The triple (or other approved name) is a pari-mutuel wager in which a bettor selects, in order, the first-, second- and third-place horses in a designated triple race. The triple pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools and is not part of a daily double, exacta or other wagering pool.

(b) [Repealed]

Races in which triple pools are to be conducted are subject to approval by the commission and shall be designated clearly in the program.

The design of triple tickets shall be clearly and immediately distinguishable from other pari-mutuel tickets.

If a horse is scratched or declared a nonstarter, no further triple tickets may be issued designating such horse, and all triple tickets previously issued designating such horse shall be refunded and the money deducted from the gross pool.

If no wager correctly selects the first three horses in order, including when fewer than three horses finish the race, then those triple wagers selecting the first two placed horses in the correct order of finish shall be winning triple wagers, and if there are no such triple tickets, then triple tickets correctly selecting the winning horse to win shall be winning triple wagers. If no triple tickets select the winning horse to win, then all triple tickets shall be refunded.

In the event of a dead heat or dead heats, all triple tickets selecting the correct order of finish, counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in either position dead-heated, shall be winning triple tickets, and distribution shall be made in accordance with established pari-mutuel practice governing dead heats.

Coupled entries and fields are permitted in triple races. In such races no wagers may be accepted or issued (including wheel or box type bets) that couple the same coupled entry or the same field in the same combination.

This rule shall be prominently displayed throughout the betting area of each track conducting the triple and printed copies of this rule shall be distributed by the track to patrons upon request.

At its option, a track conducting a triple-pool race may accept nine horses to start in such race. In the event fewer than five horses start, the triple wager shall be declared off and the gross pool refunded. With the approval of the judges, a track may schedule exacta wagering in place of triple wagering, if time permits such a change.