Title 9 Part 4217

The rules for daily double betting shall be printed in the daily racing programs sold to the public within the premises of the racing associations.

The daily double is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to the pool shown on the totalizator commission.

In order to win a daily double, it is necessary for the purchaser of daily double ticket to select the winners of each of the two races specified for the daily double. If either of his selections fails to win, his contract is voided, except as provided in this Part.

Entries and fields may be included in the first and second races of the daily double. In the event that part of an entry or field is scratched before the running of the first race of the daily double there shall be a refund, and the provisions of section 4215.19 of this Subchapter shall govern. In the event that part of an entry or field is scratched in the second race after the running of the first race thereof, there shall be a consolation payoff.

The payoff shall be posted after the result of the first race is declared “official” and before the second race is run, except in the event of a dead heat in the first race when the posting of the payoff may be deferred until the second race has been run.

The daily double pool shall be calculated and distributed as follows: the net pool divided by the amount wagered on the winning combination determines the payoff per dollar bet.

If a horse is scratched or declared a nonstarter no further tickets may be issued designating such horse and all tickets previously issued designating such horse shall be refunded and the money deducted from the gross pool.

If no ticket is sold on a winning combination in a quinella pool, the net pool shall be apportioned among those holding tickets designating the horse placing first with any other horse and those holding tickets designating the horse placing second with any other horse, in the same manner in which a place pool is calculated.

In case of a dead heat between two horses for the first place, that combination shall be the winner of the quinella pool. In cases of a dead heat for first place involving more than two horses, the net pool shall be calculated and distributed to holders of tickets combining any two dead-heated horses as in a win pool dead heat.

The numbers of the first two horses as made official shall be the winning combination regardless of their respective order of finish, except that where more than one of such horses is part of a coupled entry or field with another of such horses, only the one best finisher of such horses shall be counted in the winning combination for payoff, and the horse or horses not in such coupled entry or field finishing the same, or, if applicable, next finishing, shall be the other part of the winning quinella combination. For example, if two horses in a coupled entry (or field):

If a horse is scratched or declared a nonstarter, no further tickets may be issued designating such horse and all tickets previously issued designating such horse shall be refunded and the money deducted from the gross pool.

If no exacta ticket is sold combining the winner and second place horse in order, the net pool shall be distributed to holders of exacta tickets designating the winner to win. In the event one horse only finished and is declared winner, the net pool shall be distributed to holders of exacta tickets designating the winner to win.

The numbers of the first two horses as made official shall be the winning combination except that where more than one of such horses is part of a coupled entry or field with another of such horses, only the best finisher of such horses shall be counted in the winning combination for payoff, and the horse or horses not in such coupled entry or field finishing the same, or, if applicable, next finishing, shall be the other part of the winning exacta combination. For example, if two horses in a coupled entry (or field):

If a horse is scratched or declared a nonstarter, no further triple tickets may be issued designating such horse, and all triple tickets previously issued designating such horse shall be refunded and the money deducted from the gross pool.

In the event of a dead heat or dead heats, all triple tickets selecting the correct order of finish, counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in either position dead-heated, shall be winning tickets and distribution shall be made in accordance with established pari-mutuel practice relative to dead heats.

Prior to permitting pari-mutuel betting on any other than the usual win, place and show pool in a race or the daily double pool on the first and second races, the licensee of a quarter horse race track shall apply for and receive the approval of the commission, and such special betting races shall only be conducted as provided for in the rules and regulations and by the order of the commission.

In addition to the types of wagers authorized by this part, an association or corporation may, with the prior permission of the board, offer any type of pari-mutuel wagering as defined by Chapter 9, Pari-Mutuel Wagering, Uniform Rules of Racing, as adopted and published in December, 1996, by the Association of Racing Commissioners, International at 2343 Alexandria Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, Kentucky 40504-3276. This is available for public inspection at the New York State Gaming Commission located at 354 Broadway, Schenectady, NY 12305, and at the Department of State, 99 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12231.