Santa Anita Park Offering Horse Racing Roulette

Santa Anita Park Offering Horse Racing Roulette

Opening day bet will group together horses running in races of six or more.

Long popular in Las Vegas and casinos around the world, roulette will take on a new form beginning with Santa Anita Park's Winter Meet opening day, Dec. 26, as Horse Racing Roulette will debut as a win-only wager available in all 10 opening day races which have fields of six or more horses.

As Santa Anita continues in its efforts to attract new fans, Horse Racing Roulette, which will include horses marked in the track's racing program as red, black or green, will consist of a stand-alone Win pool and payoffs will be made according to the "color" of the winner and standard pari-mutuel calculations. 

Following are the basic components and rules comprising Horse Racing Roulette at Santa Anita:

Two dollar minimum win wager with customary industry-low 15.43% takeout
Horses (minimum six-horse field) will be placed into one of three groups, Red, Black or Green
In most cases, the morning line favorite will be part of the Red Group
The Green Group will be comprised mainly of longshots

The three Groups, in most cases, will not have an equal number of horses
Whichever Group contains the race winner, wins that "game" of Horse Racing Roulette
In the event that ALL betting interest members of any group are scratched or declared non-starters, betting on the Group Bet pool will be stopped immediately and all Roulette wagers made on this particular race will be refunded.

In the event of a dead heat for first between two or more divergent Group members, the Group Bet pool will be distributed as a profit split (place pool) or, if there is a triple dead heat with as many Group interests, the pool will also be distributed as a profit split (show pool).
Horse Racing Roulette will be offered on all races with a minimum of six runners throughout Santa Anita's upcoming Winter Meet. Fans are encouraged to carefully consult their racing program prior to wagering.