Quinella

The Quinella

The Quinella is a term used in betting circles and refers to a type of bet in which the punter is required to select the first two runners in a race. Quinellas are exciting bets to place and well worth your attention as they pay more handsomely to a standard Win bet, and are usually available on any horse race with a reputable online bookie such as SportsBet. While the standard quinella does not require the punter to select the order of the selected horses, there are other types of quinellas where this is required and provides even bigger payouts.

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Types of Quinellas

There is not just one type of Quinella. You will find a number of common variations of the quinella bet on offer with online bookies such as SportsBet. These will add to the exhilaration of your betting experience and will provide you with a higher payout if you take the risk.

Straight/Standard Quinella: The straightforward quinella bet. The punter is required to select the first two place getters in any order. As long as your two choices end up finishing first and second in any sequence you will win the quinella.

Standout Quinella: Permits you to select multiple horses for each position. That is, you might feel like selecting five horses you think will come in first place and four you think will come in second place. If one of your selections for first place comes in first and also one of your selections for second comes in second, then you win the quinella.

Boxed Quinella: When the bettor boxes in a number of runners and these then cover the various combinations of possible outcomes. The more horses that you select to box in, the more combinations will occur. As long as one of your combinations is the winning combination, you will win the Quinella.

Roving Banker Quinella/Leg-In Quinella: When you select the banker as a definite place getter – it does not matter if it’s first or second – and also choose two or more additional horses that you believe will come first or second.

Why the Quinella?

The advantage of the Quinella is that it can give you very good returns on your initial investment at the right online bookmaker such as SportsBet. Even if you do not hit the quinella, you can still receive a return if your main pick runs in second spot. Another benefit of betting on the Quinella is that even if you’re your horse will not give you a significant return based upon the odds, you can still bet on it in a Quinella and expect very good returns.

Quinella Betting Online

It is entirely possible for you to bet on a Quinella without leaving the comfort and convenience of your home office or favourite lounge chair. Don’t miss out on the excitement of placing a Quinella bet just because you are busy and cannot attend a conventional betting arena or racetrack. There is no need to travel or spend valuable time making your way to the racecourse. Perhaps you just want a quiet weekend in and don’t want the hassle of getting all dressed up. Bet on your favourite race and horses in a Quinella bet – all from home. It is all a mouse click away at SportsBet.

Melbourne Cup Quinella

Picking the Melbourne Cup quinella is a great way to impress the office with your betting skills without having to go to much effort. In years when there are two really strong contenders, the right selections for a Melbourne Cup 2011 quinella will be simple. In other years, you may need to work a little harder, but a Melbourne Cup quinella on the top two favourites can be a great bet for the casual punter.

Caulfield Guineas Quinella

As the Caulfield Guineas is a run for 3-year-olds at a longer distance than many will have contested before the race, it can be a little bit difficult to accurately pick a Caulfield Guineas quinella. However, the lack of information on the 3-year-old horses can actually make a Caulfield Guineas quinella easier to pick than a straight win, as you get to cover two horses when the most likely chances look about even.

Thousand Guineas Quinella

The Thousand Guineas is a run for 3-year-old fillies only, and a Thousand Guineas quinella can be quite lucrative due to punters often being unsure about which fillies to bet on. When researching selections for a Thousand Guineas quinella, be sure to look for fillies that have run well against male horses and look for races where the top contenders have run against each other with similar weights.

Caulfield Cup Quinella

The Caulfield Cup quinella isn’t quite as popular as quinellas in other races, as many people like to place a Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double instead. Nevertheless, correctly picking the Caulfield Cup quinella will almost certainly see friends and workmates asking you for betting advice come Melbourne Cup time.

Cox Plate Quinella

The Cox Plate follows the week after the Caulfield Cup, and it usually marks the point that thousands of casual punters come out of the woodwork, having gained confidence from the Caulfield Cup events the weekend before. This means that prize pools for the Cox Plate quinella can be quite large, with long odds for proven champion runners – the Cox Plate field is just so competitive! While this can make winning a Cox Plate quinella somewhat difficult, it does make for high payouts on horses that would never have such long odds in any other race.

Victoria Derby Quinella

The Victoria Derby is the best distance test of 3-year-olds on the spring racing calendar. As most entrants will yet to have run in a race at the same length (2500m), picking a Victoria Derby quinella can present a unique challenge, as each horse’s breeding will come into consideration. When deciding on Victoria Derby 2011 quinella selections, be sure to research not just the achievements of the horse but also the staying power of its sire.

Crown Oaks Quinella

The Crown Oaks quinella can benefit from a massive prize pool due to the number of people who get a taste for horse betting in the days after the Melbourne Cup. When making your Crown Oaks quinella selections, be sure to take runs in the Wakeful Stakes and Thousand Guineas into consideration.

Emirates Stakes Quinella

Picking the Emirates Stakes quinella is the final challenge of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. If you’ve missed getting a quinella right in any of the other races, an Emirates Stakes quinella is a great way to redeem yourself. Watching the Toorak Handicap and Crystal Mile can be a great help in making your picks for a successful Emirates Stakes quinella.

Epsom Handicap Quinella

When placing an Epsom Handicap quinella, you should pay special attention to the early races of the spring season, as you will have little else to go on. The Epsom Handicap is one of the earliest major spring races, so you will have to work hard on research to place a winning Epsom Handicap quinella on more than a hunch.