N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4215.19

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 4215.19 - Refund - horse excused

(a) If a horse be excused from racing for any reason whatsoever after the betting thereon has begun, the money bet on that horse shall be refunded. When the horse is part of an entry or the field, all betting upon such entry or field shall cease and all money theretofore wagered upon such entry or field shall be refunded. Notwithstanding the termination of betting upon all horses which are part of such coupled entry or field, the horse or horses in such coupled entry or field which are not scratched shall start in such race as nonbetting interests for the purse and the finish of such horses in the race shall be disregarded for pari-mutuel purposes. Such circumstances shall be announced by public address and explained to the public at the time such action is taken and thereafter as may be necessary to adequately inform the public.

(b) At a track equipped with a totalizator system with the capability to cancel and refund tickets prior to the running of a race, the time that "betting has begun" on a horse in an entry or the field shall be deemed to be the time that win odds are first displayed on the track's infield tote commission on the race in which such horse is to compete (or on the first race of a multiple race pool of which such horse's race forms a part) and if tickets have been sold upon an affected entry or field prior to such time the tickets shall not be refunded unless the holders thereof present them for cancellation prior to the start of the race (or the first race of a multiple pool); tickets not presented for cancellation by such time, shall be considered as wagers upon the remaining horses in such entry or field.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4215.19