La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § XIII-11201

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section XIII-11201 - Twin Trifecta

A. No twin trifecta wagering shall be conducted without permission of the commission. The races in which the twin trifecta type pari-mutuel wagering will be permitted shall only be those designated by the commission and a separate pool shall be established therefor.

B. The twin trifecta is a form of pari-mutuel wagering in which the bettor selects the three horses that will finish first, second and third in each of two designated races in the exact order as officially posted.

C. Twin trifecta wagers will be sold at all windows unless the association chooses to use designated windows for the twin trifecta and exchange.

D. Each bettor purchasing twin trifecta tickets shall designate his three selections as the first three horses to finish in that order in the first race of the two designated races.

E. After wagering closes for the first half of the twin trifecta, the commissions will be deducted from the pool in accordance with laws of the state. The remaining pool will then be divided into two separate pools of 70 percent and 30 percent.

F. The monies in the 30 percent portion of the divided pool shall be distributed to the holders of the twin trifecta tickets selecting the first three horses in order, on the first designated twin trifecta race, in accordance with established pari-mutuel practice.

G. The 70 percent portion of the divided pool shall be placed in a separate pool to be distributed to the holders of the second half twin trifecta tickets selecting the first three horses in order, on the second designated twin trifecta race, in accordance with established pari-mutuel practice.

H. In the first half of the twin trifecta only, if no ticket is sold on a winning combination of a trifecta pool, the net pool shall then be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the first place and second place horses. If no ticket is sold as abovementioned, the net pool shall then be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the first and third place horses. If no ticket is sold as abovementioned, the net pool shall then be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the first place horse. If no ticket is sold as abovementioned, the net pool shall then be distributed to holders of tickets selecting the second and third place horses. If no ticket is selected as abovementioned, all twin trifecta tickets shall be refunded.

I. After the official declaration of the first three horses to finish in the first race of the twin trifecta, each bettor holding a ticket combining the first three horses in the exact order of finish must, prior to the running of the second twin trifecta race, exchange such winning tickets for both the monetary value established by the mutuel department and a twin trifecta exchange ticket at designated windows and at such time shall select the first three horses to finish in the second race of the twin trifecta in the exact order of finish as officially posted. No further money shall be required of the holder of winning tickets in order to make the exchange. When the official finish of the first twin trifecta race requires application of Subsection H to determine the winning combination, no exchange tickets shall be issued on the second twin trifecta race, and the second race pool shall be treated in accordance with Subsection N.

J. No twin trifecta exchange ticket upon the second race shall be issued except upon the surrender of the twin trifecta ticket from the first race as described in these rules. Designated windows, for the purpose of cashing and exchanging winning tickets, shall be open for the purpose of making the exchange as described only after the first race has been declared official and such windows shall close at the start of the second race of the twin trifecta races.

K. If a winning twin trifecta ticket from the first race is not presented for cashing and exchange within the time provided, the bettor may still collect the monetary value of the ticket but forfeits all rights to any distribution of the second race of the twin trifecta pool.

L. If a horse is scratched in the first race of the twin trifecta races, all twin trifecta tickets on the scratched horse will be refunded. If a horse is scratched in the second race of the twin trifecta races, public address announcements will be made and reasonable time will be given for the exchange of tickets on the scratched horse. For the second race of the twin trifecta only, all horses will be considered official starters once the starting gate has opened.

M. In the event of a dead heat(s) in either the first or second race of the twin trifecta, all twin trifecta tickets selecting the correct order of finish, counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in any position dead heated, shall be winning tickets.

N. In the event there are no twin trifecta tickets issued accurately selecting the officially declared first three finishers of the second twin trifecta race in exact order, such second race pool as divided earlier shall be held for the next consecutive day or night and combined with that programs' second race twin trifecta pool. Distribution of this special cumulative second race twin trifecta pool will be made only upon the accurate selection, in exact order, of the first three officially declared finishers of the second twin trifecta race.

O. However, on the final program of any official race meeting, the entire accumulated second race twin trifecta pool must be distributed. In the event, on the final racing program, no second half twin trifecta ticket accurately selects the officially declared first three finishers in exact order, then all second half twin trifecta tickets on that specific race shall be declared winners and the pool shall be distributed equally among them.

P. If for any reason, the second half of the twin trifecta is canceled, not declared "official" or less than three horses finish the race, the winning ticket holders on the first half will be entitled to proportionate distribution of the remaining amount of the current program's divided pool. The cumulative pool from previous programs shall not be distributed in this case and will be carried over to the next scheduled racing program.

Q. Sales of the twin trifecta tickets other than from pari-mutuel machines shall be deemed illegal and prohibited.

R. The twin trifecta pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools, and is no part of a daily double, quinella, (regular) trifecta, super six or any other wagering pool.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § XIII-11201

Promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Racing Commission, LR 12:419 (July 1986), amended LR 14:227 (April 1988), amended by the Department of Economic Development, Racing Commission, LR 15:8 (January 1989).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:149.