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
The shortest priced horse in the race. This is because more people placed bets on it than the other horses.
Favorite
What bet type is a Swinger?
Open Bet
The odds are known at the start of the race and you know how much your winnings are going to be. What bet type is this?
Fixed Bet
When you have two or more legs on your bet slip, this is called?
A multiple
The basic rule of this bet type is that the races you bet on will always be consecutive
Exotics
The venue, time and where horses race.
Race Meeting
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
Who sponsors the Cape Town Met?
World Sports Betting
A young female horse under 4 years of age
Filly
A horse that has never won a race before
Maiden
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
The racecourses we have in Gauteng
Vaal and Turffontein
Our racecourses in the Western Cape
Durbanville and Kenilworth
The racecourses featured in the Punter's Challenge in Hong Kong
Happy Valley and Sha Tin
An accumulation of places over 7 consecutive races
Place Accumulator
Billy would like to bet on winners over 4 consecutive races. What bet must he take?
Jackpot
Betting on at least 2 horses to come in the first 3 positions of the race.
Swinger
Taking a quartet bet but specifying the order your horses will finish in.
Banker Quartet
This bet lives somewhere in between a Place Accumulator and a Pick 6. You are selecting horses to come in the first two places across 6 consecutive races
BiPot