The Economics of a Boxed Trifecta. As we said earlier, a boxed Trifecta allows you to win your bet as long as the horses you have picked manage to finish in the top three in the order of finish in any order. But you have to raise the size of your bet if you want to box a Trifecta and still make the same amount of money on the payback as those.
- Variations Boxed. A 'boxed' trifecta is where three horses are selected, and the player wins if these three horses finish first in any order. Boxed bets are effectively equivalent to placing standard trifecta bets on all six possible outcomes of the selected horses.
- How do you box a trifecta? You can place a ' Box Trifecta' where your chosen horses can finish 1st, 2nd or 3rd in any order. Select all the runners you wish to include in the first column.
- A boxed trifecta is a type of trifecta bet where the bettor selects three or more runners to fill the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The beauty of a box trifecta is that the runners can finish in any order so long as they fill the first three places.
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.[1] Known as a trifecta in the US and Australia,[2] this is known as a tricast in the UK,[3] a tierce in Hong Kong,[4] a triactor in Canada[5] and a tiercé in France.[6] A trio, offered in Hong Kong and France, is a variation in which the order of the horses is not relevant.[4][7]
Variations[edit]
Boxed[edit]
Boxed Trifecta
A 'boxed' trifecta is where three horses are selected, and the player wins if these three horses finish first in any order.[1] Boxed bets are effectively equivalent to placing standard trifecta bets on all six possible outcomes of the selected horses. For example, a boxed trifecta of horses numbered 6, 7 and 9, wins if horses finish in any of these combinations of outcomes:
- 6, 7, 9
- 6, 9, 7
- 7, 6, 9
- 7, 9, 6
- 9, 6, 7
- 9, 7, 6.
Banker[edit]
One horse (the 'banker') is chosen to win the race, and two or more selections are boxed to come second and third. The 'banker' must win in all possible combinations. For example, if horse number 2 is the banker, and the other three choices are numbered 6, 7 and 8, then there are a total six possible combinations for a winning bet:
- 2, 6, 7
- 2, 6, 8
- 2, 7, 6
- 2, 7, 8
- 2, 8, 6
- 2, 8, 7.
Roving banker or banker multiple[edit]
One horse (the 'banker') is chosen to finish in the first three, and three or more selections are boxed for the other two places – the banker must finish either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in each possible combination. For example, if horse number 6 is the banker, and horses number 7, 8 and 9 are the selections, then there are total of eighteen combinations for a winning bet, each with horse number 6 in them, for example:
- 6, 7, 8
- 7, 6, 8
- 7, 8, 6
- 6, 8, 9
- 8, 9, 6, and so on.
History[edit]
The term was first used in the 1970s,[8] and was derived from perfecta (a bet on which horses will finish first and second)[8] and tri- (three).[9]
In the United States, the trifecta was first initiated at Arlington Park in 1971.[10] It was first used in Australia in April 1977 by TAB New South Wales, and was introduced in New Zealand in December 1983.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ ab'Trifectas'. The Blood-Horse authoritative guide to betting thoroughbreds (1st ed.). Lexington, Kentucky: Eclipse Press. 2005. pp. 39–41. ISBN9781581501193.
- ^'Horse Betting Types'. BN.eu.
- ^'Forecast & Tricast Bets – Help'. SkyBet.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ ab'Pari-Mutuel Pools – Beginners guide'. special.hkjc.com. The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^'Horse Racing Terms & Glossary'. All Horse Racing. 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^'PMU betting guide in English'. PMU.fr. PMU International. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^'Guide des Paris'. eurotierce.be. Eurotiercé. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ abGarner, Bryan A. (2009). 'Trifecta'. Garner's modern American usage (3rd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 823. ISBN9780195382754.
- ^Room, Adrian (2010). 'Trifecta'. Dictionary of Sports and Games Terminology. Jefferson: McFarland & Co., Publishers. p. 163. ISBN9780786457571.
- ^Thompson, William N. (2001). 'Horse racing. Tracks and track organizations'. Gambling in America : an encyclopedia of history, issues, and society. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 182. ISBN9781576071595.
- ^Grant, David (2000). 'Chapter 10: The TAB and bet types'. Two over three on goodtime sugar; The New Zealand TAB turns 50. Wellington: Victoria University Press. p. 213. ISBN9780864734013.