(a)

1. (1) The Pick-4 requires selection of the first-place finisher in each of four (4) designated races.
2. (2) The association shall designate the four (4) races comprising the Pick-4, with prior approval of the Arkansas Racing Commission.
3. (3) Any changes to the approved Pick-4 format shall require prior approval from the commission.

(b)

1. (1) The net Pick-4 pool shall be distributed as a single price pool among the holders of valid tickets that designate the first-place finisher in the greatest number of races comprising the Pick-4, based upon the official order of finish.
2. (2) For example, the net amount in the Pick-4 pool shall be distributed among the holders of valid tickets that correctly designate the official winner of all four (4) races comprising the Pick-4.
3. (3) If there is no valid ticket sold that correctly designates the official winner of all four (4) of the Pick-4 races, the net amount in the Pick-4 pool shall be distributed among the holders of valid tickets that correctly designate the official winner of any three (3) of the races comprising the Pick-4.
4. (4) If there is no valid ticket sold that correctly designates the official winner of at least three (3) of the Pick-4 races, the net amount in the Pick-4 pool shall be distributed among the holders of valid tickets that correctly designate the official winner of any two (2) of the races comprising the Pick-4.
5. (5) If there is no valid ticket sold that correctly designates the official winner of at least two (2) of the Pick-4 races, the net amount in the Pick-4 pool shall be distributed among the holders of valid tickets that correctly designate the official winner of any one (1) of the races comprising the Pick-4.
6. (6) If there are no winning wagers, i.e., if there is no valid ticket sold that correctly designates the official winner of at least one (1) of the Pick-4 races, the Pick-4 pool shall be refunded.

(c) If there is a dead heat for first in any of the Pick-4 races involving horses representing:

1. (1) The same betting interest, the net Pick-4 pool shall be distributed as if no dead heat occurred; and
2. (2) Two (2) or more betting interests, all such horses in the dead heat for win shall be considered as winning horses in the race for purposes of calculating the Pick-4 pool and payouts to the public.

(d)

1. (1) Should a betting interest in any of the Pick-4 races be scratched, the actual favorite, as evidenced by total amounts wagered in the win pool at the host association for the race at the close of wagering on that race, shall be substituted for the scratched betting interest for all purposes of the Pick-4, including Pick-4 pool calculations.
2. (2) In the event that the win pool total at the host association for the race at the close of wagering on that race for two (2) or more favorites is identical, the substitute selection shall be the betting interest with the lowest program number.
3. (3) The totalisator shall produce reports showing each of the wagering combinations with substituted betting interests which became winners as a result of the substitution, in addition to the normal winning combination.

(e)

1. (1) Those horses constituting an entry of coupled horses or those horses coupled to constitute the field in a race comprising the Pick-4 shall race as a single wagering interest for purposes of the Pick-4 pool calculations and payouts to the public.
2. (2) If only part of an entry or part of the field racing as a single interest scratch and any part of the entry or part of the field racing as a single interest is a starter in the race, the entry or the field selection shall remain as the designated selection to win in that race for the Pick-4 calculation, and the selection of the entry or field, as the case may be, shall not be deemed a scratch.

(h)

1. (1) Providing information to any person regarding covered combinations, amounts wagered on specific combinations, number of tickets sold, or number of live tickets remaining is strictly prohibited until such time as the stewards have determined the last race comprising the Pick-4 to be official.
2. (2) This shall not prohibit necessary communication between totalisator and Pari-mutuel Department employees for processing of pool data.