Horse Racing, Harness Racing, Greyhound Racing Terms of Service

RACING RULES

In these terms and conditions:

"Acceptors" See Final Acceptances.
"All Clear" All clear means that the racing stewards deem the finishing order of horses is correct, and that bets can be paid out. It also means that no protest or objection has been made by the connections of any horse in the race. Also see Correct Weight.
"All-in" A betting proposition where no refunds are given for scratchings or withdrawals regardless of whether or not a particular runner starts or completes the event on which the bet is placed. This means that all bets stand, no refunds are payable, and no deduction applies
to winning bets.
"Ante Post", "Futures" Betting propositions on events prior to final acceptances.
"Betting Receipt", "Betting Ticket" A receipt including a bet ticket number issued on confirmation of a bet placed, and in accordance with the Racing Rules of Play.
"Bet Unit" The selected bet amount per combination in a combination bet.
"Boxed Exotics" all possible combinations outcomes bet on in a combination bet.
"Combinations" The number of possible of selected runners. "Combination Bet" or "Exotic Bet" A bet which involves selecting more than one horse in one or more races.
"Correct Weight" Indicates that the weight allocated by the place-getters has been checked and is correct. Correct weight must be signaled before bets can be paid out. Also see All Clear.
"Dead Heat" Occurs when two or more runners are officially declared to have finished equal. This applies to both winners and place-getters in a single race.
"Deductions" A percentage reduction of a fixed odds return due to a scratching.
"Exacta" A bet where you are required to select the 1st and 2nd horses in correct order.
"Exotic Bet" See Combination Bet.
"Face value of a bet" The bet unit multiplied by the odds for a given selection.
"Final Acceptances", "Final Field" Official participants (acceptors) nominated to start in the race as announced by the controlling Race Club of the country in which the race is run.
"First Fours", "First4" A bet where you are required to select the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placegetters in correct order.
"Fixed Odds" Proprietary odds offered on a betting event, fixed at the time that the bet is placed. This means that the odds payable on winning bets do not change after the bet has been placed, regardless of market fluctuations (with the exception of deductions to betting in the event of late scratching(s), in which case the deductions are as per Rule 7).
"Fluctuations" Changes in the odds offered on a particular runner as the market moves.
"Futures" See Ante-Post.
"Inquiry" Stewards may conduct an inquiry as a result of any incident which may have occurred during a race.
"Late Scratchings", "Non-runners", "Scratchings", "Withdrawals" A Horse or greyhound withdrawn from a race. Horses or greyhounds withdrawn after the commencement of betting are termed "Late Scratchings".
"M/L" stands for Morning Line, which is the press estimate of the odds for each horse.
"MTP" stands for Minutes To Post. As an extra added feature, we include a countdown, telling you how long it is to go before the start of the next race.
"Non-runners" See Late Scratchings.
"Payout", "Return" The gross monetary result of a winning bet.
"Place" To finish in 1st, 2nd or 3rd in a race dependent on the field size. (In certain selected races, there will be a 4th place or only a 1st and 2nd place.)
"Place-getter" Any runner finishing in a place position in a race.
"Pre-post bet" A fixed odds bet placed after the final field has been declared.
"Price", "Odds" The probability offered that an outcome will occur. This is the number by which you multiply your bet unit to calculate your potential return.
"Profit", "Winnings" The return of a winning bet, less the bet cost i.e. the net earnings on a bet.
"Protest" A verbal or written dissent regarding the placings of a particular race, which is made to the stewards before the all clear is signaled.
"Quadrella" A bet where you are required to select the 1st place getter in 4 nominated races.
"Quinella" A bet where you are required to select the 1st and 2nd place-getters in any order.
"Rebate" A percentage of the Stake returned to players on losing bets.
"Return" See Payout.
"Runner" A horse or greyhound participating in a race.
"Scratchings" See Late Scratchings.
"Selections" The horses or greyhounds (runners) chosen as part of the bet placed.
"Starting Price", "SP" For all Australian racing this is the final fixed price offered by us. For international racing other than French racing, this is the final fixed price offered by us. For French racing, this is outlined in clause 19 below.
"Tote" refers to a totalisator or paramutuel pool.
"Tote Betting" is a bet type in which all stakes are placed into a pool. The dividend is calculated from the total amount wagered in the pool and the total number if winning tickets after the official race result is known. Dividends are declared after deductions have been made from the pool.
"Trifecta" A bet where you are required to select the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place-getters in correct order.
"USA Tote" means the North and South American tote.
"Win" To finish 1st in a race. The runner finishing in this position is known as the "Winner".
"Win Bet" A bet placed on a runner to win in a race.
"Winner" See Win.
"Winnings" See Profit.
"Withdrawals" See Late Scratchings.

1. DETERMINATION OF RESULTS

1.1. General Determination of Results
1.1.1. All racing bets shall be settled based on the official declaration of the result of the race as made by the relevant racing authority on the day of the race.
1.1.2. Once the official result has been declared, the result shall not be affected by subsequent protests or amendments to such result.
1.1.3. Interim results posted on the Racebook are indicative only, and bets shall only be resulted based on the official declaration as per point 1.1.1 above.
1.1.4. Deductions for late scratchings may be applied to fixed odds wagers, see Rule 6.
1.2. Abandoned, Transferred and Postponed Meetings
1.2.1. For race meetings:
(i) In the event that a race meeting, or part thereof, for the day is abandoned, transferred or postponed, all bets placed on the postponed, transferred or abandoned races (excluding
Ante Post bets accepted prior to final field declaration) shall be void and the stakes returned to the customer's account.
1.3. Re-Run Races
1.3.1. In the event that a race is re-run on the same day, all bets placed on the race shall stand.
1.4. Dead Heats
1.4.1. In the event that a dead heat occurs, reduced returns shall be awarded on all runners involved in the dead heat.
1.4.2. The reduction on returns shall be dependent on the number of runners involved in the dead heat.
1.4.3. The reduced return shall be calculated as follows: (i) For Fixed Odds bets: The reduced return shall be the face value of the bet divided by the total number of runners involved in the dead heat.

2. WIN BETTING

2.1. All win bet qualifications shall be governed by the following rules:
2.1.1. All win bets shall require the selection to finish in 1st place in order to be successful.
2.2. Dead heat rules apply. See Rule 1.4.
2.3. Deductions for late scratchings on fixed odds bets apply. See Rule 6.
2.4. All Win bets shall be accepted as per Betting Types.

3. PLACE BETTING

3.1. All place bet qualifications shall be governed by the following rules. For the avoidance of any doubt, nominated starters, prior to scratchings means the number of declared starters upon finalisation of the official scratchings. These rules will apply to all pre-post bets.
3.1.1. For all Australian & New Zealand Racing:
(i) For races with 8 or more nominated starters, prior to scratchings: Place pays for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in a race.
(ii) For races with 5-7 nominated starters, prior to scratchings: Place pays for 1st and 2nd in a race.
(iii) For races with 4 or less nominated starters, all Place bets are refunded.
3.1.2. For all other Racing:
(i) For races with 8 or more starters: Place pays for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in a race.
(ii) For races with 5-7 starters: Place pays for 1st and 2nd in a race.
(iii) For races with 4 or less starters, all Place bets are refunded.
3.2. Dead heat rules apply. See Rule 1.4.
3.3. All Place bets shall be accepted as per Betting Types
3.4. For Australian racing, in the event that Place dividends are declared by less than the three Australian Totes, all Place wagers will be void and the stake/s fully refunded to the customer's account.

4. Exotic BETS

4.1. All quinella bet qualifications shall be governed by the following rules:
(a) All quinella bets shall require the selections to finish in 1st and 2nd place, in any order, to be successful.
(b) All boxed quinella bets shall require any of the selections to finish in 1st and 2nd place, in any order, to be successful.
4.2. All exacta bet qualifications shall be governed by the following rules:
(a) All exacta bets shall require the selections to finish in 1st and 2nd place, in correct order, to be successful.
(b) All boxed exacta bets shall require any of the selections to finish in 1st and 2nd place, in any order, to be successful.
4.3. All trifecta bet qualifications shall be governed by the following rules:
(a) All trifecta bets shall require the selections to finish in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, in correct order, to be successful.
(b) All boxed trifecta bets shall require any of the selections to finish in 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, in correct order, to be successful.
4.4. All first four bet qualifications shall be governed by the following rules:
(a) All first four bets shall require the selections to finish in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place, in correct order, to be successful.
(b) All boxed first four bets shall require any of the selections to finish in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place, in correct order, to be successful.
4.5. All Quadrella bet qualifications shall be governed by the following rules:
(a) All Quadrella bets shall require the selections to finish 1st in respective races to be successful.
(b) If a selected runner is declared a non-runner or is scratched after the bet is confirmed, the removed runner will be replaced by the Tote substitute.
(c) Should a leg of a Quadrella be abandoned for any reason, all selections will be treated as winners for that leg.

5. MULTI BETS

5.1. A multi bet may include both All-in and final field legs. In the event that a final field leg is scratched the multi bet will stand but will be subject to deductions as per the Schedule of Deductions.
If a leg that was all in does not start, the multi bet will be resulted as a losing bet.

6. SCRATCHING

6.1. In the event that a horse or greyhound is scratched from a race:
6.1.1. The following shall apply for bets on the scratched runner(s):
6.1.1.1. For bets placed after the declaration of the final field:
(i) A full refund of all bets on the scratched runner will be issued.
(ii) In the event that the scratched runner is part of a combination bet, all combinations that include that selection shall be refunded.
(iii) In the event that a scratched runner is part of an exotic bet, then that portion of the bet will be refunded.
6.1.1.2. For bets placed on Ante-Post markets:
(i) The bets shall be accepted on an "all-in" basis, and therefore no refund on the selection shall be given.
6.1.2. The following shall apply for bets on horses or greyhounds other than the scratched runner:
6.1.2.1. For bets placed after the declaration of the final field:
(i) Deductions will apply for winning fixed odds bets placed prior to the scratching.
See Rule 6.
6.1.2.2. For bets placed on Ante-Post markets:
(i) No deductions will apply for fixed odds betting.

7. DEDUCTIONS

7.1. In the event of a late scratching where a deduction applies in accordance to Rule 5, the deduction shall be applied in accordance to the Schedule of Deductions listed below.
7.2. The deduction rate shall be applied based on the fixed odds of the scratched runner at the time of the scratching.
7.3. The deduction shall be applied as follows:
7.3.1. The deduction rate shall be applied to the face value of the bet.
7.4. In the event that multiple runners are scratched from a race, a combined deduction rate shall be calculated by summing the total of the individual deduction rates as calculated in accordance with the applicable Schedule of Deductions listed herein.
7.5. Schedule of Deductions:
Fixed Price Win Deduction Place 3 Deduction Place 2 Deduction
1.01 76.00 26.00 40.00
1.02 75.00 26.00 40.00
1.03 75.00 26.00 40.00
1.04 73.00 26.00 40.00
1.05 73.00 26.00 40.00
1.06 73.00 26.00 40.00
1.07 73.00 26.00 40.00
1.08 72.00 26.00 40.00
1.09 72.00 26.00 40.00
1.10 72.00 26.00 40.00
1.12 71.00 26.00 40.00
1.14 71.00 26.00 40.00
1.16 71.00 26.00 40.00
1.18 69.00 26.00 40.00
1.20 69.00 26.00 39.00
1.22 67.00 26.00 39.00
1.24 65.00 26.00 38.00
1.26 65.00 26.00 38.00
1.28 65.00 26.00 38.00
1.30 65.00 26.00 38.00
1.35 62.00 26.00 38.00
1.40 60.00 25.00 37.00
1.45 56.00 25.00 37.00
1.50 55.00 25.00 37.00
1.55 53.00 24.00 36.00
1.60 51.00 24.00 36.00
1.65 49.00 24.00 35.00
1.70 47.00 24.00 34.00
1.75 46.00 23.00 34.00
1.80 45.00 23.00 34.00
1.85 44.00 23.00 33.00
1.90 43.00 23.00 33.00
1.95 41.00 22.00 32.00
2.00 40.00 22.00 32.00
2.05 40.00 22.00 32.00
2.10 39.00 22.00 31.00
2.15 37.00 21.00 31.00
2.20 36.00 21.00 30.00
2.25 36.00 21.00 30.00
2.30 35.00 21.00 29.00
2.35 34.00 21.00 29.00
2.40 33.00 20.00 29.00
2.45 31.00 20.00 28.00
2.50 31.00 20.00 28.00
2.60 30.00 19.00 27.00
2.70 29.00 19.00 27.00
2.80 28.00 18.00 26.00
2.90 27.00 18.00 25.00
3.00 26.00 18.00 25.00
3.10 25.00 17.00 24.00
3.20 24.00 17.00 23.00
3.30 23.00 16.00 22.00
3.40 22.00 16.00 22.00
3.50 22.00 16.00 22.00
3.60 21.00 15.00 21.00
3.70 20.00 15.00 21.00
3.80 20.00 15.00 20.00
3.90 19.00 14.00 20.00
4.00 19.00 14.00 20.00
4.20 18.00 14.00 19.00
4.40 18.00 14.00 19.00
4.60 16.00 14.00 18.00
4.80 15.00 13.00 17.00
5.00 15.00 13.00 17.00
5.50 13.00 12.00 15.00
6.00 12.00 12.00 15.00
6.50 11.00 11.00 14.00
7.00 10.00 10.00 13.00
7.50 9.00 9.00 12.00
8.00 8.00 8.00 11.00
8.50 8.00 8.00 11.00
9.00 7.00 7.00 10.00
9.50 7.00 7.00 10.00
10.00 6.00 6.00 8.00
11.00 5.00 5.00 7.00
12.00 5.00 5.00 7.00
13.00 4.00 4.00 6.00
14.00 4.00 4.00 6.00
15.00 3.00 3.00 4.00
16.00 3.00 3.00 4.00
17.00 3.00 3.00 4.00
18.00 2.00 2.00 3.00
19.00 2.00 2.00 3.00
20.00 2.00 2.00 3.00
21.00 2.00 2.00 3.00
26.00 2.00 2.00 3.00

8. WIN LIMITS

8.1. All amounts are expressed in EURO
8.2. The win limit is the maximum amount that can be won by one player (i.e. player return less player bet cost) per bet type, per race, for all winning bets. This means that losing bets are not considered when determining the player's maximum win. For PLACE bet win limits, the win limit is the maximum amount that can be won on each place-getter, per race, per player.
8.3. A player will be deemed to be any one individual, or entity, or group deemed to be acting on behalf of any one individual, or entity, or group.
8.4. The win limits stipulated herein include all winnings derived from wagers placed by the player on each bet type, per race (or per individual place-getter in the case of PLACE bets), regardless of whether the bet is included as an element of a multiple, a group of multiples, or as a single wager.
8.5. It is the responsibility of each account holder to be aware of the limits expressed herein, and we shall not be in any way responsible for communicating such limits in any other form or via any other medium at the time that the wager(s) is placed.
8.6. The limits stipulated herein are open to upwards negotiation at our sole discretion. Any player requesting a review of these limits, must apply in writing to us and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the win limit increase application process.
8.7. Without prior negotiation, the maximum win payable to any one player, per bet type (or per individual placegetter in the case of PLACE bets), per race, for all winning bets, shall be limited to: 20,000 Euro unless otherwise stated.
8.8 • Horse racing Exotics payouts are limited to the equivalent value of 20,000 Euro. Harness and Greyhounds exotic payouts are limited to the equivalent value of 5000 Euro. This includes Quinellas, Exactas, Trifectas, First Fours, Quadrellas/Quadies and any tote based
non win or place products.
8.9. On any bet type in any location, the payout will not exceed the pool amount for that bet type at the nominated Tote. If the nominated Tote doesn’t offer the selected bet type or there is no nominated Tote, the Victorian Tote declared pool and dividend will apply, subject to our maximum betting payouts. If there is no Victorian Tote pool then the Queensland Tote declared pool size will apply, subject to our maximum betting payouts. Where the players stake is larger than the pool size, the player will receive their stake back rather than the pool.
8.10. When one or more Totes declare a dividend based on a commission deduction (take out) lower than the standard rate, we may determine this (at our discretion) as: The higher of the remaining Totes.
8.11 Exotic bets maximum payout multiplier is equal to the size of the tote pool.
8.12. If specific betting limits have been prescribed to a player account, the maximum payout for each leg of a multi-bet (all up), where the players betting limit would normally be applied for a Win bet, will be paid at the prescribed win limit or $2,000 whichever is less.

9. BETTING TIMES

9.1. For Ante-Post betting, betting shall cease at the declaration of the final field.
9.2. For all betting post the declaration of the final field, we shall reserve the right to close betting times as follows:
9.2.1. Win and Place betting, up to one (5) minute prior to the official start time of the race.
9.2.2. Quinella, Forecast, Exacta, Trifecta, & First Four betting, up to four (5) minutes prior to the official start time of the race.
9.2.3. The availability of each level of discount may vary at any time before the commencement of the race. Discount levels on a particular horse or combination may differ to the remaining horses or combinations.

10.WEBSITE FEATURES

10.1. We publish a number of features for the enjoyment of its players. These features are indicative only and whilst we endeavour to provide true and accurate information, we take no responsibility as to the accuracy and validity of the information contained therein. Players should therefore make their own informed choice as to the utilization of this information and/or features. This includes, but is not limited to:
10.1.1. Horse Form information;
10.1.2. Horse, Jockey and Trainer information;
10.1.3. Barrier draw;
10.1.4. Weather and track conditions;
10.1.5. Arrow indicators; and
10.1.6. Favourite indicators.
10.2. Whilst we offer a variety of information identifying a horse or greyhound in a race, including but not limited to name translations, bets shall be deemed to be placed and therefore settled, based on the official saddlecloth number only. For UK greyhound racing, bets will be
settled based on the box or trap number only.

11.RULES JURISDICTIONS

11.1. The rules of horse racing in the local jurisdiction will govern settlement and shall be used to resolve any settlement of disputes.

12.FAVOURITE VS THE FIELD

12.1. 'Favourite Versus the Field' bets are available on selected races. The designated favourite in the Favourite versus the Field is the favourite nominated by us and may not necessarily be the prevailing favourite.
12.2. If the nominated favourite is scratched then all wagers are void and will be refunded. "The field" comprises all other runners apart from the nominated favourite. If there is a scratching from "The Field", then all bets stand, but are subject to deductions as directed by stewards. In the event of a dead heat, the Dead Heat rule applies.
12.3. The price may be fixed. If there is a * next to the price, this indicates that the price is subject to change or yet to be determined.

13.FRENCH RACING

13.1. For all French racing, the starting price is the last fixed odds offered by us on that race. If we do not offer fixed odds on that race, the starting price is the official dividend declared by the PMU (available at www.pmu.fr).

14.USA RACING FIXED ODDS

14.1. For all USA racing where fixed pricing is offered, the starting price is the last fixed odds offered by us on that race. If we do not offer fixed odds on that race, the final dividend will be paid based on the US Tote dividend provided by EasyGate