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Horse racing bets explained

3 pages on pari-mutuel betting: what each bet means, what a box costs and how the pool pays.

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Horse racing bet types

See what win, place, show, exacta and trifecta bets need to happen, how a box works, and how pari-mutuel takeout shrinks the pool in Canada.

Box calculator

Count the combinations and total cost of an exacta, trifecta or superfecta box.

King's Plate

King's Plate (formerly the Queen's Plate): distance, purse and date, how to read tote odds as a chance, and Woodbine's total takeout on each main bet.