EXACTA Definition & Meaning

exacta

[ig-zak-tuh]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first- and second-place finishers in exact order.
a race in which such bets are made.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of exacta¹

First recorded in 1960–65; ellipsis of Spanish quiniela exacta “exact quinella”

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The 26-year-old gelding Summer Attraction can frolic with 29-year-old gelding Slamming some 22 years after they served as the exacta one forgotten day at the late Rockingham track in New Hampshire.

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Racing has had the same sorts of wagers forever — win, place, show, exacta, trifecta and the like.

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Drape: This one completes the Chad Brown exacta.

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I suggest a win bet and exactas with #7 Budderlicous and #8 Five Bar Jackpot.

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Could even have exactas for last two, or maybe first and last.

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exact exact differential

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