WIN SINGLE -Usually shortened to just "WIN" betting consists of your stake placed on one horse only to pass the post first. You can place this bet with a bookmaker, and take the betting odds he offers, or you can place it on the TOTE where you do not know the odds, and get a share of a pool if the bet wins. On all bets you get your stake back if the bet wins

EACH WAY SINGLE- This consists of two bets, betting the 50 percent on the WIN SINGLE, and betting 50 percent on the PLACE, which covers you for a horse placed 2nd or 3rd (4th in 16 plus runner handicaps). Betting the PLACE part is usually paid as 1/4 the odds, although each bookmaker does change this slightly due to runners, race type, etc. You can bet this on the TOTE as well, but you have to put 50 percent in the WIN, and 50 percent in the PLACE pool. Again payout depends on how much is in the pool. As this bet consists of 2 bets, if only the PLACE part comes in, you will only get 1/2 your stake back. Unless you are using the TOTE, you must always place equal, or more on the WIN portion of the bet. You can place 60-40 percent on with bookmakers, but 40-60 percent with the TOTE, or any other splits.

WIN DOUBLE - This is betting two horses to win their respective races, if one does not win, your bet is lost, and you receive nothing.

E/W DOUBLE - This is betting two horses to be placed or to win a race. You work it out as above, but treat the WIN AND PLACE parts as two totally different bets. Only add them together when you have worked out the return for each of them.

ACCUMULATORS - This is betting more than 3 horses, bet to WIN or E/W. Calculate them as per the doubles but keep going.

TRIXIE - This is betting three selections in doubles, and a treble.

PATENT - This is betting three selections but includes the singles as well. Total 7 bets.

YANKEE - This is betting four selections in doubles, trebles, and a 4 fold accumulator. No singles.

LUCKY 15 - This is betting four selections the same as the YANKEE but includes the 4 singles, giving you 15 bets.

SUPER YANKEE or CANADIAN -This is betting five selections with full cover multiple bets in doubles trebles and accum making it 26 bets. No singles.

HEINZ - This is betting 6 selections with full cover multiple bets in doubles trebles and accums. No singles. 57 bets hence the name.

COMPUTER FORECAST - This is betting the 1st and 2nd home in a race to finish in the correct order you have selected. By using the words REVERSE COMPUTER FORECAST they can finish in any order, but remember this is 2 bets. You can back similar on the TOTE, as the EXACTA.

TRICAST - This is betting the 1st, 2nd and 3rd home in the correct order. By using the words FULL COVER TRICAST the 3 you select can finish in any order but this is 6 bets. This also has a similar bet on the TOTE, the TRIFECTA

TOTE JACKPOT - This is betting the winners of the first six racing at the meeting nominated by the TOTE during the week.

TOTE PLACEPOT - This is betting a placed horse (as defined by the TOTE terms), in each of the six races at any nominated meeting.

TOTE QUADPOT - This is betting a placed horse (as defined by the TOTE terms), in each of the last four races, that would be in the PLACEPOT.

TOTE SCOOP 6 - This is betting the winners or placed horses in the six nominated races, as defined by the TOTE. Saturday and big meetings only. All 6 winners or a place in each race to win also a chance in the bonus race the following week, if you do get all 6 winners.

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