Mountaineer Pick #3 Rules

I had two tickets that looked like this: late scratch/late scratch/winner and winner/late scratch/winner. I collected nothing. What kind of nonsense is this? Needless to say, never again.

[Scav]

Did the favorite win the late scratch legs?

No, they didn't. I expected at least a consolation for the second leg and a refund for the first leg scratches.

[Scav]

Tracks do it one of two ways

1) You get the favorite

2) You get a consolation

I never know which way because it differs per state laws, but I would rather have the favorite, regardless if I like him or not, I want the action....

[theiman]

Originally Posted by dillon

I had two tickets that looked like this: late scratch/late scratch/winner and winner/late scratch/winner. I collected nothing. What kind of nonsense is this? Needless to say, never again.

caveat emptor

some rules say you get the chalk, some say conso, some say refund.

Mountaineer's rules for the pick 3 are too brutal to play in my opinion. Those scratches weren't last minute gate scratches. The first leg was around 10 minutes to post. The second leg was a scratch as soon as betting opened up for that race. I don't believe the horse was even at the track, or was ineligible for the condition. The reason I say that is because someone on another forum, who actually goes to the track, stated that this has happened before.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by dillon

Mountaineer's rules for the pick 3 are too brutal to play in my opinion. Those scratches weren't last minute gate scratches. The first leg was around 10 minutes to post. The second leg was a scratch as soon as betting opened up for that race. I don't believe the horse was even at the track, or was ineligible for the condition. The reason I say that is because someone on another forum, who actually goes to the track, stated that this has happened before.

In West Virginia, a scratch automatically substitutes the post time favorite. This is true in all legs, including the first.

Originally Posted by SentToStud

In West Virginia, a scratch automatically substitutes the post time favorite. This is true in all legs, including the first.

And that makes West Virginia's pick 3 rules archaic. There are scratches constantly in these races. Sometimes in turf races they will switch from turf to dirt AFTER the first leg is completed and there isn't a drop of rain in sight, only dew. A third of the field will be scratched and the dirt horse with no turf form will win. Just baloney and a total disregard to the horse player. I will still play Mountaineer because of the great prices, just not the pick 3 anymore.