Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 12, § 50-80.220
Coupled Betting Interests
Effective Jan 12, 1987section 313.540, RSMo 1986.* Emergency rule filed June 20, 1986, effective June 30, 1986, expired Oct. 13, 1986. Original rule filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Jan. 12, 1987. *Original authority: 313.540, RSMo 1986Missouri Horse Racing Commission
PURPOSE: This rule defines coupled betting interests.
- (1) When two (2) or more horses entered for the same race are determined by the judges to have common ties through ownership or training, they shall be joined as a coupled entry. Coupled entries shall be a coupled betting interest.
- (2) When the number of horses competing in a race exceeds the numbering capacity of the totalisator, the racing secretary shall assign the highest pari-mutuel number to horses so that the highest numbered horse within the numbering capacity of the totalisator, together with horses of higher numbers, shall be shown in the mutuel field. Mutuel fields shall be a coupled betting interest.
- (3) Coupled betting interests shall be treated as a single betting interest for pari-mutuel purposes. A wager on one (1) horse in a coupled betting interest shall be a wager on all horses in the same coupled betting interest.
AUTHORITY: section 313.540, RSMo 1986.* Emergency rule filed June 20, 1986, effective June 30, 1986, expired Oct. 13, 1986. Original rule filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Jan. 12, 1987. *Original authority: 313.540, RSMo 1986.