Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION
Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules
Section 09.10.01.86 - Super High Five
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The Super High Five is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining five horses to finish first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, in that specific order, in a race on which Super High Five wagering is offered. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser who has selected the same order of finish as officially posted.
B. The Super High Five is not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any other wagering pool. The Super High Five shall be calculated as an entirely separate pool.
C. Super High Five tickets shall be sold in $1 denominations or greater.
D. Super High Five wagering may be conducted on a race that has at least seven separate wagering interests.
E. If there is no pari-mutuel ticket issued that selects the first five finishers in exact order, then the entire net pool shall be:
F. Distribution.
G. If, for any reason, there is not a mandatory distribution of the Super High Five carryover as provided in §F of this regulation, the Super High Five carryover shall be:
H. If a dead heat, or heats, occur in a race on which there is Super High Five wagering:
I. In the event of a scratch in a Super High Five race:
J. Coupled entries are permitted, but fields are prohibited in Super High Five races.
K. For price calculations only, coupled entries shall be calculated as a single finishing horse, using the finishing position of the leading horse in the coupled entry to determine the order of placing. Example: If the actual order of finish in a race is 1 / 2 / 1A / 3 / 4, 5, then the finishers used for that race in the Super High Five would be 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5.
L. Sale.
M. This regulation shall be printed in heavy type in a conspicuous place in the program or prominently posted near the betting windows of any association conducting this type of wager.