A wager to show means you collect if your selected horse finishes either first, second or third. Combinations cover from two to four horses to win in chosen order. This wager requires the player to pick the winners of three consecutive races. Some race tracks have a rolling pick 3 which is when the player must pick three races in a row and it continues for the next three races . This wager requires the player to select the winner of six consecutive races prior to the first race of the pick six.
Some tracks place the pick six as the first six races, the middle six races, or the last six races.
Many tracks have carry over pools for the pick six that can grow to as high as a million dollars. A bet placed on two horses to finish first and second in either order. A bet placed on three horses to cross the finish line in exact chosen order. A bet placed on four horses to cross the finish line in exact chosen order. Similar to an accumulator you select the winners of the first and second races on that day.