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How to Place a Wager

Basic Steps | Bet Limits | Winnings | Track Odds Board | Race Odds | Pool Totals | Payouts | Results | Special Grading and Payout Rules

Basic Steps

You can place a wager on any open track. To place a wager you must already have a betting account; if you do not have a betting account, sign-up for free by clicking on the Join Now button.

1. On the wagering interface, click the Select Event tab.
2. Select an open track. The track's races appear in the Select Race section.
3. Select an open race.
4. Click on the Place Wager tab.
5. Type your username and password in the fields provided.
6. Click Login. The Pick wager type, amount, and contestant(s) page opens.
7. Select your type of wager from the Wager Type list.
   *Depending on the type of wager you select, you may need to perform additional steps. Watch the helpful hints that display in the wagering interface for more information.
8. Select your wager amount from the Wager Amount list.
9. Select your event contestant(s).
10. Click Submit. The Confirm Wager page opens.
    * Always be sure to check your ticket for accuracy before confirming your wager.
11. To confirm your wager, type Yes and click Submit. The Ticket Summary page opens. To print your ticket, click Print. To return to the Place a Wager tab, click Done.

Bet Limits

The minimum bet we accept is $1. The maximum bet we accept on all bet types, except Show, is $1,000. The maximum Show bet we accept is $500. We pay full-track-odds on Win, Place and Show bets; we limit all other bet types to track odds with a maximum payout of 300 to 1. The maximum total bet value we will accept on any single ticket is $20,000.

How to Collect Your Winnings

When you make a winning wager, your winnings will be credited to your account once the race is declared official.

If you are not sure if you have a winning ticket, check your account history by clicking on the View Account tab on the wagering interface.

Track Odds Board

The Track Odds Board is similar to the Tote board used at a race track and it allows you to place your bets from one easy to use window.

The top part of the window allows you to view race odds, pool totals, probable payouts and race results. The bottom part of the window, the main betting area, allows you to select tracks and races, place wagers and view your account details.

Pools, totals and probables are only estimates. Payouts are at actual track odds.

Race Odds

The Odds tab shows the odds in each available pool type for the event.

1. In the the wagering interface, click on the Select Event tab.
2. Select an open track. The track's races will display on the Select Race tab.
3. Select an open race. The odds for each contestant will display in the top portion of the wagering interface.
4. To view the odds for different pool types, select the pool from the Pool drop-down list.

Pools, totals and probables are only estimates. Payouts are at track odds.

Pool Totals

The Totals tab displays the number of wagers that have been placed on each contestant for the specific race.

1. In the wagering interface, click the Select Event tab.
2. Select an open track. The track's races will display in the Select Race section.
3. Select an open race. The odds for each contestant will display in the top portion of the wagering interface.
4. Click the Totals tab.
5. To view the total number of wagers in each pool, select the pool from the Pool drop-down list.

Pools, totals and probables are only estimates. Payouts are at track odds.

Probable Payouts

The Probables tab displays estimates of payouts for wagers placed on a specific contestant. The probable payout is calculated on two factors: the base wager amount (usually $2) and the current odds for each contestant.

1. In the wagering interface, click the Select Event tab.
2. Select an open track. The track's races will display in the Select Race section.
3. Select an open race. The odds for each contestant will display in the top portion of the wagering interface.
4. Click the Probables tab.
5. To view the probable payouts for different pool types, select the pool from the Pool drop-down list.

Pools, totals and probables are only estimates. Payouts are at track odds.

Race Results

When a race's results have been declared official, the Results tab displays the race's results and each pool's payout amount.

1. In wagering interface, click on the Select Event tab.
2. Select an open track. The track's races will display on the Select Race section.
3. Select a race. The odds for each contestant will display in the top portion of the wagering interface.
4. Click the Results tab.

Pools, totals and probables are only estimates. Payouts are at track odds.

PK3 and PK4 Grading and Payout Rules

Issued March 2005 and currently effective.

All PK3 and PK4 tickets are paid out based on the official race results as published by the host track at which the race was run. There are no automated refunds of PK3 and PK4 ticket parts when any runner scratches. Normally, scratched runners are included with the winning runner IF the post time favorite wins the race.

In the event a scratched entry is not included with a winning post time favorite in the official track results, and the other runners selected for each leg on the ticket are winners, please contact HB Customer Service and the ticket part will be refunded by Customer Service.

HB reserves the right to refund PK3 and PK4 tickets where a scratched runner is selected for a leg of the ticket after the scratch has been posted by the host track, but before the scratch has been entered in the Racebook. If any such refunds are made, HB Customer Service will notify our client before race time advising of the refund.

Daily Double Grading and Payout Rules

Updated March 1, 2006 and currently effective.

All Daily Double tickets are paid out based on the official race results as published by the host track at which the race was run.

Daily Double tickets are automatically refunded where the runner selected in the first leg of a Daily Double is a scratch.

In the event of a scratch in the second leg of the Daily Double, if the host track pays a Consolation Daily Double (picked the winner of the first leg, but the selection for the second leg is scratched), such winning consolation payment should automatically be paid. If no Consolation Daily Double is paid by the host track, then Daily Double tickets selecting the winner of the first leg and a scratch in the second leg will be automatically refunded.

If these refunds and payouts do not occur in accordance with these rules, please contact Customer Service for assistance.

General Horse Racing Interface Rules

Once we accept your bet you cannot cancel or amend that bet in any way.

We will not honor any wager you claim has been placed unless that wager is listed in the View Account section of our racing interface.

We do not accept past-post wagers. Any bet placed by you, or received or accepted by us after post-time will be void. The minimum bet we accept is $1. The maximum bet we accept on all bet types, except Show, is $1,000. The maximum Show bet we accept is $500. We pay full-track-odds on Win, Place and Show bets; we limit all other bet types to track odds with a maximum payout of 300 to 1. The maximum total bet value we will accept on any single ticket is $20,000. We do not offer house odds; if the track does not pay out on a certain type of wager, all wagers of that type will be refunded.

Ticket Pay out Limit Rule

There is a Cap Payout Limit of $25000 on any Horse racing winning ticket. If a horse is scratched, we will refund all Win, Place and Show bets and the portion of Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta and Quinella combos that contain the scratched horse.

Special Tracks Rule

The specific tracks listed below are not normally limited to a maximum payout of 300 to 1. In the event that there are system failures with our racing facilities, we will settle all affected bets at these tracks at track odds with a maximum payout of 300 to 1.

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