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exacta
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ex·act·a  (g-zkt)
n.
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.

[From American Spanish quiniela exacta, exact quiniela (a game of chance), from Spanish exacta, feminine of exacto, from Latin exctus; see exact.]
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Noun1.exacta - a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
wager, bet - the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet"


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Spun Sugar (10-1) would be the bet at that price over Fleet Indian (8-5) -- and both Pletcher representatives are must-use in exactas.
One quirk: If you want to place a bet on a boat to win--as opposed to the exactas and trifectas preferred by the Japanese--you have to walk to the far end of the stadium, where there is just one window open for these sorts of bets.
Gurtler is an associate professor at the Department of Ecology, Genetics and Evolution, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires.
 
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