superfecta

superfecta
/sooh'peuhr fek"teuh/, n.
1. a type of bet, esp. on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first four finishers in exact order.
2. a race in which such bets are made. Cf. trifecta.
[1970-75, Amer.; b. SUPER- and PERFECTA]

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