Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.68 - Twin Doubles

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The twin
				double is a part of the pari-mutuel system of wagering. It is a contract by
				each participant to pick (select) the winner of each of four races as may be
				designated by a licensee, with the approval of the Commission. For the purpose
				of this rule, these four races will be referred to as the twin double races.
				The first two races shall be referred to as the first half of the twin double.
				The third and fourth races shall be referred to as the second half of the twin
				double. All sums deposited in the twin double shall be held in a single pool
				entirely separate from all other pools, and the award or dividend to each
				winning participant shall be calculated, subject to the provisions of this
				rule, as in a straight pool.
B. All
				twin double tickets shall be sold at twin double windows and shall be clearly
				and immediately distinguishable from the daily double and other tickets
				sold.
C. Repealed.
D. The sale of twin double tickets may not
				commence until after the completion of the second race of the day, unless
				special permission is obtained from a representative of the Commission. The
				twin double windows shall close and the machines shall be locked 5 minutes
				before the official post time.
E.
				Each participant in the twin double shall designate his selections for the
				winners of the first half of the twin double races at the time he purchases his
				twin double ticket and each twin double ticket shall show the selection
				made.
F. After the completion of
				the first half of the twin double races, each participant holding a ticket
				combining the winners of these two races shall, during the period while the
				twin double windows are open for this purpose, exchange the ticket for a twin
				double exchange ticket showing his selections for the winners of the second
				half of the twin double.
G. A twin
				double exchange ticket may not be issued except upon surrender of a twin double
				ticket showing the winners of the first half of the twin double.
H. Twin double windows shall be open for the
				issue only of twin double exchange tickets after the races comprising the first
				half have been completed and declared official. The windows shall close at
				official post time of the start of the second half of the races comprising the
				twin double.
I. After the running
				of the 3rd race of the twin double, the twin double possible payoffs will be
				posted.
J. There is no payoff for
				picking the first two winners of the twin double.
K. Inasmuch as the purpose of the twin double
				is to select the winner of the first half and second half of the twin double
				races, a participant who selects a starter which runs in but does not win a
				race is no longer eligible, unless no other participant has selected the winner
				of that race.
L. If a horse is
				scratched in the first race of the first half of the twin double, all tickets
				on the scratched horse will be refunded and the money refunded will be deducted
				from the gross pool.
M. If a horse
				is scratched in the second race of the first half of the twin double, after the
				running of the first race of the first half, all twin double tickets combining
				the scratched horse with the actual winner of the first race of the first half
				of the twin double shall be paid a price equivalent to that fraction of the net
				pool derived by dividing the net pool by the total purchase price of all
				tickets combining the winner of the first race of the first half of the twin
				double with all horses in the second race of the first half of the twin double.
				The total pay-off of all tickets combining the winner of the first race of the
				first half of the twin double with the scratched horse in the second race of
				the first half of the twin double as determined by the method set forth in this
				rule shall be deducted from the net twin double pool.
N. If a horse is scratched in the first race
				of the second half of the twin double during or after the exchange of tickets
				by holders of the first two winners, each ticket including the scratched horse
				in the first race of the second half of the twin double shall be paid a price
				equivalent to that fraction of the net pool derived by dividing the net pool by
				the total number of tickets exchanged. The total pay-off of all tickets
				combining the winners of the first half of the twin double with the scratched
				horse in the first race of the second half of the twin double as determined by
				the method set forth in this rule shall be deducted from the net twin double
				pool.
O. If a horse is scratched
				from the second race of the second half of the twin double during or after the
				exchange of tickets by holders of the first two winners, each ticket including
				the scratched horse in the second race of the second half of the twin double
				combined with the winner of the first race of the second half of the twin
				double shall be paid a price equivalent to that fraction of the net pool
				derived by dividing the net pool by the number of exchanged tickets including
				the winner of the first race, second half of the twin double. The total pay-off
				of all tickets combining the winners of the first half of the twin double and
				the winner of the first race in the second half of the twin double with the
				scratched horse in the second race of the second half of the twin double as
				determined by the method set forth in this rule, shall be deducted from the net
				twin double pool.
P. If no exchange
				ticket includes the winner of the first race of the second half of the twin
				double the entire pool shall be distributed as a straight pool to all holders
				of exchanged tickets and winning combinations of the first half that had not
				been exchanged. If no exchange ticket combines the winners of the first and
				second races of the second half of the twin double then the entire pool shall
				be distributed as a straight pool to all holders of tickets including the first
				race of the second half winner.
Q.
				In the event of a dead heat in the first race of the first half of the twin
				double, all tickets combining both winners of the first race of the first half
				with the winner of the second race of the first half of the twin double shall
				be eligible for exchange this also applies in the event of a dead heat in the
				second race of the first half of the twin double.
R. If there is a dead heat in the first race
				of the second half of the twin double and if there is no ticket combining
				either winner with the winner of the second race of the second half of the twin
				double, then the pay-off shall be distributed to holders of tickets on the
				first race of the second half winners in the same manner in which a place pool
				is calculated; this also applies in the event of a dead heat in the second race
				of the second half of the twin double.
S. If the first race of the first half of the
				twin double is cancelled or declared "no race," full and complete refund shall
				be made of the twin double pool.
T.
				If the second race of the first half of the twin double is cancelled the net
				pool shall be calculated as a straight pool and shall be distributed to the
				holders of tickets combining the winner of the first race of the first half of
				the twin double with every horse in the second race of the first half of the
				twin double.
U. If the first race
				of the second half of the twin double is cancelled the net twin double pool
				shall be distributed as a straight pool to holders of twin double exchange
				tickets and holders of winning twin double tickets not surrendered for twin
				double exchange tickets.
V. If the
				second race of the second half of the twin double is cancelled the net twin
				double pool shall be distributed as a straight pool to holders of twin double
				exchange tickets designating the winner of the first race of the second half of
				the twin double.
W. In the event of
				a dead heat between a covered and an uncovered horse in the second race of the
				second half of the twin double, no consolation payoff shall be made. Holders of
				tickets on the covered horse, representing the only winners of four consecutive
				races, shall share in the distribution of the twin double pool.