hi guys got a question for you

[Needing the Wire]

I believe the "Pool Closing" for your particular Pick 3 is the beginning of Race 7. If I read your post correctly, your scratch happened 4 minutes until race 9. You would not have been able to cancel your wager prior to the third leg of a Pk3 due to the Scratch. The Pool becomes Closed or Finite when the Gates Open on the First Race of any Multi-Race Wager.

In Canada, they "move you" to the Post Time Favorite in a race with your scratched horse for their Pick 3 wagers.

American Tracks will use this same "move you to the Favorite" method in Pick 4's, 5's, and 6's...BUT they will pay "Consolations" on Pk3 Wagers instead of using the Post Time Favorite when a Scratch is involved.

Look at yesterday results from Belmont and you will see several different Pick 3 Payouts on one race. The different Payouts are for the different combinations factoring Scratched horses throughout the Pick 3 Sequence. You still have to get the other legs correct, of course. That's always my issue.

Hope this helps.