Bet Type

Explanation

Accumulator

A bet on four or more selections; all of which must win to gain a return.
Accumulators are often named after the number of selections they contain, as in a fourfold, fivefold or sixfold accumulator and so on.

Each-way

An each-way bet consists of 2 bets on one selection, 1 that the selection will win a race or an event and the other that the selection will place.
If the selection wins, both sides of the bet are settled as winners.
If the selection places but does not win, the place side of the bet is settled at the price (odds) quoted at the moment the bet was placed.

Single

A bet on an individual selection.

Double

A bet on 2 selections in 2 separate events. Both selections must win in order to give a return.

Treble

A bet on 3 selections in 3 separate events. All 3 selections must win in order to give a return.

Trixie

A wager on 3 selections and consisting of 4 separate bets: 3 doubles and a treble.

Yankee

A wager on four selections and consisting of 11 separate bets: 6 doubles, 4 trebles and a fourfold accumulator.

Canadian (Super Yankee)

A wager on five selections and consisting of 26 separate bets: 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 fourfolds and a fivefold accumulator.

Heinz

A wager on six selections and consisting of 57 separate bets: 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 fourfolds, 6 fivefolds and a sixfold accumulator. It is named for the '57 varieties' advertising slogan of the H. J. Heinz Company, best known for Heinz Ketchup.

Super Heinz

A wager on seven selections and consisting of 120 separate bets: 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 fourfolds, 21 fivefolds, 7 sixfolds and a sevenfold accumulator.

Patent

A wager on 3 selections involving 7 separate bets: 3 singles, 3 doubles and 1 treble. Equivalent to a Trixie plus 3 singles.