[DontSayDont]

Originally Posted by oswaldrha

My thanks for the clarification. If I might prevail upon you with a few follow-up questions?
1. Who exactly declares the horse a nonstarter? Is it the jockey, stewards, other? Stewards
2. If you have a straight wager on a horse that's declared a nonstarter, can you get your money back? Yes, you'll be refunded your bet.Or do you just kiss your cabbage goodbye?
3. If you have a horse singled in a multi-race exotic and its declared a nonstarter, do you get your money back? Or does the track replace it with another horse (betting favorite)? Or do you suck it up and tear up the tickets? Your need to know how your track works on this one.
If it is a non-starter in the first race of a multi-race bet, you'll most likely get your money refunded. If it is in a leg of the multi-race bet, then some times they make a consolation payoff or put you on the favorite for that race.
When in doubt, take your ticket to a teller and they can tell you how that situation is covered.

Ray