Fair Warning:
I'll use my plays as an example. I have the following:
#4 Noble Causeway
#11 High Fly
#12 Afleet Alex
#16 Bellamy Road
In an exacta, you must get the exact order of the first two finishers. In a trifecta, you must get the exact order of the first three finishers. An example of an exacta would be #4 Noble Causeway and #11 High Fly. An exacta box would have both ways, another words #11 High Fly and Noble Causeway. If the two horses finish first and second in either order, the ticket is a winner. When you use 4 horses, like I have, you have twelve combinations, #4 with #11, #12, & #16, then #11 with #4, #12, & #16, then #12 with #4, #11 & #16 and finally #16 with #4, #11 and #12. A $1 exacta box combination using 4 horses costs $12.
An example of the trifecta would be #4 Noble Causeway, #11 High Fly, and #12 Afleet Alex. Using the 4 horses, like I have, you have twenty four combinations. I won't list them all here but it is similiar to the exacta box described above. A $1 trifecta box combination using 4 horses costs $24.
As for the percentage needed to win at horse racing, it varies widely and depends on the payoffs that the player receives. Not an easy endeavor to be sure, but there are those that are successful.
I'll use my plays as an example. I have the following:
#4 Noble Causeway
#11 High Fly
#12 Afleet Alex
#16 Bellamy Road
In an exacta, you must get the exact order of the first two finishers. In a trifecta, you must get the exact order of the first three finishers. An example of an exacta would be #4 Noble Causeway and #11 High Fly. An exacta box would have both ways, another words #11 High Fly and Noble Causeway. If the two horses finish first and second in either order, the ticket is a winner. When you use 4 horses, like I have, you have twelve combinations, #4 with #11, #12, & #16, then #11 with #4, #12, & #16, then #12 with #4, #11 & #16 and finally #16 with #4, #11 and #12. A $1 exacta box combination using 4 horses costs $12.
An example of the trifecta would be #4 Noble Causeway, #11 High Fly, and #12 Afleet Alex. Using the 4 horses, like I have, you have twenty four combinations. I won't list them all here but it is similiar to the exacta box described above. A $1 trifecta box combination using 4 horses costs $24.
As for the percentage needed to win at horse racing, it varies widely and depends on the payoffs that the player receives. Not an easy endeavor to be sure, but there are those that are successful.