ex|ac|ta

ex|ac|ta «ehg ZAK tuh», noun.

U.S. and Canada. a form of betting on a horse or dog race in which the bettor must pick the winners of the first and second place in their exact order; perfecta: »

Since exacta wagering calls for the bettor to pick the precise 1, 2 finish (unlike in quiniela gambling, in which 1, 2 or 2, 1 do not matter) two payoffs were in order to the holders of winning ninth-race exacta tickets (Louis Efrat).

╂[< American Spanish exacta, short for quiniela exacta exact quiniela]