quinella

plural quinellas · alternative quiniela

1. gamblingA form of bet in which the bettor predicts the first two finishers in a race, without concern for the order of finishing.

   1954, Michigan Department of State Compilation Commission, 1954 Michigan Administrative Code, page 38, All tickets on the quinella will be calculated in an entirely separate pool.

   2 more examples

   A few tracks offer exactas and quinallas on the same races.

   1989, Charles S. Romanelli, How to Make Money in One Day at the Track, page 166

   The track quinella paid $38.00 for a $2 wager, the track exacta paid $70.60 for a $2 wager.

   2004, Jim Kilby, Jim Fox, Anthony F. Lucas, Casino Operations Management, page 355

present singular third person quinellas · participle present quinellaing · participle past quinellaed · past quinellaed · alternative quiniela

1. AustraliaNew ZealandTo have two team members, horses, etc., finish first and second in the same event.

   Gai quinellaed the Doncaster in 1997 with Secret Savings and All Our Mob.

   2008, John Ellicott, Waterhouse and Smith: The Rise to Power of Two Racing, page 273

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   Smith provided the winner of twenty-one Mares Produce Stakes and quinellaed the event nine times.

   2003, John O′Hara, Big River Racing: A History of the Clarence River Jockey Club 1861-2001, page 35

   Not only did he win his first Cup with the 30/1 chance Tawriffic, but in the finest Cummings′ tradition he quinellaed the race with Super Impose.

   2009, Eric O'Keefe, The Cup, page 72