(a) The Triple Trifecta wager is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to the win, place, and show pools shown on the tote board. All tickets on the Triple Trifecta wager shall be calculated as a separate pool.
(b) The association may select a distinctive name for the Triple Trifecta wager, with the prior written approval of the executive secretary.
(c) A Triple Trifecta wager is a contract between the holder of the ticket and the association and the ticket constitutes acceptance of this section. The association, totalisator company and the State of Texas are not liable to a person for a Triple Trifecta wager ticket that is not a winning ticket under this section or for a Triple Trifecta wager ticket that is not delivered.
(d) The Triple Trifecta wager requires the selection of the first three finishers, in exact order, in each of three consecutive designated contests. Payment of the ticket may be made only to the purchaser who has selected the qualifying finishers in three designated races.
(e) A coupled entry or mutuel field in a race that is part of the Triple Trifecta races shall race as a single betting interest for the purpose of mutuel pool calculations and payoffs to the public.
(f) The association must obtain written approval from the executive secretary concerning the scheduling of the Triple Trifecta contests and the designation of qualifying races. Any change to the Triple Trifecta requires prior written approval from the executive secretary and the association.
(g) If no Triple Trifecta ticket is sold for the winning combination, then 100% of the net pool shall be carried over and made available on the next consecutive Triple Trifecta pool and shall be combined with and added to the net pool for such qualifying pool, and made available for payout.
(h) Except for refunds required by this section, a Triple Trifecta wager ticket may not be sold, exchanged, or canceled after the close of wagering on the first of the Triple Trifecta wager races.
(i) Dead heats. For the purposes of determining whether a Triple Trifecta wager correctly selected the finishers in exact position, animals in a dead heat are deemed to jointly occupy both or all positions in the dead heat. For calculation purposes, the Triple Trifecta will be calculated as a place pool.
(j) The minimum number of wagering interests required to offer Triple Trifecta wagering shall be six wagering interests in each of the Triple Trifecta races. If one of the legs of the Triple Trifecta scratches to less than six wagering interests then all wagers, less any carryover, shall be refunded.
(k) If after wagering has begun an animal entered in a Triple Trifecta race is scratched or otherwise prevented from racing, all money wagered on the affected animal shall be deducted from the Triple Trifecta pool and refunded to the holders of tickets on the affected animal.
(l) Canceled contests. If any of the Triple Trifecta contests are canceled or declared no contest, that Triple Trifecta pool, less any carryover, shall be refunded.
(m) If on the final day of a race meeting or on a designated mandatory payout date the Triple Trifecta pool has not been distributed under this section, then the net pool for that performance plus any carryover from previous performances shall be paid out in the following manner:
  (1) To those who correctly selected two of three trifectas in the Triple Trifecta races. If there are no such wagers, then
  (2) To those who correctly selected one of three trifectas in the Triple Trifecta races. If there are no such wagers, then
  (3) As a single price pool to holders of Triple Trifecta wagers.
(n) If the final or designated mandatory payoff performance is canceled or the pool has not been distributed under subsection (m) of this section the pool shall be deposited in an interest-bearing account approved by the executive secretary. The pool plus all accrued interest shall then be carried over and added to the Triple Trifecta pari-mutuel pool in the following race meeting on a date and performance designated by the association with the approval of the executive secretary.

Source Note: The provisions of this §321.322 adopted to be effective November 2, 2015, 40 TexReg 7669