Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 006 - Department of Finance and Administration › Division 06 - Racing Commission › Rule 006.06.22-005 - Thoroughbred Rule 2444 Multiple claims in same race

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
2444.
(a)
			 Multiple Claims Determined by Draw; Invalid Claims. Except as otherwise
			 provided in Rule 2444(b) below, if more than one claim is filed for the same
			 horse, the title to the horse shall be determined by lot under the direction
			 and supervision of one or more of the Stewards. After title to the claimed
			 horse is determined by lot under this Rule 2444(a), or, if applicable, under
			 Rule 2444(b) below, all other claims on that horse in a race shall be deemed
			 null and void. Accordingly, if the winning claim determined by lot under this
			 Rule 2444(a), or, if applicable, under Rule 2444(b) below, is subsequently
			 ruled invalid for any reason, title to the horse shall be returned to the owner
			 of the horse prior to the lot draw, or, if applicable, prior to the
			 determination of the preferred claimant under Rule 2444(b) below. The
			 successful claimant shall be responsible for all expenses for the care and
			 maintenance of the horse from the time the horse is transferred to the claimant
			 until the time the horse is returned to the prior owner following invalidation
			 of the winning claim.
(b)
Claiming Preference
. An owner who has a horse claimed
			 during the Oaklawn racing season will be awarded a claiming preference (a
"Claiming Preference")
subject to the terms and conditions of this
			 Rule 2444(b).
(1) An owner who has a horse
			 claimed during the Oaklawn current racing season will be awarded one Claiming
			 Preference.
(2) Claiming
			 Preferences cannot be accrued or accumulated. A second Claiming Preference may
			 not be awarded until the first is validly used and the owner using the Claiming
			 Preference is awarded title to the claimed horse. If a Claiming Preference is
			 validly used and the owner using the Claiming Preference is awarded title to
			 the claimed horse, the owner will be issued another Claiming Preference if the
			 owner subsequently has a horse claimed at Oaklawn.
(3) Claiming Preferences will become valid
			 (and useable by the owner to whom the Claiming Preference was awarded) starting
			 the first Tuesday of the week after the Claiming Preference is awarded. A
			 Claiming Preference may only be used by the exact same owner to whom the
			 Claiming Preference was awarded.
(4) An owner may use the owner's Claiming
			 Preference on any claiming race through the end of the racing season during
			 which the Claiming Preference was awarded. Unused Claiming Preferences expire
			 at the end of the racing season during which the Claiming Preference was
			 awarded.
(5) An owner holding a
			 Claiming Preference who desires to use the Claiming Preference must expressly
			 so indicate by marking the proper space on the Claim Card denoting election to
			 use the Claiming Preference for that claim. The use of the Claiming Preference
			 is at the option of the owner with the Claiming Preference
(i.e.,
the owner is not required to utilize the Claiming
			 Preference and may defer use to a later claiming race during the then current
			 racing season).
(6) If use of a
			 Claiming Preference is noted on the Claim Card when no Claiming Preference is
			 available, the Claim will be invalidated.
(7) If there are multiple claims for the same
			 horse in a claiming race, claims with a Claiming Preference will be given
			 preference in determining the successful claimant and title to the horse
(e.g.,
if there are multiple valid claims for the same horse
			 in a claiming race, and only one valid claim with a Claiming Preference, the
			 claimant properly utilizing the claimant's Claiming Preference will be
			 determined the successful claimant, and title to the horse shall transfer to
			 that claimant without lot draw/shake).
(8) If there are multiple claims with
			 Claiming Preferences for the same horse in a claiming race, only claims with
			 Claiming Preferences will participate in the lot draw/shake, and the successful
			 claimant and title to the horse shall be determined under Rule 2444(a) above
			 among only those claimants validly using their Claiming Preference. The
			 unsuccessful claimant(s)
i.e.,
those not winning the lot
			 draw/shake) retain their Claiming Preference.
(9) If an owner validly exercises the owner's
			 Claiming Preference and is awarded the claim and title to the claimed horse,
			 that Claiming Preference will then expire.
(10) Once a Claiming Preference is validly
			 used by the owner, and the owner is awarded the claim and title to the claimed
			 horse, the owner will receive a subsequent Claiming Preference upon having
			 another horse claimed.
(11) The
			 Racing Office shall post a list of owners with Claiming Preferences every
			 Tuesday before entries.
(12) A
			 Claiming Preference may only be used in the exact same name of the owner to
			 whom the Claiming Preference was awarded.
(13) Claiming preferences are not
			 transferable.