Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 006 - Department of Finance and Administration › Division 06 - Racing Commission › Rule 006.06.24-001 - Horse Racing Rulebook 2023-2024

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Governing
HORSE RACING
In
ARKANSAS
January 2021 Edition Arkansas Racing
				Commission
Asa Hutchinson
Governor
Alex Lieblong, Chairman, Conway
Mark Lamberth, Batesville
Butch Rice, Beebe
Denny East, Marion
Michael Post, Altus
Bo Hunter - Fort Smith
Steve Landers - Little Rock
John Campbell, Manager, Little Rock 1515 W. 7th Street,
				#505
P.O. Box 3076 Little Rock 72203-3076
FOREWORD
The Rules herein prescribed, and any amendments or additions
				thereto, apply to all persons, partnerships, associations, firms or
				corporations, their officers, directors, stockholders, agents, representatives
				or employees who hold, conduct, patronize, aid, assist or participate in any
				Race Meeting within the State of Arkansas where thoroughbred horse racing
				licensed by the State of Arkansas shall be permitted for any stake, purse or
				reward. The definitions and interpretations of racing terms herein set forth,
				as well as the Foreword, are to be considered in connection with the Rules and
				as a part of them.
In reading the Rules, unless the text otherwise requires, it
				shall be understood, without constant reference thereto, that they apply only
				in the State of Arkansas.
Every franchise to hold a Race Meeting is granted upon the
				condition that the franchise holder shall accept, observe and enforce said
				Rules. Furthermore, it shall be the duty of each and every officer, director
				and every official and employee of said franchise holder to observe and enforce
				the Rules.
Any and all of the Rules may be amended, altered, repealed or
				supplemented by new and additional Rules.
The Racing Commission shall have continuing jurisdiction and
				control over all penalties and decisions imposed or made by it, or its
				predecessors, except as otherwise provided by law. Furthermore, the Racing
				Commission shall have the power and authority to review, affirm, modify or
				rescind any penalty or decision with regard to any infraction of these Rules,
				which may be imposed or made by the racing officials of any Race
				Meeting.
The laws of the State of Arkansas and the Rules promulgated by
				the Racing Commission supersede the conditions of a race or the regulations of
				a Race Meeting.
Note: Numbering of these Rules will not be consecutive since
				the Racing Commission Rules that apply to other types of racing are
				omitted.
Absolute Insurer
1233
Act 12 Purse and Construction Fund
2500
Added Money, definition
1002
Advance Deposit Wagering
2800
Age, definition
1003
Allowance Race, definition
1005
Also Eligible, definition
1004
Also-Eligibles and Preferred Lists
2279-2289
Anabolic Steroids
1217(A) (See Appendix)
Anti-Ulcer Medications
1232
Appeal to Commission, definition
1006
Appeals to Racing Commission
1256-1260
Application for Dates
1100, 1103-1104
Application for Franchises
1101
Arrears, definition
1007
Association Grounds, definition
1009
Association, definition
1008
Authorized Agent, definition
1010
Authorized Agents
2140-2146
Bar Plates
1213
Beneficial Interest, definition
1011
Betting Interest, definition
1012
Bleeder List, definition
1013
Breakage, definition
1014
Breeder, definition
1015
Cancellation, Races
2274-2278
Carryover, definition
1016
Claim of Foul and Protest
2357-2371
Claiming
2426-2458
Claiming - Revocation of Claims for EPO
						  Positives
2434
Claiming Race, definition
1017
Classix
2460
Clerk of Scales
2003-2006
Coggins
1269
Commission Chemist
1235-1243
Commission Clocker
2099
Commission Veterinarian
1266-1268
Commission, Appeals to
1256-1260
Commission, definition
1018
Complaints
1251
Conditions, definition
1019
Contest, definition
1020
Contestant, definition
1021
Corporate Owners
2137-2139
Coupled Entry, definition
1022
Daily Double
2424
Dates, Application for
1100, 1103-1104
Day, definition
1023
Dead Heat, definition
1024
Dead Heats
2381-2386
Dead Heats
2423
Declaration and Scratches
2267-2273
Declaration, definition
1025
Disqualification, Term
1245
Divided or Split Races
2239
Drugs, Uniform Classifications & Guidelines
1217 (See Appendix)
Drug Testing, Horses
1235-1243
Drug Testing - Out of Competition Testing for Blood
						  and/or Gene Doping Agents
1217(B) (See Appendix)
Entry
2212-2262
Entry, definition
1026
Entry, Ineligible Horse
1204
Equipment Changes
2265-2266
Evidence, Substantial, definition
1087
Exacta
2424.1
Exhibition Race, definition
1027
Expired Ticket, definition
1028
Extracorpeal Shock Wave Treatment or Radial Pulse Wave
						  Therapy
1217(C) (See Appendix)
Felony Convictions
1121
Field, definition
1046
Financial Interest, definition
1029
Fines
1254, 1255
Finish Order, definition
1051
Flat Race, definition
1030
Forfeit, definition
1031
Franchises, Application for
1101
Furosemide
1232
Guest Association, definition
1032
Handbooks
1118
Handicap Race, definition
1033
Handle, definition
1034
Horse disqualification, Term
1245
Horse, definition
1035
Horse, Tattoo
2224
Horseshoes, Bar Plates
1213
Horseshoes
1211
Host Association, definition
1036
Ineligible Horse, Entry of
1204
Ineligibility of Horses Testing Positive for Blood
						  Doping Agents
1245(A), 2263
Ineligible Horse, Transfer
1210
Inquiry, definition
1037
Instant Racing Purse and Awards
2700
Intra-Articular Joint Injections
1272
Jockey Agent
2179-2190
Jockey Apprentice
2200-2202
Jockey, definition
1038
Jockey, Mount Fees
2169
Jockey, Naming of
2176-2177
Jockey, Protective Headgear
2163
Jockey, Safety Vest
2163
Jockey, Riding Crop
2163
Jockey, Suspension
2171-2173
Jockeys
2157-2175
Jockey's Room Custodian
2011-2018
Lasix
1232
License Prohibitions
2111
License Revocation
2109
License, Veterinarians
2112
Licensee, definition
1039
Licenses, Registrations, Fees
2103-2114
Maiden Race, definition
1041
Maiden, definition
1040
Match Race, definition
1043
"Milkshake" Rule
1231
Minimum Payout, Minus Pool
2419
Minus Pool
2425
Minus Pool, definition
1044
Minus Pool, Minimum Payout
2419
Month, definition
1045
Mutuel Field, definition
1046
Mutuels, Classix
2460
Mutuels, Daily Double
2424
Mutuels, Dead Heats
2423
Mutuels, Exacta
2424.1
Mutuels, General
2387-2419
Mutuels, Minus Pool
2425
Mutuels, Pick 3
2461
Mutuels, Place Pool
2421
Mutuels, Quinella
2463
Mutuels, Show Pool
2422
Mutuels, Superfecta
2465
Mutuels, Trifecta
2462
Mutuels, Win Pool
2420
Mutuels, Wrong Ticket
2416
Net Pool, definition
1047
Nomination, definition
1048
Nominator, definition
1049
Objection, definition
1050
Off Time, definition
1054
Official Order of Finish, definition
1051
Official Starter, definition
1052
Official Starter
2034-2060
Official Time, definition
1053
Optional Claiming Race, definition
1055
Outs
1152
Outstanding Ticket, definition
1056
Overnight Race, definition
1057
Owner, definition
1058
Owners
2117-2132
Paddock Judge
2019-2022
Paddock to Post
2331-2345
Paddock, definition
1059
Paddock, Restricted Area
1140
Pari-mutuel Manager, Authority
2417
Pari-mutuel System, definition
1060
Pari-mutuel, General
2387-2419
Partnerships
2134-2136
Patron, definition
1061
Payoff, definition
1062
Performance, definition
1063
Permit, definition
1064
Person, definition
1065
Photo-finish
1149
Physical Inspection of Horses
1271
Pick 3
2461
Pick 4
2466
Pick 5
2467
Place Pool
2421
Place wagering, Drop
2389
Placing Judge
2025
Post Position
2290-2291
Post Position, definition
1066
Post Time, definition
1067
Post to Finish
2347-2356
Postmortem Examination
1270
Preferred and Also-Eligibles Lists
2279-2289
Prima Facie Evidence, definition
1068
Profit Split, definition
1070
Profit, definition
1069
Program Trainers
2224
Program, definition
1071
Prohibited Practice, Use of Narcotics
1234
Prohibited Practices, Administration of Drug
1218
Prohibited Practices, Appliances
2128
Prohibited Practices, Commission Employees
1200
Prohibited Practices, Electrical Devices
1214
Prohibited Practices, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy
						  or Radial Pulse Wave Therapy
1217(C) (See Appendix)
Prohibited Practices, Franchise Holders
1110
Prohibited Practices, Hypodermic Equipment
1215
Prohibited Practices, Jockeys
1205-1209
Prohibited Practices, Language and Conduct
1247
Prohibited Practices, Racing Officials
1201-1202
Prohibited Practices, Soliciting Bets
1120
Prohibited Practices, Substances
1216
Prohibited Practices, Tampering With Horse
1212
Prohibited Practices, Track Veterinarian
1261
Protest and Claim of Foul
1072
Purse and Construction Fund
2500
Purse Distribution
1151
Purse, definition
1073
Purse, Distribution
2260
Purse, Redistribution
1221
Quick Official
2363
Quinella
2463
Race Commission, Access
1115
Race Meeting, definition
1043
Race, definition
1074
Race, Interference
2347
Race, Jostle
2348
Race, Strike Another Horse
2349
Races, Cancellation of
2274-2278
Racing Secretary, Handicapper
2007-2010, 2026-2032
Reciprocity
1122--1138
Registered Arkansas Bred, definition
1075
Restricted Area, definition
1076
Result, definition
1077
Ruled Off
1122-1138
Scale of Weight
2313
Schooling or Starter's List
2050-2054
Scratch, definition
1078
Scratches and Declarations
2267-2273
Shoes, Bar Plates
1213
Shoes,
1211
Show Pool
2422
Show wagering, Drop
2389
Simulcast, definition
1080
Simulcasting
1119
Split or Divided Races
2239
Stable Name, definition
1082
Stable Names
2147-2156
Stakes, Distribution
2260
Starter or Schooling List
2050-2054
Starter, definition
1052
Starter, definition
1084
Starters, Maximum Number
2258
Starters, Preference
2258
Steward, definition
1086
Stewards
2061-2094
Stewards, Authority for Drug Testing
2069
Stewards, Authority to Examine
2074
Stewards, Authority to Exclude or Eject
2071
Stewards, Authority to Fine or Rule Off
1248
Stewards, Authority to Fine or Rule Off
1253
Stewards, Authority to Suspend and Disqualify
2070
Stewards, Determination of Claim of Foul
2366
Stewards, Drug Testing
2114
Stewards, Experience
2061
Stewards, Hearings
2094
Substantial Evidence, definition
1087
Superfecta
2465
Suspension and Ruled Off
1122-1138
Takeout, definition
1088
Tattoo
2224
Testing, Horses
1235-1243
Timing
2095-2098
Total Dissolved Carbon Dioxide Testing
						  ("Milkshake")
1231
Totalisator
1148
Totalisator, definition
1089
Track Superintendent
2100-2102
Track Veterinarian
1261-1265
Track Veterinarian List
1264
Trainer, Absolute Insurer
1233
Trainers
2117-2132
Trainers, Program Trainers
2224
Treatment Records
2133
Trifecta
2462
Turn-downs
1211
Valets
2175
Vet's List
1264
Walkover, definition
1091
Week, definition
1092
Weigh In, definition
1093
Weighing In
2314-2323
Weighing Out
2324-2329
Weight for Age, definition
1095
Weight Out, definition
1094
Weight Penalties and Allowances
2292-2312
Weight, Scale of
2313
Win Pool
2420
Winner, definition
1096
Winnings
2374-2379
Workout Requirement / Physical Examination
2099
Workouts, First Time Starters
2099
Wrong Ticket
2416
Year, definition
1097
_________________________
Wagering Rules and Electronic Games of Skill (EGS) Rules are
				contained in a separate volume at the Commission Office.
DEFINITIONS
1000. The following definitions and
			 interpretations shall apply throughout these Rules unless the text otherwise
			 requires:
1001. "Act'' is the
			 enabling legislation permitting pari-mutuel horse racing in this
			 jurisdiction.
1002. "Added Money"
			 is the amount added into a stakes by the Association or by sponsors, state-bred
			 programs or other funds added to those monies gathered by nomination, entry,
			 sustaining and other fees coming from the horsemen.
1003. "Age" of a horse foaled in North
			 America shall be reckoned from the first day of January of the year of
			 foaling.
1004. "Also Eligible''
			 pertains to:
(a) a number of eligible horses,
			 properly entered, which were not drawn for inclusion in a race, but that become
			 eligible according to preference or lot if an entry is scratched prior to the
			 scratch time deadline; or
(b) the
			 next preferred non-qualifier for the finals or consolation from a set of
			 elimination trials that will become eligible in the event a finalist is
			 scratched by the Stewards for a Rule violation or is otherwise eligible if
			 written race conditions permit.