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SUPERFECTA [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games of Chance
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A type of wager in which a bettor must pick the horses that will finish first, second, third and fourth in a given race, in the exact order in which they were picked.

OBS

The superfecta is a variant of "perfecta", a type of wager in which a bettor must place a combined bet on the horses that will finish first and second in a given race, in the exact order in which they were picked.

OBS

A horse racing term. Compare to trifecta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de hasard
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Aux courses de chevaux, pari où, pour gagner, les quatre chevaux du parieur doivent terminer 1er, 2e, 3e et 4e, dans l'ordre exact figurant sur le pari.

OBS

Termes utilisés en courses montées et en courses attelées. On dit parfois «un superfecta» en sous-entendant le mot «pari».

Spanish

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