Betting on greyhounds is one of the most popular punting pastimes in Australia. There is now a wide range of different types of bet available, from simple win bets to more complicated place and double bets. Many of these bets are easier to understand than they appear, and here are ten of the most popular ways to bet on the dogs.

Win

A Win bet requires you to pick the winner of a certain race. If your selection wins, you win.

Place

A Place bet will pay if your greyhound comes in first or second (depending on the number of dogs in the race).

Each Way

An Each Way bet is a combination of a win bet and a place bet. It is effectively two equal bets – one on a win and one on a place.

If your selection wins the race you win both the win and place dividend. If your selection is placed, you win the place dividend only.

Quinella

A Quinella bet is where you choose two greyhounds in a given race. To win, your two selections have to finish in the first two places in the race. Your chosen two runners can come first and second in any order.

Box Quinella

A Boxed Quinella is the same as above, but you might choose more than two dogs in a particular race. For example, you may make three selections and as long as two of these finish in the first two places, you will win.

Exacta

An Exacta is similar to a Quinella in so much as you make two selections in a particular race. However, your chosen two runners must come first and second in the order that you specify.

Trifecta

A Trifecta bet requires you to pick the first three finishers in a race, and you must pick the runners in the correct order.

Mystery Trifecta

A good introduction to Trifectas is a Mystery Trifecta. This is where the TOTE computer will pick three runners in a race for you. The first selection will be amongst the five most favoured runners in the race and the other two are random.

Running Double

A Running Double bet requires you to select the winner of two consecutive greyhound races at one race meeting. For example, at a meeting at Wentworth Park you may have the option of a Running Double on Races 1 and 2, Races 2 and 3, Races 3 and 4, and so on.

Quadrella

On selected greyhound meetings covered by The TOTE, they will pick four races which you can bet as Quadrellas.

To win a Quadrella bet, you need to pick the winners of all four of the nominated races.

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