South African Tote Exotics are multi-race pools famous for generating massive payouts. These bets require immense skill and strategy to map out over several consecutive races.
- Place Accumulator (PA): Run over 7 consecutive races. You must select a horse to place in every single leg. It is highly popular due to its high consistency of payouts.
- Jackpot: Run over 4 consecutive races (There are usually at least two jackpots per race meeting, eg Jpot 1 Races 4-8, Jpot 2 Races 5-9). You must select the absolute winning horse of all 4 designated races.
- Pick 6: The ultimate crown jewel of South African racing.. You must correctly predict the winner of 6 consecutive races. Net pools often reach millions of Rands, especially when huge carryovers hit the pool.
Fractional betting allows you to play expensive, complex exotic combinations for a smaller percentage of the total cost. Instead of paying the full unit price for every permutation, you specify a total budget, and the Tote calculates what percentage (%) of the final dividend you will receive if you win.
How to Calculate a Fractional Permutation
- Formula: Multiply the number of horses selected in each leg together to find the total combinations.
Example: A Fractional Pick 6
Imagine you want to take a Pick 6 but want backup options in case of an upset:
- Leg 1: 2 horses
- Leg 2: 1 horse (Banker)
- Leg 3: 3 horses
- Leg 4: 2 horses
- Leg 5: 2 horses
- Leg 6: 4 horses
Calculation: 2 × 1 × 3 × 2 × 2 × 4 = 96 Full Combinations
- Full Unit Cost (at R1 per line): R96.00 for a 100% bet.
- The Fractional Play: If your budget is only R24.00, you can place this exact bet fractionally.
Your Payout Share: R24.00 divided by R96.00 equals a 25% fractional bet. If the winning Pick 6 dividend pays out R10,000, you will walk away with R2,500 (25% of the total pool).