RACEBOOK RULES


RACEBOOK RULES

Horse Racing Wagering Rules

OFF TIMES


Type of Track Off Times
Thoroughbred Tracks Exact Off Time
Harness Tracks Exact Off Time
Greyhound Tracks Exact Off Time

MINIMUM BETS


  • Minimum on all races is $1.
  • The minimum total risk over the phone is $10.

MAXIMUM PAYOUT


  • Category A: 50K maximum payout
  • Category B: 20K maximum payout
  • Category C: 10K maximum payout
  • Category D: 2K maximum payout

The Horse Betting Site is updated daily with race information. Race information is updated only for the races occurring that day.

If you have questions, please contact the Horse Department at 866-888-6717.

GRADE TIME


Due to the fact that our horse wager grading system is not in-house based, and provided by a third party, we can not guarantee a horse wager will be graded immediately after the race is finished. Wagers will usually be graded 5 to 30 minutes after the results are official. Please take this into account when wagering, as your balance may be locked up in pending wagers while you are trying to wager on another event.

SCRATCHED HORSE

If a horse is scratched, all Win/Place/Show wagers will be refunded and the portion of Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, and Quinella combos that contain the scratched horse will be refunded.
For Daily Doubles, Pick 3's and Pick 4's, if a horse is scratched in any leg, you will receive refunds on all the combinations with the scratched horse unless the track pays a consolation prize, in that case you will receive the consolation payoff.

RACEBOOK RULES

Race Tracks

TRACKS

CATEGORY B TRACK NAME
  Lone Star Park
  Louisiana Downs
  Mountaineer Park
  Meadowlands
  Parx Racing
  Oak Tree at Pleasanton
CATEGORY C TRACK NAME
 Albuquerque
 Arapahoe Park
 Assiniboia Downs
 Australia A
 Australia B
 Australia C
 Australia D
 Belterra
 Canterbury Park
 Charles Town
 Colonial Downs
 Columbus Park
 Delaware Park
 Delta Downs
 Ellis Park
 Emerald Downs
 Evangeline Downs
 Fairmount Park
 Ferndale
 Finger Lakes
 Fonner Park
 Fort Erie
 Fresno
 Golden Gate Fields
 Hastings Park
 Horseshoe Indianapolis
 Kentucky Downs
 Laurel Park
 Los Alamitos
 Los Alamitos Race Course
 Mahoning Valley
 Penn National
 Pleasanton
 Prairie Meadows
 Presque Isle Downs
 Remington Park
 Retama Park
 Ruidoso Downs
 Sacramento
 Sam Houston Race Park
 Santa Rosa
 SunRay Park
 Sunland Park
 Suffolk Downs
 Tampa Bay Downs
 Thistledown
 Timonium
 Turf Paradise
 Will Rogers Downs
 Zia Park
Track Name Category
Australia Harness 1Harness
Australia Harness 2Harness
Buffalo RacewayHarness
Cal ExpoHarness
Dover DownsHarness
E-OrebroHarness
Freehold RacewayHarness
Harrington RacewayHarness
Harrah's PhiladelphiaHarness
Hawthorne HarnessHarness
Hoosier Park HarnessHarness
Meadowlands HarnessHarness
Meadows HarnessHarness
Miami ValleyHarness
Monticello RacewayHarness
Northfield ParkHarness
Pocono DownsHarness
Pocono Downs MatineeHarness
Pompano ParkHarness
Saratoga HarnessHarness
Saratoga Harness MatineeHarness
SE-AbyHarness
SE-ArnalHarness
SE-ArjangHarness
SE-ArvikaHarness
SE-AxevallaHarness
SE-BergsakerHarness
SE-BodenHarness
SE-BollnasHarness
SE-DanneroHarness
SE-EskilstunaHarness
SE-FarjestadHarness
SE-GavleHarness
SE-HagmyrenHarness
SE-HalmstadHarness
SE-JagersroHarness
SE-KalmarHarness
SE-KarlshamnHarness
SE-LindesbergHarness
SE-LyckseleHarness
SE-MantorpHarness
SE-OstersundHarness
SE-OvikenHarness
SE-RattvikHarness
SE-RommeHarness
SE-SolangetHarness
SE-SolvallaHarness
SE-TingsrydHarness
SE-UmakerHarness
SE-VaggerydHarness
SE-VisbyHarness
Western Fair RacewayHarness
Woodbine Mohawk HarnessHarness
Yonkers Raceway HarnessHarness

 

Track Name Category
AintreeThoroughbreds
Ascot RacecourseThoroughbreds
Auteuil RacecourseThoroughbreds
AyrThoroughbreds
BallinrobeThoroughbreds
Bangor-on-DeeThoroughbreds
BathThoroughbreds
BellewstownThoroughbreds
BeverleyThoroughbreds
BrightonThoroughbreds
CarlisleThoroughbreds
CartmelThoroughbreds
CatterickThoroughbreds
Chantilly RacecourseThoroughbreds
Chelmsford CityThoroughbreds
CheltenhamThoroughbreds
ChepstowThoroughbreds
ChesterThoroughbreds
ClonmelThoroughbreds
CompiegneThoroughbreds
Cork RacecourseThoroughbreds
CurraghThoroughbreds
DaxThoroughbreds
Deauville-La TouquesThoroughbreds
Doncaster RacecourseThoroughbreds
Down RoyalThoroughbreds
DownpatrickThoroughbreds
DundalkThoroughbreds
DurbanvilleThoroughbreds
Epsom DownsThoroughbreds
ExeterThoroughbreds
FairviewThoroughbreds
Fairyhouse RacecourseThoroughbreds
FakenhamThoroughbreds
Ffos LasThoroughbreds
Flamboro DownsThoroughbreds
FlamingoThoroughbreds
FontainebleauThoroughbreds
FontwellThoroughbreds
FukushimaThoroughbreds
FunabashiThoroughbreds
GalwayThoroughbreds
GoodwoodThoroughbreds
GowranThoroughbreds
GreyvilleThoroughbreds
HamiltonThoroughbreds
HanshinThoroughbreds
Happy ValleyThoroughbreds
HarfordThoroughbreds
HaydockThoroughbreds
HerefordThoroughbreds
HexhamThoroughbreds
HuntingdonThoroughbreds
KawasakiThoroughbreds
KelsoThoroughbreds
KemptonThoroughbreds
KenilworthThoroughbreds
KilbegganThoroughbreds
KillarneyThoroughbreds
King George VI ChaseThoroughbreds
Kokura RacecourseThoroughbreds
KyotoThoroughbreds
La TesteThoroughbreds
LaytownThoroughbreds
LeicesterThoroughbreds
LeopardstownThoroughbreds
LimerickThoroughbreds
LingfieldThoroughbreds
ListowelThoroughbreds
LongchampThoroughbreds
LudlowThoroughbreds
Maisons-Laffitte RacecourseThoroughbreds
Market RasenThoroughbreds
Mont de MarsanThoroughbreds
MusselburghThoroughbreds
Naas RacecourseThoroughbreds
NakayamaThoroughbreds
NavanThoroughbreds
Newbury RacecourseThoroughbreds
NewcastleThoroughbreds
NewmarketThoroughbreds
Newton AbbotThoroughbreds
NiigataThoroughbreds
NottinghamThoroughbreds
NZ - PukekoheThoroughbreds
NZ- Arawa ParkThoroughbreds
NZ- HaweraThoroughbreds
NZ- MatamataThoroughbreds
NZ- OtakiThoroughbreds
NZ- Phar Lap (Timaru)Thoroughbreds
NZ- RiccartonThoroughbreds
NZ- TaurangaThoroughbreds
NZ- Te ArohaThoroughbreds
NZ- Te RapaThoroughbreds
NZ- WanganuiThoroughbreds
NZ- WoodvilleThoroughbreds
Oi (Tokyo City Keiba)Thoroughbreds
PerthThoroughbreds
PlainridgeThoroughbreds
PlumptonThoroughbreds
PontefractThoroughbreds
PunchestownThoroughbreds
RedcarThoroughbreds
RiponThoroughbreds
RoscommonThoroughbreds
SalisburyThoroughbreds
SandownThoroughbreds
SapporoThoroughbreds
ScottsvilleThoroughbreds
SE-Bro ParkThoroughbreds
SE-Jagersro GaloppThoroughbreds
SE-SkellefteaThoroughbreds
Sha TinThoroughbreds
SligoThoroughbreds
SouthwellThoroughbreds
StratfordThoroughbreds
TauntonThoroughbreds
TarbesThoroughbreds
The Red MileThoroughbreds
ThirskThoroughbreds
ThurlesThoroughbreds
TipperaryThoroughbreds
TokyoThoroughbreds
TramoreThoroughbreds
TurffonteinThoroughbreds
UttoxeterThoroughbreds
VaalThoroughbreds
WarwickThoroughbreds
WetherbyThoroughbreds
WexfordThoroughbreds
WincantonThoroughbreds
WindsorThoroughbreds
WolverhamptonThoroughbreds
WorcesterThoroughbreds
YarmouthThoroughbreds

 

Track Name Category
Derby Lane MatineeGreyhounds
Palm Beach EveningGreyhounds
Palm Beach MatineeGreyhounds
Southland EveningGreyhounds
Southland MatineeGreyhounds
Southland TwilightGreyhounds
Tri-State EveningGreyhounds
Tri-State MatineeGreyhounds
Wheeling Downs EveningGreyhounds
Wheeling Downs MatineeGreyhounds

RACEBOOK RULES

Racebook Payouts and Limits

TRACKS A

  • $500 Across
    • (Win, Place, Show)
  • $200 Exotics
    • (Double, Exacta, Quinella)
  • $100 Exotics
    • (Pick 3, Pick 4, Trifecta, Superfecta)
  • $250 Parlay

TRACKS B

  • $300 Across
    • (Win, Place, Show)
  • $100 Exotics
    • (Double, Exacta, Quinella)
  • $75 Exotics
    • (Pick 3, Pick 4, Trifecta, Superfecta)
  • $100 Parlay

TRACKS C

  • $200 Across
    • (Win, Place, Show)
  • $50 Exotics
    • (Double, Exacta, Quinella, Pick 3, Pick 4, Trifecta, Superfecta)
  • $50 Parlay

TRACKS D

  • $50 Across
    • (Win, Place)
  • $25 Exotics
    • (Double, Exacta, Quinella, Pick 3, Trifecta)
  • $25 Parlay

PAYOUTS

Category A is full track odds

Category B C D
Win 25-1 15-1 10-1
Place 10-1 6-1 4-1
Show 5-1 3-1 NA
Double 100-1 75-1  25-1
Quinella 100-1, 75-1 25-1
Exacta  100-1 75-1  25-1
Pick 3 150-1 100-1 50-1
Trifecta  250-1 200-1 50-1
Pick 4 200-1 150-1 NA
Superfecta 300-1 250-1 NA
Parlay 100-1 50-1 25-1

RACEBOOK RULES

Racebook Wagers Explained

STRAIGHT BETS



WIN

A "WIN" bet is just what it sounds like: you are betting that the horse you pick will win the race. If the horse wins, you win.


PLACE

For a horse to "PLACE" it must finish the race first or second.


SHOW

For a horse to "SHOW" it must finish the race first, second or third.

OTHER TYPES OF HORSE RACING BETS


Across the board

This is a quick way to say that you want to bet a horse to finish in any of the first three positions. ($2 Across The Board = $2 to win, $2 to place, and $2 to show). If the horse wins, you collect all three bets. If the horse finishes 2nd, then you collect the place and show bets. If the horse finishes 3rd, then you will only collect the show bet.


Exacta

With this bet you must pick the first two finishing horses in the order of their finish. In other words, you must pick the horse that wins and the horse that finishes second.

EXACTA BOX


A "box" on two or more horses in a race means taking all the possible combinations of those horses in each place of finish. If you have determined that two horses are the best in the race but you are not sure which one will win and which one will finish second, then a safe bet is the Exacta Box. You can box more than two horses, but it is very important to remember that with each additional horse you add to the box, the cost of the wager goes up substantially.

EXACTA BOX
# of Horses # of Combinations $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00
2 2 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10
3 6 $6 $12 $18 $24 $30
4 12 $12 $24 $36 $48 $60
5 20 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100
6 30 $30 $60 $90 $120 $150
7 42 $42 $84 $126 $168 $210
8 56 $56 $112 $168 $224 $280
9 72 $72 $144 $216 $288 $360
10 90 $90 $180 $270 $360 $450

QUINELLA

In the Quinella, you must pick the horses that finish first and second. Either one can be first and the other one second. This bet functions exactly the same as the "Exacta Box." Although the Quinella has a similar function as the "Exacta Box" the payoff can vary substantially. It is really two separate bets on one ticket.

QUINELLA BOX
# of Horses # of Combinations $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00
2 1 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5
3 3 $3 $6 $9 $12 $15
4 6 $6 $12 $18 $24 $30
5 10 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50
6 15 $15 $30 $45 $60 $75
7 21 $21 $42 $63 $84 $105
8 28 $28 $56 $84 $112 $140
9 36 $36 $72 $108 $144 $180
10 45 $45 $90 $135 $180 $225

Trifecta


With this bet you must pick the first three finishing horses in the order of their finish. In other words, you must pick the horse that wins, the horse that finishes second and the horse that finishes third.

The simplest form of this wager is the Straight Trifecta, which is a single combination of the first three finishers. If you were to make a bet for Straight Trifecta at $2, to purchase it, you would simply tell a clerk: "$2 Trifecta on 1-2-3." A Trifecta is not offered in all races at all tracks.

This wager is sometimes also called the "Triple".


Trifecta box

With the Trifecta Box, you can box three or more horses on a single ticket. For example, to purchase a $2 Trifecta Box using four horses, you would tell a clerk: "$2 Trifecta Box 11-2-3-4."

TRIFECTA BOX
# of Horses # of Combinations $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00
3 6 $6 $12 $18 $24 $30
4 24 $24 $48 $72 $96 $120
5 60 $60 $120 $180 $240 $300
6 120 $120 $240 $360 $480 $600
7 210 $210 $420 $630 $840 $1,050
8 336 $336 $672 $1,008 $1,344 $1,680
9 504 $504 $1,008 $1,512 $2,016 $2,520
10 720 $720 $1,440 $2,160 $2,880 $3,600

SuperfectaA


A Superfecta is very similar to a Trifecta. Instead of hitting the top 3 horses in a race in the correct order, you need to name the top 4 horses in correct order.

SUPERFECTA BOX
# of Horses # of Combinations $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00
4 24 $24 $48 $72 $96 $120
5 120 $120 $240 $360 $480 $600
6 360 $360 $720 $1,080 $1,440 $1,800
7 840 $840 $1,680 $2,520 $3,360 $4,200
8 1680 $1,680 $3,360 $5,040 $6,720 $8,400
9 3024 $3,024 $6,048 $9,072 $12,096 $15,120
10 5040 $5,040 $10,080 $15,120 $20,160 $25,200

DAILY DOUBLE


The Daily Double involves picking the winning horse in two consecutive races. All tracks offer the early Daily Double which involves races #1 and #2. Most tracks also offer a late Daily Double which is the last two races of the day. Some tracks also offer a Rolling Daily Double which is on any two consecutive races. To win a Daily Double, you must pick the winning horse in each of the two races. Combination bets can also be made on Daily Doubles.

PICK 3


In order to win a Pick 3 bet you are required to select the winning horse in three consecutive races. Most tracks only offer one or two pick 3 opportunities per day. Some tracks offer a rolling Pick 3 in which every race is part of a Pick 3 bet, which means that some races are included in three Pick 3 bets. The third race for example, would be the third race of the first Pick 3, the second race of the second Pick 3, and the first race of the third Pick 3. Sound complicated? It's really very simple. The simplest Pick 3 bet would be a straight Pick 3. If for example, you picked the #2 horse to win the first race, the #4 horse to win the second race, and the #6 horse to win the third race, you would tell the clerk, $2 Pick 3, Race 1, horses #2, #4, #6.

PICK 4


A Pick 4 is the same as a Pick 3 except that instead of picking 3 race winners in a row, you must hit 4 races in a row. This may not be available at
some tracks.

PARLAY


There are three types of Parlay wagers: Win Parlay, Place Parlay, and Show Parlay. When your wager is a Win Parlay, the bet is that your horse is going to come in 1st place and if that happens, then the risk + the winning money goes onto your next selection and so on. Remember, if you lose one of your races in the Parlay, your wager is complete and all monies are lost.