The four aces are horses on the start line. Lay 6–8 cards face down in a row as the track.

Everyone bets a number of sips on a suit before the off.

Flip cards from the deck one by one: the ace of that suit moves up one step.

Variant: once all horses pass a track card, flip it — that suit's horse moves back one.

First horse home wins: correct backers give out double their stake; everyone else drinks their own.