You simply 'box' the three horses in the bet, and if they finish in the top three – in any order – you win.
If you place a successful Trifecta, your pay out or dividend is calculated based on the total tote or pool. As with all exotic bets, all Trifecta wagers go into a tote, this is then divided equally among everyone who placed a winning Trifecta.
A Trifecta consists of selecting three runners to place first, second and third in the correct order. You can select as many runners as you want and make it a boxed Trifecta, or also pick a standout for any of the 3 positions.
A trifecta is a parimutuel bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order. Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia, this is known as a tricast in the UK, a tierce in Hong Kong, a triactor in Canada and a tiercé in France.
But unlike a straight trifecta, a trifecta box covers every possible combination of the selected horses. So, if a bettor boxes horses 2, 3, and 4 in a trifecta, the wager will win if those horses finish in first, second, and third place, regardless of their order.
To place a Trifecta bet you must choose three horses that you believe will finish first, second and third. To win the bet, those three horses must finish in that order.
Winning TAB numbers: TAB number 1 is the most dominant number in trifectas, appearing in 40 per cent of all trifectas. TAB number two is next with 35 per cent, number three with 33 per cent, number four with 31 per cent. The smaller the TAB number the better your chances of getting a successful trifecta collect.
A trifecta is the selection of the first three horses to finish a race, in the correct order.
The average payout of a trifecta is usually around $7,000 during the Kentucky Derby. However, that amount drops significantly once you start looking at other races from around the world. It's still worth mentioning, however, that you will only spend $2 on a trifecta bet.
One popular approach is to play it when you believe the favorite either cannot win or stands a strong chance of finishing out of the money. Confining a favorite, especially a heavy one, to the lower rungs of the Trifecta or leaving it off your ticket entirely is when the wager is most playable.
That's where you pick three horses and bet every possible combination of first, second, and third. It will cost you more because that's technically six bets. So, a $2 bet becomes $12. You can also add more horses for more money.
Trifecta betting offers even modest bettors a chance at a big score for a minimum outlay of cash. Also known at some tracks as a Triactor, the Trifecta requires you to pick the first three finishers in a race in exact order. The major attraction of Trifecta betting is the possibility of huge payoffs.
Punters win on the trifectas but may in fact lose money because of the amount they outlaid.
Trifecta Box Betting
For example, a $2 three-horse trifecta box costs $12. Adding a fourth horse bumps up the price to $48. These are not cheap bets, but they are effective and can potentially yield a large payout for winners.
In horse racing or greyhound racing, a Trifecta bet is when you place a bet on the three horses which you think will finish the race first and second and third, in a specific order. If they finish in the correct order you win, and you can win big!
But to box the minimal number in a first 4 you will pay four times as much. Interestingly, if you box four horses in a trifecta, it will cost you exactly the same as boxing four in a first 4, but any increase in the number of horses will do amazing things and create huge differences.
: a variation of the perfecta in which a bettor wins by selecting the first three finishers of a race in the correct order of finish.
What is the payout on a trifecta box? If you bet on three horses in a trifecta box, the payout is usually 24 times your original bet. For example, if you placed $10 on each horse and won $40 when all three ran together, your total winnings would be $480.
A trifecta is more difficult than win, place and show wagers, as well as exacta wagers, so it yields a higher payout than any of those bets. These horses must finish first, second, and third, in that exact order, for you to win the wager. If picking three horses in order sounds too difficult you can "box" your wager.
13 horses have won the Triple Crown: Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), Omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), Citation (1948), Secretariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977), Affirmed (1978), American Pharoah (2015), and Justify (2018).
“Straight” bets are your least complicated option and they're the safest. These involve wagering that your horse will win, place or show, meaning that he'll come in first, second or third, respectively. If you wager on him to win and he does indeed win, so do you. If he comes in second or third, you lose.
Boxing numbers in a trifecta bet means that all numbers chosen are put in every possible combination to provide a greater possibility of correctly selecting the first three finishers. If the numbers 1, 2, and 5 are boxed, the combinations of 1-2-5, 1-5-2, 2-1-5, 2-5-1, 5-1-2, and 5-2-1 are covered.