N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4011.21

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 4011.21 - Trifecta

(a) The object of the trifecta is to select in order, the first -, second - and third - place horses in a designated trifecta race. The trifecta pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools and has no relation to any other pool.

(b) Races in which trifecta betting shall be conducted shall be approved by the commission and be clearly designated in the program.

(c) If a horse is scratched or excused from racing or betting no further tickets shall be sold designating such horse and all tickets previously sold designating such horse shall be refunded and the money deducted from the pool.

(d)

(1) If no ticket is sold designating, in order, the first three horses or only two horses finish, the net pool shall be distributed equally among holders of tickets designating the first two horses in order.

(2) If no ticket is sold designating, in order, the first two horses or only one horse finishes, the net pool shall be distributed equally among holders of tickets designating the horse to win.

(3) If no ticket is sold designating the winner to win, the trifecta shall be declared off and the gross pool refunded. An announcement of such possibility shall be made as soon as the pool closes.

(e) Dead heat. In the event of a dead heat, all tickets designating the correct order of finish, crediting each horse in a dead heat as finishing in Distribution shall be in accordance with established pari-mutuel practice relative to dead heats, i.e., separate price calculations for different combinations.

(f) Coupled entries and fields are permitted in trifecta races. In such races no wagers may be accepted or issued (including "wheel" or "box" type bets) that couple the same coupled entry or the same field in the same combination.

(g) The numbers of the first three horses as made official shall constitute the winning combination, except that where two or more such horses are part of the same coupled entry or field only the best finishing position attained by such coupled entry or field horses shall be considered for pay-off purposes and the next best finishing horses not part of such coupled entry or field shall be selected to determine the winning trifecta combination.

(h) No trifecta wagering shall be conducted on any race having fewer than five betting entries. If fewer than five betting entries start, the trifecta shall be declared off and the gross pool refunded. The commission's steward may, in the exercise of discretion to protect the wagering public, require that there be at least six betting entries for the conduct of trifecta wagering.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4011.21

Renumbered from 4011.22 New York State Register July 22, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 29, eff. 7/22/2015