win bet; straight win
A bet on a single horse to finish first. Common in Japanese horse racing and keirin.
I bet on horse number 1 to win.
I placed a win bet on this horse.
A horse with low win odds is popular.
I checked the win odds before buying my ticket.
The horse came in third, so my win bet didn't pay off.
単勝 is a bet that a horse wins outright, whereas 複勝 pays out if the horse finishes in the top two or three.
単勝 picks a single horse to win, while 馬連 requires correctly picking the first two finishers in either order.
win bet; win-only betting
Compound of 単 (single) and 勝 (win), referring to betting on a single winner.