How much does it cost and what will it pay? Two things we all want to know!
There are plenty of wagering calculators out there to tell you how much your crazy $2 trifecta part wheel will cost; check out a couple at:
I couldn’t find one that included dime superfectas, but the cost of a four-horse dime Super box is $2.40… include some long shots and that’s a whole lotta fun for $2.40!
An easy rule of thumb to remember for determining the cost of exotic wagers is to multiply the number of horses in each leg of the wager by the cost of the wager. Some simple examples…
A $2 exacta of two horses over 4 horses:
2 (two horses on top) x 4 (two horses on bottom) x 2 (cost of wager) = $16
A $2 trifecta with one horse on top and two in the second and third leg:
1 (top horse) x 2 (two horses in leg 2) x 2 (two horses in leg three) x $2 (cost of wager) = $8
You’ll get the hang of it! And what do those odds pay? Ernie gives you a rule of thumb in his “What’s the Morning Line?” video, but here’s a quickie chart for your reference.
Here is a site for an exotic wagering calculator that includes the dime superfecta as well as other exotics.