Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 491 - Racing and Gaming Commission › Chapter 10 - Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Racing › Rule 491-10.5 - Trainer, Jockey, and Jockey Agent Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Trainer.
a.
Responsibility.
The
			 trainer is responsible for:
(1) The condition
			 of horses entered in an official workout or race and, in the absence of
			 substantial evidence to the contrary, for the presence of any prohibited drug,
			 medication or other substance, including permitted medication in excess of the
			 maximum allowable level, in such horses, regardless of the acts of third
			 parties. A positive test for a prohibited drug, medication, or substance,
			 including permitted medication in excess of the maximum allowable level, as
			 reported by a commission-approved laboratory, is prima facie evidence of a
			 violation of this rule or Iowa Code chapter 99D.
(2) Preventing the administration of any
			 drug, medication, or other prohibited substance that may cause a violation of
			 these rules. An "in-today" sign must be placed by 8 a.m. on race day next to
			 the stall of a horse that is scheduled to race on that day. For horses shipping
			 in on race day, the sign must be placed upon the horse's arrival.
(3) Any violation of rules regarding a
			 claimed horse's participation in the race in which the trainer's horse is
			 claimed.
(4) The condition and
			 contents of stalls, tack rooms, feed rooms, sleeping rooms, and other areas
			 which have been assigned to the trainer by the facility and maintaining the
			 assigned stable area in a clean, neat, and sanitary condition at all
			 times.
(5) Ensuring that fire
			 prevention rules are strictly observed in the assigned stable area.
(6) Being present to witness the
			 administration of furosemide during the administration time and sign as the
			 witness on the affidavit form. A licensed designee of the trainer may witness
			 the administration of the furosemide and sign as the witness on the affidavit
			 form; however, this designee may not be another practicing veterinarian or
			 veterinary assistant. If the trainer or designee is not present or does not
			 allow for the administration of furosemide to a horse to be run on furosemide,
			 said horse will be placed on the steward's list for a minimum of five days
			 starting the day after the violation.
(7) The proper identity, custody, care,
			 health, condition, and safety of horses in the trainer's charge.
(8) Disclosure to the racing secretary of the
			 true and entire ownership of each horse in the trainer's care, custody, or
			 control. Any change in ownership shall be reported immediately to, and approved
			 by, the stewards and recorded by the racing secretary. The disclosure, together
			 with all written agreements and affidavits setting out oral agreements
			 pertaining to the ownership for or rights in and to a horse, shall be attached
			 to the registration certificate for the horse and filed with the racing
			 secretary.
(9) Training all horses
			 owned wholly or in part by the trainer which are participating at the race
			 meeting.
(10) Registering with the
			 racing secretary each horse in the trainer's charge within 24 hours of the
			 horse's arrival on facility premises.
(11) Ensuring that, at the time of arrival at
			 the facility, each horse in the trainer's care is accompanied by a valid health
			 certificate which shall be filed with the racing secretary.
(12) Having each horse in the trainer's care
			 that is racing or stabled on facility premises tested for equine infectious
			 anemia (EIA) in accordance with state law and for filing evidence of such
			 negative test results with the racing secretary. The test must have been
			 conducted within the previous 12 months and must be repeated upon expiration.
			 The certificate must be attached to the foal certificate or otherwise
			 accessible by the commission or racing association.
(13) Using the services of those
			 veterinarians licensed by the commission to attend horses that are on facility
			 premises.
(14) Properly recording
			 the sex of the horses in the trainer's care with the horse identifier and the
			 racing secretary and immediately reporting the alteration of the sex of a horse
			 in the trainer's care to the horse identifier and the racing
			 secretary.
(15) Promptly reporting
			 to the racing secretary and the commission veterinarian any horse on which a
			 posterior digital neurectomy (heel nerving) has been performed and ensuring
			 that such fact is designated on its certificate of registration. See Iowa Code
			 subsections 99D.25(1)  to
			 99D.25(3).
(16) Promptly reporting to the stewards and
			 the commission veterinarian the serious illness of any horse in the trainer's
			 charge.
(17) Promptly reporting the
			 death of any horse in the trainer's care on facility premises to the stewards,
			 owner, and the commission veterinarian and complying with Iowa Code subsection
			 99D.25(5) 
			 governing postmortem examination.
(18) Maintaining a knowledge of the
			 medication record and status of all horses in the trainer's care.
(19) Immediately reporting to the stewards
			 and the commission veterinarian if the trainer knows, or has cause to believe,
			 that a horse in the trainer's custody, care, or control has received any
			 prohibited drugs or medication.
(20) Representing an owner in making entries
			 and scratches and in all other matters pertaining to racing.
(21) Eligibility of horses entered and weight
			 or other allowance claimed.
(22)
			 Ensuring the fitness of a horse to perform creditably at the distance
			 entered.
(23) Ensuring that the
			 trainer's horses are properly shod, bandaged, and equipped.
(24) Presenting the trainer's horse in the
			 paddock at least 20 minutes before post time or at a time otherwise appointed
			 before the race in which the horse is entered. Any horse failing to report to
			 the paddock will be placed on the steward's list for a minimum of five days
			 starting the day after the violation.
(25) Personally attending to the trainer's
			 horses in the paddock and supervising the saddling thereof, unless excused by
			 the stewards.
(26) Instructing the
			 jockey to give the jockey's best effort during a race and instructing the
			 jockey that each horse shall be ridden to win.
(27) Witnessing the collection of a urine,
			 blood, or hair sample from the horse in the trainer's charge or delegating a
			 licensed employee or the owner of the horse to do so.
(28) Notifying horse owners upon the
			 revocation or suspension of their trainer's license. A trainer whose license
			 has been suspended for more than 30 days, whose license has expired or been
			 revoked, or whose license application has been denied must inform the horse
			 owners that, until the license is restored, the trainer can no longer be
			 involved with the training, care, custody or control of their horses, nor
			 receive any compensation from the owners for the training, care, custody or
			 control of their horses. Upon application by the horse owner, the stewards may
			 approve the transfer of such horse(s) to the care of another licensed trainer,
			 and upon such approved transfer, such horse(s) may be entered to race. Upon
			 transfer of such horse(s), the inactive trainer shall not be involved in any
			 arrangements related to the care, custody or control of the horse(s) and shall
			 not benefit financially or in any other way from the training of the
			 horse(s).
(29) Ensuring that all
			 individuals in their employ are properly licensed by the commission.