A mandatory payout means the track pays out the entire pool to winning tickets with no carryover; if no exact winner, the closest ticket wins the entire pool, commonly on a track's final meet day.
Mandatory Payout – a track can announce a mandatory payout on a specific racing day.
- This means the track will be paying out the entire pool to all winning tickets – there will be no carryover no matter what.
- When there is a mandatory payout, the “single winner” rule is not applied for Jackpot wagers. If no one has a correct winning ticket, whoever is closest will receive the entire pool including any Jackpot pool.
- Mandatory payouts are most common on a track’s final day of their meet.