What is the formula for calculating the cost on a boxed horse bet??

Question

What is the formula for calculating the cost on a boxed horse bet?? For example i want to bet a trifecta but i want to selct 6 horses from the field.

Answer 1

Amount of wager for a $2 Trifecta box bet:

(note: A $1 wager would cost 1/2 of the amounts below)

# horses - Amount

3 -                         $  12

4 -                          $ 48

5 -                          $ 120

6  -                          $240

7 -                          $ 420

8 -                          $ 672

More than 8- Have somone tie you to a chair and promise not to let you go until you are "shut out".

Answer 2

its a progression.  For your example of a 6 horse box the formula for a $1 tri box is 6x5x4 or $120 ... there are 120 different possible winning combinations for this bet.   For a 3 horse bet the formula is 3x2x1  or 6 combinations  ... 4 horse  is 4x3x2, or 24 different combinations....in other words, take the number of horses and multiply by the next 2 lower numbers.....for a 10 horse combo  10x9x8   or 720 possible winning combinations

Answer 3

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