| Horse racing is a very exciting and
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| | One example of an exotic wager is a
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| lucrative sport. Anyone who hasn't been
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| | Trifecta. A Trifecta wager consists of
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| to a good track is missing out. Winning
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| | three horses that will finish in the
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| lots of money at horse racing is very
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| | exact listed order. For example, if a
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| possible. In fact, it tends to get
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| | bettor placed a 5-8-1 Trifecta, the 5
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| overlooked in the sports betting world.
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| | horse must finish first, the 8 horse
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| Think about this. If you were going to
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| | second and the 1 horse third.
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| wager on a baseball team that was far
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| | Another example of an exotic wager in
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| better than the team it was facing, you
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| | horse racing, and a popular one, is the
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| might have to lay down $2.50 to $3.00 to
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| | Pick 4. Horse racing bettors play Pick
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| win $1. In horse racing, you can often
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| | 4's constantly. When a bettor makes a
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| wager on a horse that's superior to the
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| | pick 4 wager, he or she is picking the
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| rest of the field (even a small field)
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| | winner in four consecutive races. Winners
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| and receive a much better line.
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| | of the Pick 4 are paid from a pool of
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| Since this is a primer, let's talk about
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| | wagered money. There's also a Daily
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| the basics of horse racing itself. A
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| | Double, Pick 3 and Pick 6. In the event
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| horse race can consist of two or more
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| | that there's no winner, the money is
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| horses. The field, as it is called,
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| | carried over to the next day. This
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| varies from race to race. There are three
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| | happens often with the Pick 6.
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| main finishing points in any horse
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| | One of the best things I like about horse
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| race-Win, Place and Show. Win is of
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| | racing is the quickness of the races.
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| course first place. Second place is
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| | Unlike a baseball game, I don't have to
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| called Place and Show is third. These
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| | wait three hours to find out if I won or
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| three spots are known as "in the money."
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| | not. Additionally, unlike other sports,
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| A horse that doesn't finish in the money
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| | there can be up to hundreds of races on a
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| is referred to as "also ran."
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| | single day. A typical racetrack will run
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| Horse racing offers a plethora of
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| | eight races or more per day. There are
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| wagering options. For instance, one can
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| | many racetracks around the country.
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| wager on a horse to win, place and
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| | There's a lot more to horse racing, but
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| show-also called "across the board"-or
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| | this primer will start you on the right
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| any mixture of the three. There are also
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| | path.
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| other wagers, which are called "exotics".
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