trifecta
Three-horse exact bet
A trifecta is a bet requiring the picker to name the first three finishers in a race in exact order—notoriously difficult to win.
The term has extended beyond horse racing to mean any three related successes or any set of three things that align: With the promotion, the new house, and the engagement, she hit the trifecta this year.
Group of three
- trioGroup of three
- trinityUnified set of three
- troikaSet of three, Russian-derived
- triumvirateThree-person ruling body
hat trick · threesome · triad · triplet · treble · three-peat · third · thrice
Ordered top-two wager
- superfectaBet on four finishers
- quinellaBet on top two finishers
- parimutuelPooled betting system
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
payout · ticket · handicapping · longshot · favorite · place · show · accumulator
Brush clean with broom
- clean sweepComplete, uncontested victory
- grand slamWinning every trick
- triple crownThree linked major victories
- perfect scoreMaximum possible result
domination · conquest · milestone · breakthrough · feat · mastery · pinnacle · triumph
Three-event championship sweep
- Belmont StakesNew York thoroughbred race
- PreaknessBaltimore thoroughbred stakes race
- Kentucky DerbyPremier American thoroughbred race
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
jockey · furlong · homestretch · photo finish · handicap · derby · turf · steeplechase
triple
Group of three
triumvirate · hat trick · threesome · triad · triplet · treble · three-peat · third · thrice · triangular
exacta
Ordered top-two wager
- superfectaBet on four finishers
- quinellaBet on top two finishers
- parimutuelPooled betting system
odds · payout · ticket · handicapping · longshot · favorite · place · show · accumulator · winnings
sweep
Brush clean with broom
- clean sweepComplete, uncontested victory
- grand slamWinning every trick
- triple crownThree linked major victories
perfect score · domination · conquest · milestone · breakthrough · feat · mastery · pinnacle · triumph · glory
Triple Crown
Three-event championship sweep
- Belmont StakesNew York thoroughbred race
- PreaknessBaltimore thoroughbred stakes race
- Kentucky DerbyPremier American thoroughbred race
thoroughbred · jockey · furlong · homestretch · photo finish · handicap · derby · turf · steeplechase · paddock
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- horse racingthoroughbred, horse racing, racehorse, flat race, horses
- racing termsbackstretch, checkered flag, daily double, dead heat, exacta
- threestrio, triad, triple, triplet, trinity
- bettingbet, ante, wager, odds, stake
- racing betsexacta, quinella, superfecta, daily double, place
trifectastraight bet
Gamble on one selection
single · place bet · quinella · exacta · superfecta