A breakdown of how to bet on today’s Kentucky Derby: Win Horse must win Place Horse must finish in top two Show Horse must finish in top three Exacta Pick first two horses in order Trifecta Pick first three horses in order Superfecta Pick first four horses in order Box When you box a bet, you collect if your selected horses finish in any order Key Combines one horse to win with other horses Wheel Combines one horse with all the other horses in the race Partial wheel Combines one horse with other possible combinations of horses Daily double Pick winners of two consecutive races Pick 3 Pick winners of three consecutive races Across the board Equal bets to win, place and show on a single horse

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