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The art of the the horizontal bet
- Updated: May 25, 2016
1:24 PM ET
Basic Action: A horizontal bet is just a fancy way to describe a bet that’s made across multiple races. These bets are also commonly referred to as “multi-race” wagers because, in order to win, you must pick the winners in consecutive races. The bets to know are the Daily Double (picking two winners in a row), Pick Three (winners in three consecutive races), Pick Four (four consecutive races), Pick Five (five consecutive races) and Pick Six (six consecutive races).
Advanced Action: As you get into wagering on horizontals like Pick Fours, Fives or Sixes, your potential payouts become incrementally higher. However, the odds of hitting these kinds of bets are generally low, unless you’ve got the budget to “spread” in races during the betting sequence. When you spread, you’re picking multiple horses in a given race or in several races. For example, if I played a Pick Three with the 3 horse as my pick to win in the first race, the 6 horse to win in the second …
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