| The dime super has become a very popular bet since | | | | still makes many hearts beat faster based on the |
| it was introduced to race tracks. You can find it at | | | | huge payoffs it once meant, the reality is that the |
| many thoroughbred tracks as well as greyhound | | | | superfecta is now just a mundane bet. |
| tracks. Pat of the allure of this exotic bet is the fact | | | | Some tracks have realized this and have kept some |
| that for just $2.40 you can box four horses or dogs | | | | supers in the dollar range and others are for sale for |
| and have a shot at hitting the superfecta. | | | | one thin dime. They try to break it up so the big |
| Back in the days when superfectas were based on a | | | | plungers still have a shot at that mortgage payoff |
| minimum bet of one dollar, hitting the superfecta was | | | | super and others can feel like a big deal by hitting the |
| usually cause for celebration and meant a big payoff. | | | | dime super and collecting a mediocre payoff. |
| But one thing that reducing the base bet to just a dime | | | | I don't know what, if anything, this has done for race |
| has done is to make it possible for bettors to play | | | | track handles, but I know that for me and some others |
| many combinations and consequently for many people | | | | I know who used to relish those opportunities when |
| to hit the payoff. | | | | we found a few key horses at long odds to key in a |
| Gone are the days when a superfecta win could | | | | superfecta, it has meant that playing the super has los |
| mean a six figure payoff. While the term superfecta | | | | some of the charm and possibilities for a big payoff. |