Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024
(1) The Pentafecta
requires selection of the first five finishers, in their exact order, for a
single contest.
(2)
Distribution of Winnings - Option #1. The net
Pentafecta Pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following
precedence, based upon the official order of finish.
(a) As a single price pool to those whose
combination finished in correct sequence as the first five betting interests;
but if there are no such wagers; then
(b) As a single price pool to those whose
combination finished in correct sequence as the first four betting interests;
but if there are no such wagers; then
(c) As a single price pool to those whose
combination included, in correct sequence, the first three betting interests;
but if there are no such wagers; then
(d) As a single price pool to those whose
combination included, in correct sequence, the first two betting interests; but
if there are no such wagers; then
(e) As a single price pool to those whose
combination correctly selected the first-place betting interest only; but if
there are no such wagers; then
(f)
The entire pool shall be refunded on Pentafecta wagers for that
contest.
(3)
Distribution of Winnings - Option #2.
(a) The net Pentafecta pool shall be
distributed to winning wagers in the following precedence, based on the
official order of finish:
1. As a single
price pool, including any applicable carryover, to those whose combination
finished in correct sequence as the first five betting interests, but if there
are no such wagers; then
2. The net
pool will be divided into two separate pools. The major pool of the net pool
shall be retained and added to a corresponding carryover pool into the next
designated Pentafecta race. The remaining minor pool shall be paid as a
Pentafecta consolation pool, which will be equally divided among those ticket
holders who correctly select the first four betting interests, but if there are
no such wagers; then
3. The
Pentafecta consolation pool will be divided among those ticket holders who
correctly select the first three interests, but if there are no such wagers;
then
4. The Pentafecta consolation
pool will be divided among those ticket holders who correctly select the first
two interests, but if there are no such wagers; then
5. The Pentafecta consolation pool will be
divided among those ticket holders who correctly select the first betting
interest, but if there are no such wagers; then
6. The entire net pool shall become a
carryover pool to be retained and added to the next designated Pentafecta
race.
(b) On the last
Pentafecta race on the final day of the meeting, the net pool, including any
applicable carryover shall be distributed using the method described in 205 CMR
6.46(2).
(c) Where a net pool is
divided into two separate pools in accordance with 205 CMR 6.46(3) any odd
cents remaining shall be retained and added to the part of the net pool that
will be added to the corresponding carryover pool.
(4)
Distribution of Winnings -
Option #3.
(a) The net
Pentafecta pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following
precedence, based upon the official order of finish:
1. As a single price pool, including any
applicable carryover, to those whose combination finished in correct sequence
as the first five betting interests, but if there are no such wagers;
then
2. The entire net pool shall
be retained and added to a corresponding carryover pool into the next
designated Pentafecta race.
(b) On the last Pentafecta race on the final
day of the meeting, the net pool including any applicable carryover shall be
distributed using the method described in 205 CMR 6.46(2).
(5)
Distribution of Winnings -
Option #4.
(a) The net
Pentafecta pool shall be distributed to winning wagers in the following
precedence, based on the official order of finish:
1. As a single price pool, including any
applicable carryover, to the holder of a unique winning ticket whose
combination finished in the correct sequence as the first five betting
interests, but if there is no such unique winning ticket; then
2. The net pool will be divided into two
separate pools. The major pool of the net pool shall be paid as a carryover
pool into the next regularly scheduled Pentafecta race. The remaining minor
pool shall be paid as a Pentafecta consolation pool, which will be equally
divided among those ticket holders who correctly select the first five
interests, but if there are no such wagers; then
3. The entire pool shall become a carryover
pool into the next regularly scheduled Pentafecta race.
(b) Unique winning ticket, as used in 205 CMR
6.46(5)(a), shall be defined as having occurred when there is one and only one
winning ticket whose combination finished in the correct sequence as the first
five betting interests, to be verified by the unique serial number assigned by
the totalisator company that issued the winning ticket. In the event that there
is more than one winning ticket whose combination finished in correct sequence
as the first five betting interests, the unique winning ticket shall be deemed
to not have occurred.
(c) The
association shall specify the minimum monetary amount of a unique winning
ticket wager approved by the commission.
(d) A written request for permission to
distribute the Pentafecta carryover on a specific performance may be submitted
to the commission. The request must be for a specific date no greater than one
year from the date the request is submitted and contain justification for the
distribution, an explanation of the benefit to be derived, and the intended
date and performance for the distribution. Should the pentafecta net pool and
any applicable carryover be designated for distribution on a specific date and
performance in which there is no unique winning ticket, the entire pool shall
be distributed using the method described in 205 CMR 6.46(2).
(e) A written request for permission to
transfer the Pentafecta carryover to another Pentafecta pool operated by the
same pool host may be submitted to the commission. The request must contain
justification for the transfer, including an explanation of the benefit to be
derived, a description of the method by which the pool host will present the
information to the public that identifies the racetrack(s) for which the pool
will be operated and the intended date(s) and performance(s) of the
transfer.
(f) Unless otherwise
stated in writing by the commission under 205 CMR 6.46(5)(d), on the last
Pentafecta race on the final day of the meeting, the net pool, including any
applicable carryover, shall be distributed using the Method described in 205
CMR 6.46(2).
(6)
Notwithstanding 205 CMR 6.46(5)(d) and (e), if for any other reason the
Pentafecta Carryover must be held over to the corresponding Pentafecta pool of
a subsequent meet, the carryover shall be deposited in an interest-bearing
account approved by the commission. The Pentafecta carryover plus accrued
interest shall then be added to the net Pentafecta pool of the following meet
on a date and performance so designated by the commission.
(7) If fewer than five betting interests
finish and the contest is declared official, payoffs will be made based upon
the order of finish of those betting interests completing the contest. The
balance of any selection on any ticket beyond the number of betting interests
completing the contest shall be ignored. If the pools are being distributed
under 205 CMR 6.46(3)(a), (4)(a), or (5)(a) any previous Pentafecta contest's
carryover will not be included in the payoff and will be retained for the next
contest's carryover, and this contest's net Pentafecta pool will be distributed
using the method described in 205 CMR 6.46(2).
(8) If there is a dead heat for first
involving:
(a) contestants representing five
or more betting interests, all of the wagering combinations selecting the five
betting interests, irrespective of order, shall share in a profit
split.
(b) contestants representing
four betting interests, all of the wagering combinations selecting the four
dead heated betting interests, irrespective of order, along with the fifth
place betting interest shall share in a profit split.
(c) contestants representing three betting
interests, all of the wagering combinations selecting the three dead heated
betting interests, irrespective of order, along with the fourth place and fifth
place betting interests, in correct order, shall share in a profit
split.
(d) contestants representing
two betting interests, both of the wagering combinations selecting the two dead
heated betting interests, irrespective of order, along with the third place,
fourth place and fifth place betting interests, in correct order, shall share
in a profit split.
(9)
If there is a dead heat for second involving:
(a) contestants representing four or more
betting interests, all of the wagering combinations correctly selecting the
winner along with the four dead heated betting interests shall share in a
profit split.
(b) contestants
representing three betting interests, all of the wagering combinations
correctly selecting the winner, the three dead heated betting interests,
irrespective of order, and the fifth place betting interests shall share in a
profit split.
(c) contestants
representing two betting interests, all of the wagering combinations correctly
selecting the winner, the two dead heated betting interests, irrespective or
order, and the fourth place and fifth place betting interests, in correct
order, shall share in a profit split.
(10) If there is a dead heat for third
involving:
(a) contestants representing three
or more betting interests, all of the wagering combinations correctly selecting
the first two finishers, in correct order, and the three dead heated betting
interests, irrespective of order, shall share in a profit split.
(b) contestants representing two betting
interests, both of the wagering combinations selecting the first two finishers,
in correct order, and the two dead heated betting interests, irrespective of
order, along with the fifth place betting interest shall share in a profit
split.
(11) If there is
a dead heat for fourth, all wagering combinations correctly selecting the first
three finishers, in correct sequence, along with any two of the betting
interests involved in the dead heat for fourth, irrespective of order, shall
share in a profit split.
(12) If
there is a dead heat for fifth, all wagering combinations correctly selecting
the first four finishers, in correct sequence, along with any of the betting
interests involved in the dead heat for fifth shall share in a profit
split.
(13) In the event that more
than one component of a coupled entry or mutual field finishes within the first
five positions, the first member of the coupled entry or mutual field to finish
shall determine the position of the single betting interest. The net pool shall
be distributed to those whose selection included the coupled entry or mutual
field and each of the other four betting interests.
