N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 4011.20
(c) If a horse is scratched or excused from racing no further tickets shall be sold designating such horse and all tickets previously sold designating such horse shall be refunded and the money deducted from the gross pool. Coupled entries or fields shall be governed by section 4009.20 of this Title.
(2) In the event of a dead heat for second, the net pool shall be divided as in a win pool dead heat among holders of tickets combining the winner with each second place horse.
(e) Winning combination.
The numbers of the first two horses as made official shall be the winning combination except that where more than one of such horses is part of a coupled entry or field with another of such horses only the best finisher of such horses shall be counted in the winning combination for payoff, and the horse or horses not in such coupled entry or field finishing the same, or, if applicable, next finishing, shall be the other part of the winning exacta combination. For example, if two horses in a coupled entry (or field):
(d) Dead heat.
(f) In the event fewer than four betting interests start, the exacta shall be declared off and the gross pool refunded.
(g) Failure to select a winning combination.
If no exacta ticket is sold combining the winner and second place horse in order, the net pool shall be distributed to holders of exacta tickets designating the winner to win. In the event one horse only finishes and is declared winner, the net pool shall be distributed to holders of exacta tickets designating the winner to win. Should these circumstances be foreseeable when a pool is closed, an immediate announcement shall be made to hold all tickets because all combinations are not covered.