perfecta orig. U.S.
(pəˈfɛktə)
[abbrev. Amer. Sp. quiniela perfecta perfect quinella.]
A method of betting in which the bettor must pick the first and second finishers of a race in the correct order. Also attrib.
| 1971 New Yorker 20 Feb. 107 For horseplayers who hopefully bet on exactas, perfectas, quinellas, doubles, and such, I can report that..an exacta paid $25,257. 1971 L. Koppett N.Y. Times Guide Spectator Sports x. 184 In the ‘perfecta’..you must pick the first two [finishers] in the correct order. 1972 Telegraph (Brisbane) 17 June 18/3 His target was to fix races which were the subject of ‘perfecta betting’. 1974 Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer 26 Oct. 8-D/4 He also had the $13.80 perfecta in the seventh. 1975 Ibid. 6 Apr. 13-C/1 A new ruling allows Northfield four (instead of three) perfecta races nightly, which will be raced as the third, fifth, seventh and tenth races. To pick a winning perfecta combination, you must pick the first two horses that finish a race, in order. |