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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.77 - Intertrack Wagering

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				Commission shall establish a system of intertrack wagering. This system is
				limited to betting at the racetrack of an association which is not itself
				conducting the race on which betting is being taken (the "receiving track") on
				a race which is being conducted live or by simulcast on a licensed racing day
				at the racetrack of another association (the "sending track"). All betting
				under this regulation shall take place within the confines of the racetrack of
				the receiving track.
B. The
				Commission may permit:
(1) An association
				desiring to conduct intertrack wagering under this regulation to do so provided
				that the request is approved by each:
(a)
				Sending track;
(b) Receiving
				track;
(c) Group representing a
				majority of the horsemen:
(i) Then racing at
				the sending track,
(ii) Who raced
				at the receiving track at its last meeting;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.78 - Quad Wagering

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The quad is a
				contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining four horses to finish first,
				second, third, and fourth in that specific order in a race on which quad
				wagering is offered. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser
				who has selected the same order of finish as officially posted.
B. The quad is not a parlay and has no
				connection with, or relation to, any other wagering pool and shall be
				calculated as an entirely separate pool.
C. Repealed.
D. If a ticket was not sold on the winning
				combination of a quad pool, the net pool shall be distributed to the holders of
				tickets selecting the first, second, and third finishers in that specific
				order. However, if a ticket was not sold combining the first, second, and third
				finishers in that specific order, the net pool shall be distributed to the
				holders of tickets selecting the first and second finishers in that specific
				order. However, if a ticket was not sold containing any of the above
				combinations, the net pool shall be distributed to the holders of tickets
				selecting the correct first place finisher. If less than four horses finish,
				the payoff shall be made to holders of tickets selecting the finishing horses
				in order, ignoring the balance of the selection.
E. If a ticket was not sold that would
				require distribution of the net quad pool to a winner as defined in §D of
				this regulation, the association shall make a full refund of the quad
				pool.
F. In the event of a dead
				heat or dead heats, all quad tickets selecting the correct order of finish,
				counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in all of the positions
				encompassed by the dead heat, shall be winning tickets. When a dead heat
				occurs, the payoff shall be calculated using the same logic used for
				calculating the place and show pools.
G. In the event of a scratch in the quad,
				exchanges are not made. All tickets which include the scratched horse are
				eliminated from further participation in the quad pool and shall be refunded.
				Refunds on key horse wheel tickets may be made after the quad race is official.
				Key horse wheel tickets shall be sold during the entire quad wagering period at
				the posted price used when quad wagering opens.
H. Coupled entries are permitted but fields
				are prohibited in quad races.
I. If
				the horses in a coupled entry finish in more than one of the first four
				positions, one or more of the horses, as necessary, finishing directly after
				the first four horses shall be:
(1) Used to
				complete a winning selection consisting of four different numbers;
				and
(2) Assigned the positions
				behind those horses which have been advanced due to the coupled entry finishing
				in more than one of the first four positions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.79 - Pick-7

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Pick-7
				pari-mutuel pool is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to any
				other pari-mutuel pool.
B. The
				Pick-7 pari-mutuel pool consists of amounts wagered by individuals on the
				individuals' selections to finish first in each of the 7 races designated by an
				Association, with the approval of the Commission, to be part of the Pick-7
				wager.
C. Horses constituting an
				entry of coupled horses or horses coupled to constitute the mutuel field in a
				race comprising the Pick-7 shall race as a single wagering interest for the
				purpose of the Pick-7 pari-mutuel pool calculations and payout to the public.
				However, if part of an entry or field is scratched and any part of either an
				entry or field racing as a single wagering interest is a starter in a race, the
				entry or field, if selected, shall remain as the designated selection to win in
				that race for the Pick-7 wager and the selection may not be deemed a
				scratch.
D. If a Pick-7 pari-mutuel
				ticket contains a single wagering interest or an entire "entry of coupled
				horses" or "mutuel field" which is scratched, excused, or determined by the
				host track stewards to be a nonstarter in the race, after wagering on the
				Pick-7 has commenced, the actual favorite, as evidenced by the amounts wagered
				in the host track win pool at the time of the start of the race, will be
				substituted for the nonstarting selection for all purposes, including pool
				calculations and payoffs. In the unlikely event that the win pool for two or
				more favorites is identical, the selection shall be the lowest program number
				of the cofavorites substituted for the nonstarting selection.
E. Pick-7 Pari-Mutuel Pool.
(1) The Pick-7 pari-mutuel pool shall be
				calculated as follows:
(a) The net pool, that
				is, the total amount wagered less the applicable takeout, shall be allocated 75
				percent to a major share and 25 percent to a minor share;
(b) The major share shall be distributed
				among holders of Pick-7 tickets which contain the correct selections of the
				winner of each of the 7 races comprising the Pick-7;
(c) The minor share shall be distributed
				among holders of Pick-7 tickets which contain the most correct selections of
				the winner of each of the 7 races comprising the Pick-7 but fewer than
				7.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.80 - Pick-7 with Carry-Over

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel pool is not a parlay and has no connection
				with or relation to any other pari-mutuel pool.
B. The Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel
				pool consists of amounts wagered by individuals on the individuals' selections
				to finish first in each of the seven races designated by an Association, with
				the approval of the Commission, to be part of the Pick-7 with Carry-Over
				wager.
C. Those horses constituting
				an entry of coupled horses or those horses coupled to constitute the mutuel
				field in a race comprising the Pick-7 with Carry-Over shall race as a single
				wagering interest for the purpose of the Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel
				pool calculations and payout to the public. However, if part of an entry or
				field is scratched and any part of either an entry or field racing as a single
				wagering interest is a starter in a race, the entry or field, if selected,
				shall remain as the designated selection to win in that race for the Pick-7
				with Carry-Over wager and the selection is not considered a scratch.
D. If a Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel
				ticket contains a single wagering interest or an entire "entry of coupled
				horses" or "mutuel field" which is scratched, excused, or determined by the
				stewards to be a nonstarter in the race, after wagering on the Pick-7 with
				Carry-Over has begun, the actual favorite, as evidenced by the amounts wagered
				in the win pool at the time of the start of the race, will be substituted for
				the nonstarting selection for all purposes, including pool calculations and
				payoffs. In the unlikely event that the win pool for two or more favorites is
				identical, the selection is the lowest program number of the cofavorites
				substituted for the nonstarting selection.
E. The Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel
				pool shall be calculated as follows:
(1) The
				net pool, which consists of the total amount wagered less the applicable
				takeout, shall be allocated:
(a) 75 percent to
				the carry-over share, and
(b) 25
				percent to a best-of-seven share;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.81 - Commingled Pari-Mutuel Pools

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Commingling of pari-mutuel pools occurs when all wagers which are made, both
				within and outside of Maryland on a specific pari-mutuel pool, are combined for
				the purpose of determining a payout.
B. For the purpose of this regulation:
(1) "Gross pool" means the total monies
				accumulated in a specific wagering pool before the deduction of the applicable
				takeout as prescribed by the law in the jurisdiction in which the wagers take
				place.
(2) "Net pool" means the
				total monies accumulated in a specific wagering pool after the deduction of the
				applicable takeout as prescribed by the law in the jurisdiction in which the
				wagers take place.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.82 - Bingo Bet

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Bingo Bet is
				a type of bet in which betting interests are selected and placed in a total of
				nine blocks, arranged in three columns with three blocks in each column thereby
				forming a square.
B. For the
				columns described under §A of this regulation, the totalisator company
				shall assign to each block in column:
(1)
				One, the number of a betting interest selected to finish first;
(2) Two, the number of a betting interest
				selected to finish first or second, except that the center block of this column
				shall be assigned the number of the betting interest that actually finishes
				first in the race; and
(3) Three,
				the number of a betting interest selected to finish first, second, or
				third.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.83 - Head-to-Head Wager

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A. Definition.
(1) In this regulation, the following term
				has the meaning indicated.
(2) Term
				Defined. Head-to-head wager means a bet in which an individual selects one of
				two designated horses in a particular race to reach the finish line before the
				other, regardless of the position in which the other horses finish the
				race.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.84 - Pick (n)

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Pick (n) is a
				type of bet encompassing four or more races, the exact number of races being
				determined by the number substituted for (n). In Pick (n), a bettor selects a
				betting interest to finish not lower than the position specified for this bet
				by the racing association for each of the races comprising the bet.
B. A Pick (n) bet shall be refunded if:
(1) For any reason, 50 percent or more of the
				races scheduled as a part of this bet are cancelled or declared a "no contest";
				or
(2) No bet qualifies for a
				payoff under the provisions of §D, E, or F(1) of this regulation, and the
				provisions of §H of this regulation have not been invoked.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.85 - Quad Trifecta

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this
				regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
(1) "Racing association" means the racing
				association in the State conducting Quad Trifecta wagering.
(2) "Net Quad Trifecta pool" means the total
				amount wagered in the Quad Trifecta pool, except for any carryover generated
				from previous Quad Trifecta wagering, less the appropriate take-out.
(3) "Single price pool" means the method of
				determining a pay-off price where the aggregate winning tickets are divided
				into all, or a designated percentage, of the Net Quad Trifecta pool with each
				winning ticket having the same pay-off price per unit wager.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.86 - Super High Five

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Super High
				Five is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining five horses to finish
				first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, in that specific order, in a race on
				which Super High Five wagering is offered. Payment of the ticket shall be made
				only to the purchaser who has selected the same order of finish as officially
				posted.
B. The Super High Five is
				not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any other wagering
				pool. The Super High Five shall be calculated as an entirely separate
				pool.
C. Super High Five tickets
				shall be sold in $1 denominations or greater.
D. Super High Five wagering may be conducted
				on a race that has at least seven separate wagering interests.
E. If there is no pari-mutuel ticket issued
				that selects the first five finishers in exact order, then the entire net pool
				shall be:
(1) Carried over to the next
				qualifying race offering Super High Five wagering; and
(2) Combined with the Super High Five net
				pool for that race to determine the applicable payout.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.87 - Jockey Challenge

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A jockey
				challenge event is one in which the Racing Association:
(1) Designates the specific races on a racing
				program that will comprise the event;
(2) Designates those jockeys who are
				scheduled to ride in each of the races comprising the event; and
(3) Assigns a number to each of the jockeys
				participating in these races.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.88 - Pick (n) Jackpot

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Pick (n)
				Jackpot is a type of bet encompassing five or more races, the exact number of
				races being determined by the number substituted for (n), where, unless
				otherwise provided, only one, unique ticket holder designates the official
				winners in each of the Pick (n) Jackpot races.
B. Except as provided in §G of this
				regulation, the net pari-mutuel pool for the Pick (n) Jackpot bet that day,
				together with any carryover from previous pools of the same type of bet, shall
				be distributed to the holder of the one, unique pari-mutuel ticket which
				correctly designates the official winners in each of the Pick (n) Jackpot races
				for that day.
C. In the event there
				is more than one pari-mutuel ticket which correctly designates the official
				winners in each of the Pick (n) Jackpot races for that day, the net pari-mutuel
				pool for the Pick (n) Jackpot bets that day shall be distributed:
(1) 60 percent, equally, to the holders of
				pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the official winners in each of
				the Pick (n) Jackpot races for that day; and
(2) 40 percent to the Pick (n) Jackpot
				carryover pool.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.89 - Roulette Wager

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Roulette
				Wager shall be held as a separate pool in every race in which it is offered. It
				is a single-price pool that requires the selection of the designated group that
				includes the betting interest member that is the first-place finisher for a
				single contest.
B. For each race in
				which this wager is offered:
(1) The
				association shall designate each betting interest as a member of one of three
				clearly named groups: Red. Black, or Green;
(2) The pool shall be distributed as a
				single-price pool to those correctly selecting the group that includes the
				betting interest member that finished in first place in that contest;
				and
(3) The association shall,
				before betting is open, provide to the public, in an easily accessible manner,
				the identity of the members of Groups Red, Black, and Green. The information
				will be available in the program and on graphics displays.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.90 - Future Wager

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Future Wager
				requires selection of the first-place finisher in a specified
				contest.
B. The association shall
				apply in writing to the Commission for approval to offer the Future Wager on
				the specified contest and may not offer the wager until Commission approval has
				been granted. The written application shall include the date and time for the
				pool to be opened and closed, a description of the system for compiling the
				pool and calculating odds and payout prices, and the time interval for
				displaying the odds.
C. The
				association or, in the case of interjurisdictional common pool wagering, the
				Host track shall name the contestants included in each betting interest on
				which future wagers may be made and shall assign a program number to each
				betting interest. For purposes of clarity, the foregoing permits the
				association to offer the type of wager described in this section on a race
				which is conducted at a racetrack in a different jurisdiction than the
				association with such jurisdictional racetrack's permission.
D. The amount wagered on the betting interest
				which finishes first in the specified race is deducted from the net pool, the
				balance remaining being the profit; the profit is divided by the amount wagered
				on the betting interest finishing first, such quotient being the profit per
				dollar wagered in the Future Pool on that betting interest.
E. The net Future Pool shall be distributed
				as a single price pool to winning wagers in the following precedence, based
				upon the official order of finish:
(1) To
				those whose selection finished first; but if there are no such wagers,
				then
(2) To those whose selection
				finished second; but if there are no such wagers, then
(3) To those whose selection finished third;
				but if there are no such wagers, then
(4) The entire pool shall be refunded on
				Future Pool wagers for that contest.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.91 - Jackpot Super High Five

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				Jackpot Super High Five is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining
				five horses to finish first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, in that specific
				order, in a race on which Jackpot Super High Five wagering is offered, where,
				unless otherwise provided, only one, unique pari-mutuel ticket holder
				designates the official order of finish for the first five horses. Payment of
				the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser of the single, unique
				pari-mutuel ticket who has selected the same order of finish as officially
				posted.
B. The Jackpot Super High
				Five is not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any other
				wagering pool. The Jackpot Super High Five shall be calculated as an entirely
				separate pool.
C. Subject to
				Commission approval, the racing association shall establish the minimum amount
				for a bet on the Jackpot Super High Five tickets.
D. Jackpot Super High Five wagering may be
				conducted on a race that has at least seven separate wagering
				interests.
E. Except as provided in
				§H of this regulation, the net pari-mutuel pool for the Jackpot Super High
				Five bet on a qualifying race that day, together with any carryover from
				previous pools of the same type of bet, shall be distributed to the holder of
				the single, unique pari-mutuel ticket which correctly designates the official
				order of finish for the first five horses in the Jackpot Super High Five wager
				for that race on that day.
F. In
				the event there is more than one pari-mutuel ticket which correctly designates
				the official order of finish for the first five horses in the Jackpot Super
				High Five bet for that race on that day, the net pari-mutuel pool for the
				Jackpot Super High Five bets that day shall be distributed:
(1) 50 percent, equally, to the holders of
				pari-mutuel tickets which correctly designate the official order of finish for
				the first five horses in the Jackpot Super High Five bet for that race on that
				day; and
(2) 50 percent to the
				Jackpot Super High Five carryover pool.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.01 - Rules

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The Rules and Regulations portion of the "Charter, By-Laws
				  Rules and Regulations of the United States Trotting Association 2005" is
				  incorporated by reference into these rules, but where there is conflict or
				  inconsistency with the numbered Maryland Harness Racing Rules which follow in
				  this chapter, the provisions of the numbered Maryland Harness Racing Rules
				  shall prevail. The rules shall govern harness racing and those licensed for
				  harness racing at all meetings in the State which are licensed by the
				  Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.07 - Betting

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Except as provided in Regulation .15F of this chapter, an
				  individual associated with a horse in a race may bet on any horse in the
				  race.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.08 - Claiming

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The following
				persons may claim:
(1) An individual that the
				Commission licenses as an owner;
(2) An entity that has established its
				qualifications to claim by filing an application for licensure as an owner and
				has been approved by the judges to claim; and
(3) An authorized agent of a qualified
				owner.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.14 - Drawing or Scratching Horses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				horse may not be withdrawn from a race after having been declared in, except by
				permission from the presiding judge representing the Maryland Racing
				Commission. Before allowing the withdrawal of any horse or horses, the
				presiding judge shall cause him to be examined by the veterinarian of the
				Commission, who shall report to the presiding judge. If a horse fails to start
				without having received permission to withdraw, the horse may be suspended
				together with the owner and trainer and the case may be referred to the Racing
				Commission for disposition. The Commission may expel, suspend, and fine, in an
				amount not exceeding $500, the owner and trainer of the horse, and may continue
				the suspension of the horse.
B.
				Every horse whose starting is obligatory is expected to run the course, except
				that the judges may order the withdrawal of a horse at any time up to the
				actual start of a race to protect the public interest.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.15 - Drivers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. An individual
				may not drive in a race unless licensed to do so by the Commission.
B. An individual may not be granted a license
				to drive under any name other than the individual's legal name.
C. A horse may not appear upon the track
				within 1 hour preceding post time of the first event of the day unless the
				driver of the horse is dressed in colors.
D. A driver wearing colors may not:
(1) Leave the paddock, except to drive, until
				all of the driver's engagements are fulfilled and the colors removed;
(2) Enter the public areas of the racetrack
				without the permission of the judges; and
(3) Partake of intoxicating beverages or
				controlled dangerous substances.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.16 - Driver's Stand

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Each association licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting
				  shall provide a stand, located convenient to the gate through which horses
				  enter the track at the beginning of a heat or race, for drivers who are not
				  competing in a particular heat or race and who are wearing colors, to view the
				  races.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.16-1 - Eligibility of a Horse

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A horse which is eligible for a race at the time of its entry
				  may not have its eligibility affected by a ruling on itself or another horse
				  regarding a disqualification in a prior race that is issued on or after the day
				  of the race for which the horse is entered.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.17 - Entries

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The closing of
				entries is determined by the racing secretary. The racing secretary shall check
				the eligibility of all horses drawn in to race and verify the horses'
				eligibility with the presiding judge. Additions to the entries may not be made
				after entries are closed. All entries or declarations shall be made by the
				owner or trainer or the registered agent of the owner. All information called
				for by the declaration or entry application or blank shall be supplied. The
				racing secretary shall refuse all applications, declarations, or entries which
				are not fully completed, and promptly notify the owner or trainer or agent of
				the reasons for the refusal. The racing secretary shall verify the accuracy of
				the name of the owner, the trainer, and the driver as set forth in the
				declaration or entry.
B.
				Preference.
(1) Preference shall be given in
				all overnight events according to a horse's last previous purse race during the
				current year. Horses of equal preference should be chosen for the race by draw.
				The preference date on a horse that has drawn to race and been scratched is the
				date of the race from which the horse was scratched.
(2) When a horse is racing for the first time
				in the current year, the date of the first declaration shall be considered its
				last race date, and preference applied accordingly, provided, however, that
				when an overnight race has been reopened because it did not fill, all eligible
				horses declared in to the race before the reopening shall receive preference
				over horses subsequently declared, irrespective of the actual preference
				dates.
(3) This rule relating to
				preference is not applicable to any meeting at which an agricultural fair is in
				progress. All horses granted stalls and eligible shall be given an opportunity
				to compete at these meetings.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.18 - Horse Identification

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except
				as otherwise permitted in §B of this regulation, a horse may not be
				permitted to race unless fully identified by its:
(1) Color;
(2) Markings;
(3) Unusual conformation, if any;
				and
(4) Registration number issued
				by a governing body of the breed as indicated by a:
(a) Freeze brand on the horse's neck,
				or
(b) Lip tattoo.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.19 - Licenses and Registrations

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				following persons are required to take out a license from, or register with,
				the Commission:
(1) Licenses:
(a) Trainer;
(b) Owner
(c) Driver;
(d)
				Farrier;
(e) Pari-mutuel employee;
(f) Stable
				employee;
(g) Track employee;
(h) Veterinarian;
(i) Vendor;
(j) Track
				manager.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.22 - Number of Starters

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In all
				overnight events, the number of starters in any race shall be limited to the
				number agreed upon by the Association and the horsemen's organization, and
				approved by the Commission. If more than the agreed upon and approved number of
				horses are declared in to start under the conditions, all of the entry blanks
				shall be placed in a box and the presiding judge, or an associate judge
				designated by him, shall draw out the number of entry blanks and the number so
				drawn shall constitute the field eligible to start. In addition to the number
				so drawn, the presiding judge, or an associate judge designated by him, shall
				draw out of the box two additional entries or declarations, and the two so
				drawn shall be also eligible in the event of a scratch or withdrawal of one or
				two of the eight drawn originally to start. If only one eligible is needed to
				fill, the judges shall then determine, by drawing, the one eligible to start.
				An also eligible permitted to start shall be assigned an outside post position.
				When more horses are declared in a race than are allowed to start, those horses
				failing to be allowed to start shall be given preferential rights to start on a
				succeeding day in the next race scheduled for the same class of horses, as
				provided in Regulation .17B of this chapter. A horse may not be added to a race
				as an also eligible unless the horse was drawn as such at the time the
				declaration closed.
B. In stakes
				events, the number of starters shall be limited to 13. If there are more than
				13 entries, then the race shall be divided. Tier starting in entries of more
				than eight shall be permitted with eight horses in the first tier, and the
				remainder in the second. The tier positions shall be determined by the post
				positions as drawn by the judges.
C. Position of horses at the post shall be
				determined in public by lot under the direction of and in a manner prescribed
				by the judges, at the close of the entries.
D. Horses shall take their positions at the
				post in the order in which their names have been drawn by lot; but vicious and
				unruly horses may be placed on the outside by the starter if, by so doing, a
				better start may be obtained.
E. A
				horse may not be excused from the parade or introduction, and each horse shall
				parade in the order of his post position unless excused by the
				judges.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.23 - Numbering of Horses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Each competing horse shall be equipped with numbers of style,
				  type, and design approved by the Commission or its representatives. Numbers
				  shall be so arranged that coupled entries may be distinguished as such and also
				  horses coupled in the field as such.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.24 - Officials

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. For each day of
				live racing during a race meeting, the officials on duty shall be:
(1) One presiding judge and two associate
				judges;
(2) Commission
				veterinarians;
(3) Two patrol
				judges;
(4) One program
				director;
(5) One clerk of the
				course;
(6) One starter;
(7) An official timer;
(8) A paddock judge;
(9) A racing secretary and
				handicapper;
(10) A licensed
				charter; and
(11) An
				identifier.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.25 - Owners

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Owner's License.
(1) Except as provided by § A(2), below,
				an owner may not be allowed to start any horse under the jurisdiction of the
				Commission, until the owner has obtained from the Commission an owner's
				license. This license shall be applied for annually and will be issued for 1
				year in the full name of the owner. The license may be revoked, for cause, by
				the Commission, or in the discretion of the Commission, may be suspended for
				cause for any period of time. Before issuance of a license, an owner may be
				required to satisfy the Commission of his financial responsibility. An owner
				shall maintain his financial responsibility so long as he is licensed by the
				Commission.
(2) The judges, in
				their discretion, may allow an owner to race a horse one time while awaiting
				the receipt of his owner's license. An owner who so races but does not complete
				his application for a license and pay the appropriate fee within 30 days shall
				be precluded from further racing in this State until his application is filed,
				and license fee paid.
(3) Purse
				money or prizes may not be distributed to an owner until he has received an
				owner's license from the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.26 - Paddock Access and Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Individuals, other than officials and
				Commission employees whose duties require their presence in the paddock, shall
				be denied access to the paddock except for:
(1) Individuals authorized by the judges to
				enter the paddock; and
(2) Licensed
				individuals associated with a horse required to be in the paddock, such as a:
(a) Driver,
(b) Groom,
(c) Owner,
(d) Trainer, and
(e) Veterinarian.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.27 - Partnerships

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. All partnerships
				shall be registered so as to set forth the name and address of every person
				having any interest in a horse, the relative proportions of these interests,
				and the terms of any sales with contingencies, lease, or arrangement. The
				registration shall be signed by all the parties or by their authorized agents.
				Each partner shall be jointly or severally liable for all arrears.
B. All statements of partnerships, of sales
				with contingencies or arrangements, shall declare to whom winnings are payable,
				in whose name the horse shall run and with whom rests the power of entry or of
				declaration. In cases of emergency, authority to sign declarations of
				partnership may be given by a telegram promptly confirmed in writing.
C. The part owner of any horse cannot assign
				his share or any part of it without the written consent of the other
				partners.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.30 - Purses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Purses for all
				races run on State tracks shall be for an amount approved by the Maryland
				Racing Commission.
B. Any purse or
				reward affected by an appeal and withheld by order of the judges pending
				disposition of the appeal shall be retained by the racing association holding
				the meeting, and placed in an interest-bearing escrow account which shall be
				distributed, together with interest earned on the escrow account, upon final
				disposition of the appeal.
C. Purse
				money may not be distributed or used for claiming purposes sooner than 72 hours
				from the racing of the event in which the purse was earned, and it may not be
				withheld without cause for more than an additional 48 hours after
				that.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.32 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A copy of all information recorded in the judge's book and
				  furnished to the United States Trotting Association shall be forwarded to the
				  office of the Commission, signed by the officials of the meeting, immediately
				  upon the conclusion of each day's racing. The judges shall make reports in
				  writing to the Racing Commission of all infractions of the rules and of all
				  rulings of the judges upon matters coming before them during each day. Copies
				  thereof shall be mailed to each member of the Commission.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.36 - Sulky Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A
				sulky shall consist of the following parts which are attached to one another in
				such a way that they remain together during normal use and testing:
(1) Arch;
(2) Two forks;
(3) Seat and seat plate;
(4) Two shafts;
(5) Two stirrups; and
(6) Two wheels with tires and wheel
				covers.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.37 - Trainers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Licensing.
(1) An individual wishing to apply for a
				license as a trainer shall make application under the individual's legal
				name.
(2) Requirements for
				Licensing. To be licensed as a trainer, an individual shall:
(a) Be 18 years old or older;
(b) Be financially responsible; and
(c) Provide proof of ability to act as a
				trainer.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.38 - Trainer-Driver

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Each
				trainer-driver shall obtain a license from the Commission. Before issuance of a
				license, a trainer-driver may be required to satisfy the Commission of his
				financial responsibility. A trainer-driver shall maintain his financial
				responsibility so long as he is licensed by the Commission.
B. A trainer-driver may not practice his
				profession except under his own name.
C. The presiding judge may permit a
				trainer-driver to act, after an application has been filed, pending action on
				his application.
D. A licensed
				trainer-driver and driver may represent the owner in the matter of entries,
				declarations, and the employment of drivers.
E. A trainer-driver shall have his horse in
				the paddock at the time appointed.
F. A trainer-driver may not have in charge or
				under his supervision any horse owned, in whole or in part, by a disqualified
				person.
G. A trainer-driver may not
				accept, directly or indirectly, any bribe, gift, or gratuity in any form which
				might influence the result of any race or which would tend to do so.
H. A trainer-driver may not employ a driver
				for the purpose of preventing him from driving in any race.
I. Trainer-drivers having charge, custody, or
				care of a horse or horses are obligated to properly protect the horses and
				guard against any violation of the Corrupt Practices Rules. The trainer-driver
				is responsible at all times for the condition of all horses trained by
				him.
J. Trainer-drivers who make
				frivolous complaints may be fined or suspended by the presiding
				judge.
K. When any person subject
				to the jurisdiction of the Commission is formally charged with violation of the
				racing rules or any criminal statute of this or any other state, the Commission
				may suspend him until the charge has been tried, dismissed, or otherwise
				disposed of. When a person subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission is
				convicted of a criminal offense, in this or any other state, or the United
				States, the Commission may suspend or revoke the person's license.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.39 - Veterinarians

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Commission
				shall designate and employ a Chief Veterinarian and other veterinarians it
				considers necessary, and assign the veterinarians to serve at a Maryland track
				when live racing is conducted at the track.
B. A veterinarian employed by the Commission
				shall:
(1) Visually examine a horse appearing
				in the day's entries while the horse is warming up on the track before the race
				in which it is to run;
(2) Be in
				the paddock before a race and visually inspect the horses in the
				race;
(3) Report a horse's racing
				condition to the presiding judge, if, in the opinion of the veterinarian:
(a) The horse is not in condition to race;
				or
(b) By racing, the horse may
				cause injury to:
(i) Itself,
(ii) Its driver, or
(iii) Other participants in the
				race;
(4)
				Ensure that blood is drawn for testing purposes from the horses designated by
				the presiding judge or the Commission; and
(5) Perform examinations and tests that, from
				time to time, may be required by the presiding judge.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.43 - Foaled Stakes Program

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Definitions. In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings
				indicated:
(1) "Advisory Committee" means the
				Maryland Standardbred Race Fund Advisory Committee.
(2) "Breeder" means the owner or, if leased,
				the lessee of the dam at the time of breeding.
(3) "Conceived" means the impregnation of a
				dam, by means of natural or artificial insemination, by a Maryland stallion
				whose offspring meet the eligibility requirements for the Sire Stakes Program
				in Regulation .53 of this chapter.
(4) "Covered by a Maryland stallion" means to
				be bred to a Maryland stallion whose offspring meet the eligibility
				requirements for the Sire Stakes Program in Regulation .53 of this
				chapter.
(5) "USTA" means the
				United States Trotting Association.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.44 - Pari-Mutuels

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Maryland
				Racing Commission, acting under authority of the law creating it, hereby
				establishes the pari-mutuel system as the only legal system of wagering on
				harness races on all harness racing tracks in the State over which it has
				jurisdiction.
B. Associations shall
				use vending machines for the sale of pari-mutuel tickets unless otherwise
				authorized by the Commission. All associations shall use a totalisator approved
				by the Commission. A totalisator may not be deemed one of approved design
				unless it is capable of:
(1) Registering by
				automatic electric or mechanical means on central aggregators all wagers made
				on each horse, each entry, or the field, in each of the straight, place, or
				show pools; and
(2) Displaying the
				registered totals so as to permit ready tabulation by the Commission's
				representative.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.02 - Harness Racing › Section 09.10.02.45 - Sale of Pari-Mutuel Tickets

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				Sale of Tickets.
(1) Only one method of
				selling pari-mutuel tickets shall be used for the sale of tickets on individual
				races during any racing day.
(2) A
				pari-mutuel ticket may not be sold except through regular ticket windows
				properly designated by signs showing the type of tickets sold at that
				particular window.
(3) A
				pari-mutuel ticket may not be sold on any race unless the race is on that day's
				card of the association, except with the approval of the Commission or the
				Commission's representative.
(4) A
				pari-mutuel ticket may not be sold on an event for which the totalisator has
				been closed for betting on the event.
(5) An association is not responsible for a
				ticket sale started, but not completed, before the totalisator has been closed
				for betting on the event.
(6)
				Claims pertaining to a mistake on an issued or unissued ticket shall be made by
				the bettor before leaving the teller's window.
(7) An association has no obligation to enter
				a bet into a betting pool if unable to do so as a result of equipment
				failure.