What's With The Quinella?

Hey Jack - good question. Most of the time people won't bet on horse racing because they are not aware of or don't understand the betting options. We are here to fix that.

A quinella is one of the simplest bets in horse racing and involves a relatively large payout for a relatively small bet. Betting the quinella involves picking the two horses that will finish the race 1-2 in any order. It is an alternative to the "exacta" bet where one must pick the two horses that finish 1-2 in the specific order of finish. 

 

When playing a quinella by picking more then two horses it is known as a "quinella box". Basically, using your example of three horses: A,B and C, you would bet all the combinations of first and second place finishes between the 3 horses. it would work out like this:

 

 

you would be charged for each quinella combination that you played, in this case, the above listed three. If one of your combination hits - you get paid!

 

Good luck with the ponies,

-The Book