What Happens in a Dead Heat?

Originally Posted by infield_line

I could argue that my bet should win........ if both horses are first, then the 1 comes in second, and my 5-1 exact should pay, whether I had the 3 or not.

I just talked to a nice lady at Brisbet, and she could not comprehend my argument, but luckily it won't come up that often.

Yet one more way to get beat

Chris

Chris, call the nice lady back at Brisbet and, with hat in hand, apologize. There was no argument to comprehend there.

If an Entry runs 1-2..then they would include the third place horse, but a dead heat does not affect the 3rd place horse.


Ez

[infield_line]

I did not give anyone a hard time at Bris, I just wanted to understand how they handled it. If two MLB teams tie for the championship..... which one is second? You explained how tracks handle a dead heat, both horses are treated as first and second simultaneously..... my point was that there is no law of physics that says that they would have to resolve bets the way they do.

Chris

"H I, you're young, you've got your health, what do you want with a job?"

Raising Arizona

Hey Chris, how do the law of physics handle a DQ? I think the same way as they do a DH. The rule book trumps any law of physics application.

Sunday morning, applying law of physics to a dead heat.. I think I will go back to bed!

Good luck with your future ex boxes.

Ez