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quinella orig. U.S.|kwɪˈnɛlə|
Also quinela, quiniela.
[ad. Amer. Sp. quiniela in same sense.]
A form of (usu. totalizator) betting in which the punter is required to select the first two place-getters in a race or other contest, not necessarily in the correct order.
1942Berrey & Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §734/6 Quinella, a separate betting pool in which the bettor attempts to pick the first and second horses of a given race. 1944Amer. Speech XIX. 231/2 Quinella, Saturday and Sunday off together. The term is used in dog races where the better must pick two winners on a single ticket. 1949Rocky Mountain News 2 July 9/1 A parlay or quiniela is a combination wager coupling the first two animals to finish in one race... Odds on parlay and quiniela are heavy and, when hit, the return is great. 1956Sun (Baltimore) 6 Oct. (B. ed.) 9/1 A petition for quinella wagering at Maryland thoroughbred tracks. 1964A. Wykes Gambling viii. 193 Or there is the ‘quiniela’, in which the bettor tries to pick the first and second horse of a race. 1967Punch 5 July 20/2 Incomprehensible to the non-punter are notices which attest the management's determination to accept, or not to accept, Castellas, Couplets, Duellas, Eliminators, Jackpots, Plums, Quinellas and Yankees. 1969Australian 7 June 36/1 She picked..first and second in two races—including the final quinella which paid $7.60. 1971[see nap n.5 2 c]. 1974Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 11 July 9/9 Two relative outsiders..returned a quinella of $473.60 when they were first and second in the Seatoun Handicap. 1977Listener 30 June 847/3 Didn't put number five in the Quinela. |