to finish in the top two with a Combination Exacta. For example, selecting five horses and collecting if two of them finish 1st and 2nd

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