How to bet on the triple crown

The Triple Crown is composed of three horse races: The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness and The Belmont Stakes. To win all three races is a remarkable achievement for a horse, it hasn't been done about 30 years. Big Brown is a favorite to do so this year. If you want to gamble or wager on the triple crown, here is how you can win.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• sportsbook
• cash

1. Pick your horse or horses. Read up on the favorites, or just try to get lucky. If this were an exact science we'd all be rich.

2. Go to a sportsbook or racetrack to place a wager. You can wager to "win", "place", or "show", meaning your horse must come in at least that good of a finish for you to win. You can also try riskier wagers such as "exacta", which means you pick the 1st and 2nd place horse, "trifecta" where you pick top 3, "superfecta" picks all four, or "quinella" which is the 1st and 2nd in either order.

3. Go to the wager window. The track will guide you through how to verbalize you wager. For instance, "Belmont, Race 4, #8 horse to win".

4. The cashier will give you a ticket, keep it and hope hope hope!!!!

5. Take winning ticket back to counter to receive your winnings. The odds of the horse winning determine how much you'll get paid, it's expressed in a $2 base. So 2:1 means a $2 wager will return $4.

Tips & Warnings

• Good luck!