exacta

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Last week I scored an exacta, attending shows by both Liverpool post-punkers Echo and the Bunnymen and Long Island bar-band legends the Good Rats (trust me).

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  1. noun A method of betting, as on a horserace, in which the bettor must correctly pick those finishing in the first and second places in precisely that sequence. Also called perfecta.

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  • Tiny hat, tall heels may be this year's fashion exacta - especially in color combos (like bright yellow and Tiffany blue) that could be borrowed right from a jockey's racing silks.
  • The curators of these exacta - and trifecta-crowded columns tend to share their readers 'fervor for the ponies, but have twice as much riding on the races. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Even though a quinella may pay less than an exacta, psychologically, I like the quinella better. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • I can spend $2 for an exacta box and get the payoff for a $1 exacta or I can spend $2 for a quinella and get the entire quinella. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The exacta (8-2) returned $29.20, while the trifecta (8-2-5) with 51-1 His Greatness was worth $481.40 —  Thoroughbred News | BloodHorse.com
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  1. From American Spanish quiniela exacta, exact quiniela (a game of chance), from Spanish exacta, feminine of exacto, from Latin exāctus; see exact.
 

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