N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 4122.18
(b) If two horses finish in a dead heat for second place, the division is made as follows: there shall be allotted to the pool of the winner of the race one half of the place pool and the two dead-heaters one-half each of the remaining half of the place pool.
(c) Coupled entries and fields.
If two horses coupled in the betting as an entry or the field finish first and second, first and third or second and third, the division of the net show pool shall be as follows: two-thirds of the net show pool shall be allotted to the pool of the entry and the balance one-third to the other horse.