A carryover occurs when no correct tickets are made for complex wagers like Pick 4 or Super Hi-5, causing the track to hold the money and add it to the next pool. Tracks have different policies: some pay those closest to winning, some carry over the entire pool, and others pay a portion while carrying over the rest, depending on the track and wager type.
Sometimes there are no correct tickets for a complex wager type (IE Pick 4,5,6 or Super Hi-5) at the end of a race. A carryover occurs If the track holds the money wagered, and includes it in the pool the next time that wager type is offered.
Every track has its own set of policies regarding wagers with no correct bets:
- Some will pay out the pool to whomever came closest to a winning bet.
- Some will carryover the entire pool.
- Some will pay out a percentage of the pool and carryover the rest.
This depends on the track and the wager type.