What is a Quinella?

Updated Jul, 20th 2022 Racing & Sports

A quinella bet is a wager on horse racing where your goal is to select first and second in any order. The minimum cost of a quinella is $1.00 and increases based on either how much you wish to stake or if more than two horses are included in your quinella. There are a number of different quinella options.

STANDARD QUINELLA: Is the most basic of quinellas with you only needing to select the first and second horse across the line in any order.

BOX QUINELLA: In a box quinella, you can select as many runners as you wish to finish both first or second. As long as two of your selections finish first and second, your box quinella wins.

BANKER QUINELLA: A banker quinella involves you singling out one horse who you believe will definitely finish first or second along with your other selections to fill the remaining spot.


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