Home How & Where to Wager
STEPS TO BET Print E-mail

1. First purchase a program or entry sheet at race track or web site  (equibase.com)

2. How to read a program, (Harness)  (Thoroughbred) 

3. pick type of bet;

WIN (horse that wins the race)
PLACE (you can collect if your horse runs first or second)
SHOW (you collect if your horse runs first, second or third)
EXACTOR (you select two horses that run first and second in exact order)
QUINELLA (you wager that two horses will be first and second ,it does not matter which order they finish)
DAILY DOUBLE (pick the winners in two consecutive races)
BET ACROSS  (exsample; $5 across means $5 to win $5 to place $5 to show on the same horse, where  it finishes  determines the payout
TRIACTA (you pick the first, second and third horses, exact order they finish)
PICK 3 (you pick three winners in three consecutive races)
PICK 4 (you pick four winners in four consecutive races)
PICK 7 (you pick seven winners in seven consecutive races)
SUPERFECTA (you pick the first ,second third and fourth horses in exact order they finish)

4. When making a bet give the teller the NAME OF TRACK then RACE NUMBER thenTYPE OF BET then DOLLAR AMOUNT TO WAGER then THE NUMBER OF HORSE OR HORSES.

5. You increase your chances of winning if you select more than one horse in a race. This is called boxing or wheeling horses.

example; a one dollar, 5 horse box, in a triactor will cost $60. This means if any three of these horses finish 1,2,3 in any order it is a winner
 
LOCATIONS THAT TAKE BETS Print E-mail

Schanks Sports Bar North Calgary

Schanks Sports Bar South Calgary

Elbow River Casino Calgary

Bully's  Lethbridge Race Track

Alberta Downs Lacombe (opening January 1st 2010)

Alberta Tele-theatre Network (Northlands Park)

Ever green park

 
TELEPHONE TAB ACCOUNT BETTING Print E-mail

To wager on simulcast and Alberta tracks call 403-206-0211 to set up an account or visit  in person the Elbow River Casino Calgary.

 
ODDS OF BUYING WINNING TICKET Print E-mail

Winning a Lottery is about 4 million to one and the same is true in horse racing. The more exotic bets you make the higher the odds are, but if you win the payoff is bigger.  The difference from a lottery ticket is a horse player can handicap their numbers

Guaranteed pools means the payouts will be no lower than the guaranteed pool but can be higher if betting pool exceeds the guarantee.

example;  if there is a one million dollar pool and only one ticket wins, that ticket wins one million dollars