Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 810 - PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET - KENTUCKY HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 4 - Flat and Steeplechase Racing › Section 810 KAR 4:030 - Entries, subscriptions, and declarations

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 230.215, 230.240, 230.260, 230.290, 230.310,
				230.320
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 230.215(2)(a) and (c)
				authorize the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to promulgate administrative
				regulations prescribing the conditions under which all horse racing is
				conducted in Kentucky. KRS 230.260(8) authorizes the commission to regulate
				conditions under which horse racing shall be conducted in Kentucky. This
				administrative regulation establishes requirements for entry, subscription, and
				declaration of horses in order to race.
Section
			 1. Definition. "Subscriber" means an owner who enters a horse into
			 a stakes race and pays the requisite entry fee.
Section 2. Entering Required. A horse shall
			 not be qualified to start in any race unless it has been, and continues to be,
			 entered in the race. Entries or subscriptions for any horse, or the transfer of
			 entries or subscriptions for any horse, may be refused or cancelled by the
			 association without notice or reason given.
Section 3. Procedure for Making Entries.
(1) An entry, subscription, declaration, or
			 scratch shall be filed with the racing secretary and shall not be effective
			 until received by the racing secretary. The racing secretary shall maintain a
			 record of the time of receipt of an entry, subscription, declaration, or
			 scratch for a period of at least one (1) year.
(2) An entry shall be made by the owner, the
			 trainer, or an authorized agent of the owner or trainer. An entry shall be in
			 the name of a horse's licensed owner, as completely disclosed and registered
			 with the racing secretary pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.
(3) An entry shall be submitted in writing or
			 by telephone to the racing secretary. A telephone entry shall be confirmed
			 promptly in writing if requested by the stewards, the racing secretary, or an
			 assistant to the racing secretary.
(4) An entry shall clearly designate the
			 horse entered as reflected by its registration certificate, racing permit, or
			 virtual certificate.
(a) A horse shall not
			 race unless registered pursuant to  810 KAR 4:010 or otherwise correctly
			 identified to the satisfaction of the stewards.
(b) Establishing the identity of a horse
			 shall be the responsibility of its owner and of any other person required to
			 certify the identity of the horse. A person shall be subject to appropriate
			 disciplinary action under  810 KAR 8:030 for incorrect identification.
(5) The entry shall indicate usage
			 of furosemide pursuant to  810 KAR 8:010.
(6) An entry shall not be altered after the
			 closing of entries, except to correct an error with permission of the
			 stewards.
(7) A horse shall not be
			 entered in two (2) races to be run on the same day.
(8)
(a) A
			 horse that has not started in the past forty-five (45) days shall not be
			 permitted to start unless it has at least one (1) published workout within
			 twenty (20) days of entry at a distance satisfactory to the stewards. If a
			 horse has performed the requisite workout, but the workout does not appear in
			 the past performances, the horse shall be permitted to start if the stewards
			 determine that the workout failed to be published through no fault of the
			 trainer.
(b) A horse that has not
			 started in the past ninety (90) days shall not be permitted to start unless it
			 has at least two (2) published workouts during the past ninety (90) day period,
			 one of which occurs within twenty (20) days of entry at a distance satisfactory
			 to the stewards. If a horse has performed the requisite workouts, but the
			 workouts do not appear in the past performances, the horse shall be permitted
			 to start if the stewards determine that the workout failed to be published
			 through no fault of the trainer.
(c) A horse that has not started in the past
			 180 days shall not be permitted to start unless it has at least three (3)
			 published workouts during the past 180-day period, one (1) of which occurs
			 within twenty (20) days of entry, at a distance satisfactory to the stewards.
			 If a horse has performed the requisite workouts, but the workouts do not appear
			 in the past performances, the horse shall be permitted to start if the stewards
			 determine that the workouts failed to be published through no fault of the
			 trainer.
(d) A horse starting for
			 the first time shall not be permitted to start unless it has three (3)
			 workouts, one (1) of which is from the starting gate, one (1) of which is
			 within twenty (20) days of entry, and at least one (1) of which is
			 published.
(e) A workout not
			 appearing in the official program shall be publicly displayed on television
			 monitors, the tote board, and, if available, the bulletin boards where photo
			 finishes are shown at the time when mutuel windows are opened and shall be
			 displayed until the conclusion of the race in which the horse is
			 entered.
(f) A horse that has never
			 started shall not be entered until the trainer has produced a document or card
			 issued by the starter indicating that the horse has been adequately trained to
			 race from the starting gate.
(g)
			 Quarter horses that have never raced around a turn shall have completed at
			 least one (1) workout at 660 yards or farther within thirty (30) days prior to
			 entry.
(h) Quarter horses that have
			 previously started in a race around a turn, but have not started in such a race
			 within sixty (60) days, shall complete at least one (1) workout at 660 yards or
			 farther within thirty (30) days prior to entry.
(9) If the published conditions of the race
			 permit, an association may accept in a turf race an entry designated "main
			 track only." Preference shall apply to all horses drawn into a race, except
			 that horses entered as "main track only" shall be listed as also-eligible and
			 be considered only if the race is taken off the turf.
(10) A horse shall only be permitted to enter
			 if at the time of entry, the owner, trainer, or an authorized agent of the
			 owner or trainer submits a complete medical record for the horse for the
			 fourteen (14) day period prior to the entry date.
(11) As a condition of entry, quarter horses
			 shall either submit negative hair samples with a test date within thirty (30)
			 days of the race or have a hair sample pulled by a commission veterinarian
			 prior to the race and sent to a testing laboratory. If a hair sample taken by a
			 commission veterinarian returns a positive finding, the horse shall be
			 disqualified and the owner and trainer may incur penalties established in  810 KAR 8:030. In addition, all quarter horses shall submit to out-of-competition
			 testing as established by  810 KAR 8:040.