While every different sport has its own list of possible wagers that can be selected, from the NFL, to the NHL, and to college sports, the same can be said about betting on horses. Unlike in the previous listings where you can parlay several winners throughout the day in hopes of winning one big ticket, the odd of picking out multiple winners in horse racing is much more marginal. That said, narrowing down the possibilities for a given race is a different story, and it is much easier to determine the top horses in a particular race than it is to pick the winner of the group. For those that want to use this option for betting on horses, then you will want to pick a horse to “show”, one of several options available at the top of the board.
When playing a horse to show with a pay head bookie, you are wagering that the horse will finish in the top-three, which means that whether it finishes first, second, or third really doesn’t make a difference. A similar type of wager is called betting a horse to “win-place”, which means that if the horse finishes first or second, it is considered a winner. Unlike in other sports where there is simply a winner and a loser, betting on horses changes the rules somewhat, and can lead to a greater shot at winning if you understand what you are doing. There are several more options of more exotic types of wagers including betting the exacta, quinella, trifecta, or superfecta, all wagers that include predicting the exact order that horses will finish in. These types of wagers can be a little more complex, but they make the payouts greater, and that can add another element of excitement to the sports betting.
