Section R19-2-512. Coupled Entries and Mutuel Fields

A.      Contestants coupled in wagering as a coupled entry or mutuel field shall be considered part of a single betting interest for the purpose of price calculations and distribution of pools. Should any contestant in a coupled entry or mutuel field be officially withdrawn or scratched, the remaining contestants in that cou- pled entry or mutuel field shall remain valid betting interests and no refunds will be granted. If all contestants within a cou- pled entry or mutuel field are scratched, then tickets on such betting interests shall be refunded, notwithstanding other pro- visions of these rules.

B.       For the purpose of price calculations only, coupled entries and mutuel fields shall be calculated as a single finisher, using the finishing position of the leading contestant in that coupled entry or mutuel field to determine order of placing. This rule shall apply to all circumstances, including situations involving a dead heat, except as otherwise provided by these rules.

Historical Note

Adopted effective October 21, 1993, under an exemption from the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1005(A)(18) (Supp. 93-4). R19-2-512 recod-

ified from R4-27-512 (Supp. 95-1).

The following Section was adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6) pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1005(A)(18). Exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6 means that the Arizona Racing Commission did not submit these rules to the Governor’s Regula- tory Review Council for Review; the Commission did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publi- cation in the Arizona Administrative Register; the Commission was not required to hold public hearings on these rules; and the Attorney General did not certify these rules.