Minnesota Administrative Rules

7873.0160 DAILY DOUBLE.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

The daily double wager combines two horses in two successive races, selecting the horses which will finish first in the official order of finish of each of the two races. The first of these races is designated as the first half of the daily double and the subsequent race the second half. All daily double wagers must be calculated in an entirely separate pool.

Subp. 2.

No winning combinations sold.

The following calculations shall be used when no winning daily double combinations are sold:

A.

If no winning combination is sold, the total money is computed as a place pool with those who have picked the winner of the first half and those who have picked the winner of the second half participating in the pool.

B.

If no ticket is sold on the winner of the second half, the entire pool is apportioned to holders of the tickets on the winner of the first half.

C.

If no ticket is sold on the winner of the first half, the entire pool is apportioned to the holders of tickets on the winner of the second half participating in the pool.

D.

If no tickets are sold containing the numbers of either winner, the pool shall be allotted to those having tickets on horses finishing next to the winners.

Subp. 3.

Dead heats.

If a dead heat should result in the first or second race of the daily double, the total pool is figured as a place pool.

Subp. 4.

Scratches from daily double before first half is run.

Should any horse or horses entered in the first or second half of the daily double be scratched, excused by the stewards, or prevented from racing before the first half of the daily double has been run, the money wagered on any horse or horses so scratched, excused, or prevented from racing shall be deducted from the daily double pool and refunded to the purchaser or purchasers of tickets on the horse or horses so scratched, excused, or prevented from racing.

Subp. 5.

Scratches in second half to result in consolation pool.

Should any horse be scratched, excused, or prevented from racing in the second half of the daily double, after the first half is official, all tickets combining the scratched horse with winner of first half of the daily double shall become consolation tickets and shall be paid a price per dollar denomination calculated as follows: The net daily double pool shall be divided by the total purchase price of all tickets combining the winner of the first half, and the quotient thus obtained shall be the price to be paid to holders of tickets combining the winner of the first half and the scratched or excused horse of horses in the second half. The entire consolation pool (number of eligible tickets times the consolation price) shall be deducted from the net daily double pool.

Subp. 6.

Announcement of payoff prices.

The possible payoff prices shall be posted or announced to the public before the start of the second half of the daily double.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 240.13; 240.23

History:

9 SR 2527

Published Electronically:

August 1, 2008