Betting & odds
Quinella
A quinella requires selecting the first two runners home without needing the order right. It is the forgiving cousin of the exacta — one bet covers both sequences — and pays less as a result. Quinellas are a common way to back a strong opinion about two runners without committing to which of them is better, particularly when a race looks like a two-horse contest.
In use
A quinella on 4 and 9 pays whether 4 beats 9 or 9 beats 4.
