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The nearest ones to the racetrack is inside Silks Simulcast Center, in the Finish Line Casino (1st floor), and in the North valet area.

In the case of a stuck voucher, write down the station number located under the tote machine and let a nearby staff member know. If no one is around, proceed to ask a staff member at the Silks Simulcast Center ticket sales counter.

18 with valid driver's license.

GP Advantage, is the horse racing player's card that allows you to get points for cash wagers and points that can be redeemed for vouchers, seats, or programs.

Yes, we have a Cash Advance Office located on the south side next to the elevators.

Summer: Inside Silks Simulcast Center, the North entrance, Ten Palms Restaurant entrance, and Stretch's BBQ & Tiki Bar.

Winter: Inside Silks Simulcast Center, the North and South entrances, Ten Palms Restaurant entrance, and Stretch's BBQ & Tiki Bar.

Silks is located on the north side of the breezeway, directly behind the racetrack.

Also referred to as the Winter Meet, Championship Meet begins the first weekend in December through the end of March.

Post times are subject to change, check the website for the most up to date information.

Betting windows open promptly at 12PM.

The Box Office opens at 11AM and closes at 5:30PM.

Silks Simulcast Center opens at 11AM.

Boxes and single horse keys are easy to calculate. For anything more complicated, you can download Horatio Kemeny's free Exotic Wager Calculator which also calculates costs for exactas, trifectas, Pick-3's, etc.

Examples:

5 horse exacta box = 5 x 4 = 20 combinations
5 horse trifecta box = 5 x 4 x 3 = 60 combinations
5 horse superfecta box = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 = 120 combinations

$1 Exacta Box costs:

2 horse box = $2
3 horse box = $6
4 horse box = $12
5 horse box = $20
6 horse box = $30
7 horse box = $42

$1 Trifecta Box costs:

3 horse box = $6
4 horse box = $24
5 horse box = $60
6 horse box = $120
7 horse box = $210

$1 Superfecta Box costs:

4 horse box = $24
5 horse box = $120
6 horse box = $360
7 horse box = $840

$1 Superfecta Key costs:

key 1 with 3 horses = $6
key 1 with 4 horses = $24
key 1 with 5 horses = $60
key 1 with 6 horses = $120

In the simplest terms, a Grade 1 race is a race for Grade 1 horses. The goal of assigning a grade is to make the race attractive to horses of similar quality. Owners and trainers want their horses to run where they can win the largest purses and earn the prestige of the highest stakes grades. Assigning grades helps owners and trainers pick the best possible races for their horses.

The best horses usually race fewer than a dozen times per year and have careers that only last a couple of years, at most. It makes little sense for a Grade 1 horse to run in a Grade 3 race - while he should win easily, there's more money and prestige to be earned in a Grade 1 race. Likewise, it makes little sense to run a Grade 3 horse in a Grade 1 race - there's little chance of winning and an opportunity has been missed to win at the appropriate level.

If a race with a lower grade can consistantly attract better horses than its grade level, usually by offering a larger purse, it will eventually earn a higher grade. Conversely, if a graded stakes race fails to attract top horses, it is in danger of having its grade reduced or even eliminated.

Every eligible race in the U.S. is reviewed on an annual basis by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) and is assigned a grade based primarily on the quality of the horses that have raced in it.

Graded Stakes Requirements

- Races must meet minimum drug testing, medication and safety requirements.

- Races must be unrestricted, except by age and sex.

- Races must meet minimum purse requirements (2009):

Grade 1	$300,000
Grade 2	$150,000
Grade 3	$100,000
ungraded	$75,000

For 2009, the Committee reviewed 746 unrestricted races with a purse of at least $75,000 and assigned grades to 488 of them.

Grade 1	115
Grade 2	159
Grade 3	214

So, it's the grade of the race that determines the quality of the horses that run in it and it's the quality of the horses that run in the race that determines the grade of the race.

For more information: TOBA: Graded Stakes

Once the race is declared official, take your winning wager to any mutual window. At that point you can decide to collect the full amount of your winnings or wager back all or part of it on upcoming races. If you are unsure of whether you've won, bring your ticket to any window to have it checked.

Avoid cashing your ticket 5 minutes before any race as many people wait until the last few minutes before a race to place their wagers, and cashing your winnings will slow the process.

DAILY DOUBLE – To collect you must choose the winners of two races before the first race starts. If you bet "4-1" daily double, No.4 must win the first race and No.1 must win the second.

QUINELLA – You choose two horses in a race. To collect, one horse must finish first and the other, second.

EXACTA – To collect you must choose the first and second horses in a race in their exact order of finish. If you bet "4-1" exacta, No.4 must finish first and No.1 must finish second.

TRIFECTA – To collect you must choose the first, second and third place finishers in a race in their exact order.

SUPERFECTA – To collect you must choose the first, second, third and fourth place finishers in a race in their exact order.

TWIN-TRIFECTA – To be eligible, you must choose the first three finishers of a race in their exact order in the first leg to be allowed to wager on the second leg where you must also pick the first three finishers in their exact order.

PICK 3 – To collect you must choose the winners of three consecutive races before the first race begins.

PICK 6 – To collect you must choose the winners of six consecutive races before the first race begins.