Top 3 popular turf betting types

In hors betting, There are several types of bets. Each bettor will find what he or she is looking for, depending on the risk and winnings expectations.

Table of Contents

• Types of simple bets
• Types of complex bets
• Other types of horse betting

Types of simple bets

As the name suggests, these are the easiest bets to understand and win.

La première option consiste à jouer le pari dit « simple gagnant », votre objectif est de trouver le vainqueur de la course parmi l’ensemble des participations. On note qu’une course peut être jouée si au moins 6 chevaux y participent et jusqu’à 18 partants au maximum.

La seconde option est de jouer le pari dit « simple placé » et en fonction du nombre des participants vous devez trouver l’un des deux premiers chevaux si votre course compte moins de 8 partants ; et l’un des trois premiers pour les courses comptant 8 partants et plus. In sports betting this is like playing a double chance or triple chance depending on the starters.

Certains bookmakers vous offrent également la possibilité de trouver le 2ème ou le 4ème d’une course afin d’enrichir son offre et de se démarquer de la concurrence.

Bien que simples d’apparence, ces paris sont très majoritairement joués par les parieurs professionnels car il s’agit des paris possédant le moins d’aléa et le plus grand taux de réussite et cela malgré des rapports moindres. The ratio is equivalent to the winnings for a €1 bet, not to be confused with the odds, which are only used for the single game.

Types of complex bets

Complex bets are bets that include at least two horses to be found among the horses that make up the finish of the race. The more horses there are to find, the greater the winnings but the greater the difficulty.

The types of bets that require the bettor to find 2 horses are :

• The winning pair also known as the paired order, is to find the first 2 horses in order in all races with 7 or more starters.
• The placed pair or also called the placed pair, consists in finding 2 horses among the first 3, without any notion of order in all races with 8 or more starters.
• The 2 of 4 consists, as the name suggests, in finding 2 horses among the first 4, without any notion of order, but this bet is not available in all races of 8 starters and more.

The types of bets that require the bettor to find 3 horses are :

• The trio order is to find the first 3 horses in order in most races with 8 or more starters.
• The trio consists in finding the first 3 horses without any notion of order in most races of 8 starters and more.
• The tierce is to find the top 3 in order or not in the race event of the day. The tierce is the commercial name given by PMU, other bookmakers call it trio event, or Ze3, in particular.

The types of bets that require the bettor to find 4 horses are :

• The quarter order is to find the first 4 horses in order in the race event de la journée.
• The quarter in disorder consists in finding the first 4 horses without any notion of order in the race event de la journée.
• The quarter is to find the top 4 in order or not in the daily race event. The quarter is the commercial name given by PMU, other bookmakers call it Quadri, or Ze4, in particular.
• The multi consists in finding the first 4 horses without any notion of order and with only one report. The multi is played with 4 to 7 horses. There is a ratio for the multi found with only 4 horses, another ratio for the multi found in 5 horses and this up to 7 horses. The "multi" is the commercial name given by the PMU.

Among the bets on offer, which involve finding 5 horses, are:

• The quinté+ ordre is to find the first 5 horses in order in the race event de la journée.
• The quinté in disorder consists in finding the first 5 horses without any notion of order in the race event de la journée.
• The quinte is to find the top 5 in order or not in the daily race event. The quinté is the commercial name given by PMU, other bookmakers call it Ze5, in particular.

Other types of horse betting

Combined bets are only possible for complex bets. Indeed, the bookmakers offer to play more horses, for example 3 horses for the pair.

This type of bet increases the stake but also increases the chances of winning.

There are also the reduced scope, qui permet lui de réduire le coût de mise en jouant plusieurs chevaux mais en supposant une ou plusieurs bases qui doivent être validées pour remporter l’intégralité de son pari.

Example: In a race with 15 starters, Leo wants to play a placed pair.
He believes that horses 1 - 2 - 3 and 4 have a good chance of being in the top 3, he is also convinced that 1 is a solid base.
This will allow him to play in reduced scope :

• 1 - X where X is replaced by 2, 3 or 4

Unlike the combined bets, this would have required him to play the following combinations:

• 1 – 2
• 1 – 3
• 1 – 4
• 2 – 3
• 2 – 4
• 3 – 4

This shows the diversity in Leo's choices that can fit his vision of the race.

Les paris hippiques offrent aux parieurs une grande flexibilité dans leur choix. Ils peuvent choisir de parier simplement, de façon plus complexe ou adaptée à leur vision du jeu. Il reste important pour les parieurs d’avoir conscience de ces types de paris et des formalités de règlement. Ce n’est pas parce qu’un pari est complexe qu’il vous rapportera plus mais aWith this multitude of possibilities, there is something for everyone, depending on their taste for risk and gain.