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Horse Racing Straight Bets – Win, Place, And Show

Horse Racing Straight Bets

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Win, place and show betting are the most basic bets to make.At the track or simulcast facility, you will see win odds posted on the tote board. To estimate how much your selection will pay for a $2.00 win bet, just double the odds and add $2.00.For example, a horse going off at 2/1 win odds would pay 2 x 2 = $4.00 + $2.00 = $6.00 for a $2.00 wager.

Win: The simplest bet you can make on a horse race. A Win bet is an attempt to predict the horse that will win the race. If the horse wins, you will collect on your bet. The odds listed for the horses on the toteboard are the Win odds for each horse. For example, if a horse shows ‘5’ on the toteboard, if you bet him to Win for $2, you will get back $12 (5 times $2 plus your original $2 bet). This $2 payoff of $12 would also be shown on the result payoffs under the Win column (1st column) for the horse when the race is official

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Place: Similar to the Win bet, a Place bet on a horse is a bet that the horse will finish in first or second. If the horse does finish in one of the top two spots, you will collect the amount shown in the Place column (2nd column) for that horse on the result payoffs for each $2 you have bet. If you make a Place bet, note that it does not matter if the horse wins or comes in second, you will win the same amount. This bet has less risk than a Win bet, but also a smaller reward. If you are confident the horse will win the race, you will receive a larger return betting the horse to Win.

Show: Another variety of a straight bet, the Show bet is used when you want to bet that a horse will finish in the top 3 positions in the race. For every $2 bet on the horse to Show, you will collect the amount shown in the Show column (3rd column) for that horse on the results payoffs. Again, if the horse comes in first or second, you will not win any more money than if the horse finishes third. This is the safest of the straight bets but also offers the smallest return. If you are confident the horse will finish better than third, you would have a larger return placing a Win or Place bet.

The table below shows the approximate payoffs for $2.00 win wagers at different odds.

 

OddsReturnsOddsReturns
1-9$2.202-1$6.00
1-5$2.405-2$7.00
2-5$2.803-1$8.00
1-2$3.007-2$9.00
3-5$3.204-1$10.00
4-5$3.609-2$11.00
1-1$4.005-1$12.00
6-5$4.406-1$14.00
7-5$4.807-1$16.00
3-2$5.008-1$18.00
8-5$5.209-1$20.00
9-5$5.6010-1$22.00

 

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