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Perfecta vs Exacta - What's the difference?

perfecta | exacta |

As nouns the difference between perfecta and exacta

is that perfecta is a kind of bet wherein the first and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order while exacta is a bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.

perfecta

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, US) A kind of bet wherein the first and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.

    • Derived terms

    * trifecta * superfecta

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    exacta

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
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