superfecta
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- noun
- /ˌsuːpərˈfɛktə/
- Jargon
- I'll throw a few on him just in case he gets a clean trip and manages to get up for superfecta.
Examples
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After studying the horses and their stats, she decided to try her luck with a superfecta bet.
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He hit the superfecta with his latest undertaking, though not just in theory:
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Draynay: Does this mean no more 5-horse superfecta box?
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You hit the superfecta!
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To win a superfecta, you must predict the first four horses to finish the race in the correct order.
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Many bettors are excited when they have a chance to place a superfecta wager at the racetrack.
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Morphology
superfecta = super + fecta
Though superficially analyzable as 'super' + '-fecta', '-fecta' is not a standalone English word and the term is a specialized betting coinage by analogy (e.g., trifecta), so the meaning is not transparently derivable from common English bases.
Etymology
Superfecta comes from the prefix super- meaning 'above' and from the betting word perfecta, which is related to the English word perfect meaning 'exact'. So a superfecta asks you to pick the first four finishers in the exact order, which is why it is a harder bet and can pay much more.