exacta

American  

[ig-zak-tuh] / ɪgˈzæk tə /

noun

1. a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first- and second-place finishers in exact order.

2. a race in which such bets are made.

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Etymology

Origin of exacta

First recorded in 1960–65; ellipsis of Spanish quiniela exacta “exact quinella”

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• quinella vs. exacta

Example Sentences

The 26-year-old gelding Summer Attraction can frolic with 29-year-old gelding Slamming some 22 years after they served as the exacta one forgotten day at the late Rockingham track in New Hampshire.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2022

Racing has had the same sorts of wagers forever — win, place, show, exacta, trifecta and the like.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2022

Drape: This one completes the Chad Brown exacta.

From New York Times • May 14, 2021

Wednesday’s result: Connected on the exacta box as favorite Just Grazed Me held off hard-charging Storming Lady to return $11.80 for every $2 wagered.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

Sacrosancta concilia ad regiam editionem exacta quae nunc quarta parte prodit auctior studio Philip.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.