Superfecta Box Betting
The following is a discussion of Superfecta box betting. In this Superfecta Betting variant, the bettor is allowed to pick any set of horses to finish in the top four positions.
Superfecta Box Betting
Unlike a straight Superfecta Bet, Superfecta Box betting involves picking the top four horses that will finish the race in ANY order. Superfecta Box betting improves your chances of being successful because the order in which the horses finish is unimportant.
$1 Superfecta Box bets cost more than a Straight Superfecta Bet, usually $24 in total per bet. The extra money paid for a Superfecta Box bet is for purchasing all the various combinations in which your four horses can finish. Mathematically speaking, the are 24 possible finishing combinations of 4 horses. Therefore, your Superfecta Box bet will cost $1 per combination, for a total of $24. The $24 amount is usually the minimum wager required to make a Superfecta Box Bet.
Example: $1 Superfecta Box Bet
Sample for how to make a straight Superfecta Box Bet from a horse racebook.
1. First, make sure you select the "Superfecta" betting option from your horse racebook’s wagering menu.
2. Note the horses listed in the race, usually on the left hand side of the screen. The column to the right lists the odds – the "ML" column in the above diagram.
3. Make your picks for the horses that will place first,
second, third, and fourth in any order. In this diagram, you must click the blue "Box" option to make a Superifecta Box Bet.
Example: A $1 Superfecta Box on horses 11-9-13-1 means that there are 24 different possible winning combinations. The total wager costs $24. The bet wins if horses 11, 9, 13 or 1 finish in the top 4 in ANY order.
Superfecta Box Combinations on horses 11, 9, 13 or 1 at $1 each:
Finishing 11-9-13-1 = $1
Finishing 11-9-1-13 = $1
Finishing 11-1-9-13 = $1
Finishing 11-1-13-9 = $1
Finishing 11-13-9-1 = $1
Finishing 11-13-1-9 = $1
Finishing 1-9-13-11 = $1
Finishing 1-9-11-13 = $1
Finishing 1-11-9-13 = $1
Finishing 1-11-13-9 = $1
Finishing 1-13-9-11 = $1
Finishing 1-13-11-9 = $1
Finishing 9-1-13-11 = $1
Finishing 9-1-11-13 = $1
Finishing 9-11-1-13 = $1
Finishing 9-11-13-1 = $1
Finishing 9-13-1-11 = $1
Finishing 9-13-11-1 = $1
Finishing 13-1-9-11 = $1
Finishing 13-1-11-9 = $1
Finishing 13-11-1-9 = $1
Finishing 13-11-9-1 = $1
Finishing 13-9-1-11 = $1
Finishing 13-9-11-1 = $1
Total Wager = $24
Superfecta Box Betting General Reference Tables
Superfecta Box
4 horse $1 superfecta box = $24
5 horse $1 superfecta box = $120
6 horse $1 superfecta box = $360
7 horse $1 superfecta box = $840
8 horse $1 superfecta box = $1680
9 horse $1 superfecta box = $3024
10 horse $1 superfecta box = $5040
11 horse $1 superfecta box = $7920
12 horse $1 superfecta box = $11880