A
This is a person who accepts bets on behalf of a punter
Clerk
This is an entity that sets odds, accepts bets and calculates winnings for punters
Bookmaker
This is when a horse that was carded to run no longer takes part in the race
Scratching
When two or more horses cross the line at the same time
Dead Heat
A horse that has never won a race before
Maiden
The shortest priced horse in the race. This is because more people placed bets on it than the other horses.
Favorite
The venue, time and where horses race.
Race Meeting
The basic rule of this bet type is that the races you bet on will always be consecutive
Exotics
South Africa's two flagship Race Meetings which take place in January and July
Cape Town Met and Durban July
Which racecourse does the Cape Town Met take place in?
Kenilworth
Billy would like to bet on winners over 4 consecutive races. What bet must he take?
Jackpot
A horse that has never raced before
First Timer
Betting on two horses to finish in the first 2 places in that exact order
Exacta
The two racecourses we have in KZN
Greyville and Scottsville
What is a Swinger Bet?
Choose any two horses that finish in the top three, in any order.
Our racecourses in the Western Cape
Durbanville and Kenilworth
Selecting horses to finish in the first three places in each of seven consecutive races.
Place Accumulator (PA)
Ayanda want to select horses to come in the 1st and 2nd places across 6 consecutive races
BiPot
Selecting horses to win in 2 consecutive races.
DOUBLE
Taking a quartet bet but specifying the order your horses will finish in.
Quartet Banker