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HORSE BETTING GUIDE · BET TYPES
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What is a pick 6 in horse racing? — worked example: Pick the winners of six straight races. Hit all six to take the jackpot pool.
Amounts are per betting unit — switch to £ or € above. Real dividends depend on the pool and the currency of the track.
A pick 6 is similar to other multi-race wagers and requires a bettor to pick the winner in six consecutive races. Its appeal owes to the fact that Pick 6 payouts can be enormous.
The minimum betting unit varies but can be as low as 20 cents, meaning you can pick a single horse in each of the six races for 20 cents. But as is the case with other types of “ exotic ” wagers, many players improve their odds by “keying” individual horses in some races and “ spreading ” by using multiple horses in others.
The cost of a ticket can be calculated by the total number of combinations of the base betting unit. For example, a 50 cent Pick 6 that uses 3 horses in the first leg, followed by 1, 4, 6, 2, 2 in the following races, would cost $144 (0.5x3x1x4x6x2x2=$144). Read about Pick 3 and Pick 5 bets as well. Start picking at TwinSpires or AmWager already now and bet on horses online .
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