WIN, PLACE, SHOW — HOW TO BET ON HORSES

WIN (W) bets demand that a horse finishes in 1st place.
PLACE (P) stakes demand that a horse finishes in 1st or 2nd location.
SHOW (S) stakes demand that a horse finishes in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd location.
I’m going to make use of the diagram (of the end of a race) below to answer some common questions on the Win, Place, Show bets. The Win odds are above every horse in parenthesis.
How do you calculate the expected payout to get a Win Bet?
Win payouts are based on a bet. Multiply the Tote-Board odds occasions $2 and then add back the wager.
By way of instance, #8 is (7-1), so 7 x 2 = $14, Add $2 = $16 payout.
To compute prices for odds aside from X-1, just convert the (fractional) odds to some decimal equivalent and do the exact same calculation.
By way of example, odds of (8-5) equals 1.6 x 2 = $3.20, Add $2 $5.20 payout.

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