Meaning of quadrella | Babel Free

Definitions

A bet where the bettor must pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track.

Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

“2003 March⟳ 22, Craig Sherborne, Footy′s Man of Passion, The Herald Sun, republished in 2003, Garrie Hutchinson (editor), The Best Australian Sports Writing 2003, page 79, Demetriou is an inveterate punter with a miraculous instinct for picking big quadrellas.”

“2009, H. G. Nelson (Greig Pickhaver), Sprays: A Collection of Verbal Touch-Ups, unnumbered page, Imagine⟳ jagging a couple of nice trifectas or the quadrella and squaring the Christmas credit-card bill, with a little extra left for a three-week holiday at Victor Harbor. Magic!”

“2010, Stephen Barkoczy. Australian Tax Casebook, 10th Edition, CCH Australia, page 416, Instead, the taxpayer relied on his own⟳ intuition, placed bets mainly on the totalisator or with on-course bookmakers and was more inclined to place⟳ “higher risk⟳” bets such as trifectas and quadrellas.”

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