Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 178 - Racing Commission
Chapter 7873 - HORSE RACING; PARI-MUTUEL RULES
Part 7873.0125 - CALCULATION OF PAYOFFS

Subpart 1. No money wagered on horse to win.

If a horse wins and there is no money wagered on it to win, the win pool shall be apportioned among the holders of place tickets on that horse, if any; otherwise among holders of the show tickets on that horse.

Subp. 2. No money wagered on horse to place.

If no money has been wagered to place on a horse which is placed first or second in a race, the place pool for that race shall be apportioned among the holders of the place tickets on the other horse which was placed first or second.

Subp. 3. No money wagered on horse to show.

If no money has been wagered to show on a horse which has placed first, second, or third in a race, the show pool in that race shall be apportioned among the holders of show tickets on the other horses which are placed first, second, or third in that race.

Subp. 4. Failure of horses to finish in pools.

If only two horses finish in any one race, the show pool shall be figured the same as the place pool and the money apportioned to holders of show tickets on the two finishing horses. If only one horse finishes in any one race, all three pools shall be figured separately as straight holders of the finishing horse. If no horse finishes the race, then the entire amount wagered in all pools shall be refunded to all ticket holders.

Subp. 5. Dead heats.

If two horses finish in a dead heat for:

Subp. 6. Coupled entry finishing in the money.

If two horses coupled in the betting as an "entry" or the "field" finish first and second, first and third, or second and third, the division of the net show pool shall be as follows: two-thirds of the net show pool shall be allotted to the pool of the entry and the remaining one-third to the other horse.

Subp. 7. Coupled entry in dead heat finishing in the money.

If one horse of an entry or field finishes first or second and the other part of the same entry or field finishes in a dead heat for third with another horse, the division of the net show pool shall be as follows: one-half of the pool to the entry, one-third to the other first or second place finisher, and one-sixth to the horse finishing in the dead heat.

Subp. 8. Field or entry finishing first, second, and third.

If the coupled entry or field horses finishes first, second, and third, the money in each pool goes to the entry or field tickets, no other tickets participating.

Subp. 9. Underpayments or overpayments.

In the event that an error occurs in the calculation of payoff amounts for pari-mutuel wagers which are cashed or entitled to be cashed and, as a result causes overpayments or underpayments to occur, the mutuel department will notify the commission and follow up the notification with the appropriate reports. Underpayments shall be moved to a special mutuel account the morning following the day on which the underpayment occurred. Effort must be made to notify the public of the underpayment. Unless a claim is filed, the underpayments will remain in the special mutuel account until such time that the meet or live racing season during which the underpayment occurred is due to be purged and will then be included as outs.