California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 4 - California Horse Racing Board › Article 18 - Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Section 1979.1 - Superfecta

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				Superfecta is a separate pari-mutuel pool established on a single race. The
				pool consists of amounts wagered on horses to finish first, second, third, and
				fourth in that exact order. It is not a parlay and has no connection with other
				pools conducted by the association or to rules governing the distribution of
				other pools.
(b) A valid Superfecta
				ticket is evidence of a binding contract between the holder of the ticket and
				the association and constitutes acceptance of Superfecta provisions and rules
				contained in this article.
(c) No
				Superfecta pool shall be established for a race with less than six wagering
				interests scheduled to start when the Superfecta pool opens for wagering in
				California.
(d) After the stewards'
				official order of finish is posted, the association shall distribute the net
				pool to holders of valid tickets that select the first, second, third, and
				fourth finishers.
(e) In a dead
				heat for first, second, or third position, only tickets selecting the correct
				order of finish for the first four finishers shall be winning tickets; that is,
				two horses in a dead heat for first shall be first and second, in either
				position; two horses in a dead heat for second shall be second and third, in
				either position; and two horses in a dead heat for third shall be third and
				fourth, in either position. In a dead heat for fourth, tickets with the correct
				first, second, and third selection and one of the two horses in the dead heat
				for fourth shall be winning tickets. In a triple dead heat for first, tickets
				selecting the three horses in the dead heat, regardless of the order of
				selection, and the horse finishing fourth shall be winning tickets. In a triple
				dead heat for second, tickets with the correct first selection and all three
				horses in the dead heat shall be winning tickets. In a triple dead heat for
				third, tickets with the correct first and second selection and two of the three
				horses in the dead heat shall be winning tickets. In a triple dead heat for
				fourth, tickets with the correct first, second, and third selection and one of
				the horses in the dead heat shall be winning tickets.
(f) If no ticket selects the first, second,
				third, and fourth position, the net pool shall be paid for tickets that select
				first, second, and third. If no ticket selects first, second, and third
				position, the net pool shall be paid for tickets that select first and second.
				If no ticket selects first and second, the net pool shall be paid for tickets
				that select first. The association shall refund the entire pool if no ticket
				selects first.
(g) If the stewards
				scratch a horse or designate a horse to run for purse only in accordance with
				Rule 1974 of this article before wagering is closed, the association may
				exchange any ticket that includes the scratched or designated horse. After
				wagering is closed, tickets selecting a scratched or designated horse, or a
				horse the stewards declared a nonstarter shall be eliminated from the pool and
				the purchase price refunded.
1. New section
				  filed 9-16-99; operative 10-16-99 (Register 99, No. 38).
2.
				  Amendment of subsection (f) filed 9-18-2003; operative 10-18-2003 (Register
				  2003, No. 38).
3. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 7-21-2009;
				  operative 8-20-2009 (Register 2009, No. 30).
4. Amendment of
				  subsections (c) and (g) filed 7-12-2011; operative 8-11-2011 (Register 2011,
				  No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 19440
					 and
					 19590,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
					 19590,
					 Business and Professions Code.