N.J.A.C. 13:70 — HORSE RACING (Subchapter 1 to 32)

(a) The supervisor of mutuels shall be a Certified Public Accountant of the State of New Jersey. He shall be appointed by the Commission and a rate of compensation set by the Commission that is to be paid weekly by the track association where he serves. (b) The supervisor of mutu…

(a) The mutuel manager is held responsible for correctness of all pay-off prices posted on the board. (b) Before the mutuel department of any race track posts the pay-off prices of any pool for any race, the mutuel manager shall require each of the (calculating sheets) computer p…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.11 As amended, R.1981 d.183, effective 6/21/1982. See: 14 New Jersey Register 91(a), 14 New Jersey Register 661(a).

No ticket may be sold after the totalisator has been locked or wagering has ceased. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.12

(a) Any claim by a person that a wrong ticket has been delivered to him must be made before leaving the mutuel ticket window. (b) No claim shall be considered thereafter and no claim shall be considered for tickets thrown away, lost, changed, destroyed or mutilated beyond identif…

Should any emergency arise in connection with the operation of the pari-mutuel department not covered by these rules and an immediate decision is necessary, the manager of the pari-mutuel department shall make a good faith effort to contact and consult with the supervisor of mutu…

The manager of the pari-mutuel department shall be properly and timely advised by the stewards, prior to the beginning of wagering on each race, of the horses that will compete in the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.15

Post time of each race shall be set by the manager of the pari-mutuel department, and shall not be changed after being posted on the odds-board without permission of the stewards. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.16

When two or more horses run in a race, and are coupled because of common ties, they are called an "entry" and a wager on one of them shall be a wager on all of them. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.17

When the individual horses competing in a race exceed the numbering capacity of the tote, the highest numbered horse within the capacity of the tote and all horses of a higher number shall be grouped together and called the "field" and a wager on one of them shall be a wager on a…

(a) With the approval of the Racing Commission, or its designee, race tracks will be permitted to eliminate place and show wagering on any particular horse or entry in any race. Among the factors to be considered will be the quality of the horse or horses for which the eliminatio…

Post time of each race shall be set by the manager of the pari-mutuel department, and shall not be changed after being posted on the odds-board without permission of the stewards. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.2

Wagering shall cease not later than off-time. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.20

(a) If, for any reason, the pari-mutuel ticket issuing machines are closed during the wagering on a race before off-time, they shall remain closed until after the race. (b) Wagering shall cease on that race, and the payoff for that race shall be computed on the sums then wagered …

If a horse or horses are locked in the gate, the stewards shall promptly notify the manager of the pari-mutuel department of the name and number of said horse or horses. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.22

At the end of each race, the placing judges shall advise the manager of the parimutuel department in writing of the official placement of the horses; and no payoff shall be made until the receipt of such written notice. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.23

Whenever the totalisator falls mechanically, or whenever there is a difference in any pool or pools between the sum total of the wagers on the individual horses as compared with the grand total shown by the totalisator, the association shall compute the pay-off to the public on t…

All monies remaining undistributed following the calculation of all pools shall be paid to the State. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.25 As amended, R.1979 d.274, effective 7/18/1979. See: 11 New Jersey Register 296(b), 11 New Jersey Register 401(b).

(a) If an error is made in posting the pay-off figures on the public board, it shall be corrected promptly and only the correct amounts shall be used in the pay-off irrespective of the error on the public board. (b) If because of mechanical failure, it is impossible to promptly c…

Overpays caused by errors of the totalisator shall be paid by the totalisator company. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.27 As amended, R.1979 d.274, eff. 7/18/1979. See: 11 New Jersey Register 296(b), 11 New Jersey Register 401(b).

(a) In the event of an irreparable breakdown of the totalisator, or the ticket issuing machines, or both, during the wagering on a race, the wagering for that race shall be declared closed. (b) The pay off for that race shall be computed on the sums wagered in each pool up to the…

(a) In all cases when a horse has been excused by the stewards after wagering has started, but before off-time, all money wagered on the horse so excused shall be deducted from the pool and be refunded. (b) If a horse is left at the post at off-time there shall be no refund, but …

Public notice shall be given at the earliest practicable time if a published race is declared off. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.3

Notes N.J. Admin. Code §§ 13:70-29.30 through 13:70-29.34 As amended, R.1982 d.183, effective 6/21/1982. See: 14 New Jersey Register 91(a), 14 New Jersey Register 661(a). Added text in 29.32: "Discretion is, ... purse only." Repealed by R.1987 d.120, effective 3/2/1987. See: 18 N…

If a horse wins and there is not money wagered on him to win, the straight pool shall be apportioned among the holders of the place tickets on that horse, if any; otherwise, among holders of the show tickets. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.35

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 has placed first or second. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.36

If no money has been wagered to show on a horse which 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. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:7…

If only one horse finishes in a race, the place and show pools shall be apportioned among the holders of place and show tickets on that horse. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.38

If only two horses finish in a race, the show pool shall be apportioned among the holders of show tickets on those two horses. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.39

If the number of entrants in an overnight race exceeds the number deemed safe and expedient by the stewards, the racing secretary shall reduce the number of starters to the proper number by lot. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.4

Any ruling of the stewards with regard to the award of purse money made after the sign "Official" has been purposely displayed by the placing judges shall have no bearing on the mutuel pay-off. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.40

The manager of the pari-mutuel department shall furnish a copy of all (take-off) computer print-out and calculating sheets to the supervisor of mutuels immediately after completion. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.41

(a) Payments due on all wagers shall be made in conformity with the well established practice of the pari-mutuel system known as the "gross pool pricing" method as defined in N.J.A.C. 13:70-2.1, Definitions. However, with the prior approval of the Commission, payments due on all …

(a) The Commission authorized by law is deducted from the sum total wagered in the straight pool. The balance is called the "net pool." (b) The amount wagered on the winner is then divided into the "net pool." The quotient thus obtained is the pay-off price on the winner for each…

(a) The Commission authorized by law is deducted from the sum total wagered in the place pool. The balance is called "net pool." (b) The sum total of the amount wagered in the place pool on the horses placed first and second is deducted from the "net pool." This gives a remainder…

(a) The Commission authorized by law is deducted from the sum total wagered in the "show pool." The balance is called the "net pool." (b) The sum total of the amount wagered in the show pool on the horses, placed first, second and third is deducted from the "net pool." This gives…

(a) In the case of a dead heat in the straight pool, the pay-off price shall be figured as in a place pool. (b) In the case of a dead heat for second in the place pool, the winner of the race receives its half share of the profits in that pool; and each of the two horses that dea…

(a) No exacta wagering shall be conducted without permission of the New Jersey Racing Commission. The races in which exacta type pari-mutuel wagering will be permitted shall be only those designated by the Commission and separate pools shall be established therefor. (b) In order …

(a) Before off-time of the second half of the daily double there shall be posted on the public board, readable from the stands, the pay-off of each combination coupled with the winner of the first half of the daily double. (b) In the event of a dead heat for the straight pool in …

(a) The principle of a quiniela is, in effect, a contract by the purchaser of a quiniela ticket to select the first two horses to finish in a race. The order in which the horses finish is immaterial. The quiniela is not a "parlay" and has no connection with or relation to win, pl…

The racing secretary shall keep a list of horses thus eliminated from races, and they are to have precedence in any race of a similar distance and similar conditions for which they may be entered thereafter; when a horse's name appears in the entries and it is also entered for th…

(a) The Daily Triple pari-mutuel pool is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to any other pari-mutuel pool conducted by the association, nor to any win, place and show pool shown on the totalisator board, nor to the rules governing the distribution of such other p…

The minimum pari-mutuel payoff by any licensee conducting pari-mutuel wagering shall be $ 2.10 on each winning $ 2.00 wager. This shall pertain only in the event that there is insufficient money in the net pari-mutuel pool to return $ 2.20 on each $ 2.00 wager. Notes N.J. Admin. …

(a) The Pick (N) requires selection of the first place finishers in each of four or more consecutive races, with the letter (N) representing the number of such races. The association must obtain written approval from the Commission concerning the scheduling of Pick (N) events. An…

(a) The trifecta (or other approved name) is a form of pari-mutuel wagering. Each bettor selects, in order, the first, second and third placed horses in the designated trifecta race. The trifecta pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools, and is no part of a daily…

(a) The supervisor of mutuels shall be furnished with the following documents on a daily basis by the totalisator company for any sell-only system: 1. Win, place and show pools: i. Running total sheet; ii. Calculating sheet; iii. Tickets and denomination sheet; iv. Price sheet by…

(a) The supervisor of mutuels shall be furnished with the following documents by the totalisator company on a daily basis for all pools at such time and in such manner as requested by the supervisor of mutuels. 1. Pool summary report; 2. Price calculation report; 3. Final cycle p…