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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 09.10.01.21 - Jockeys

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In order to be
				eligible to participate in a race, a jockey shall be licensed by the
				Commission.
A-1. Except as provided
				in §A-2 of this regulation, to qualify for a jockey license, an individual
				shall continue to meet the physical requirements set forth under Regulation
				.23A of this chapter and shall:
(1) Have
				successfully completed an apprenticeship program as sanctioned by a
				jurisdiction which regulates racing; or
(2) Display, to the satisfaction of the
				stewards, that the individual meets all of the other requirements under
				Regulation .23A of this chapter, except §A(1)(b) of that
				regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.21-1 - Jockey Safety Vest

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A jockey safety vest shall:
A. Cover the torso, front and back, from the
				collar bone to the hip bone;
B. Be
				of uniform material and thickness over the whole of the vest, except for
				localized:
(1) Variation due to pattern, for
				example, quilting,
(2) Thinner
				areas to aid fit, for example, under the arms, at fastenings and at edges,
				and
(3) Thicker areas in regard to
				particularly sensitive areas of the body, for example, the spine; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.22 - Jockey Agents

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Each jockey
				agent shall obtain a license from the Commission. Before issuance of a license,
				a jockey agent may be required to satisfy the Commission of his financial
				responsibility which he shall maintain so long as he is licensed by the
				Commission.
B. Number of Jockeys an
				Agent May Be Permitted to Represent.
(1) A
				jockey agent may represent up to:
(a) Two
				journeymen jockeys; and
(b) One
				apprentice jockey.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.23 - Apprentice Jockey

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Licensure.
(1) An individual may be granted an original
				apprentice jockey license and an apprentice certificate by the stewards if the
				individual:
(a) Is 16 years old or
				older;
(b) Has never been licensed
				and has never ridden in a race as a thoroughbred jockey, except under the
				conditions as provided in §A(2) of this regulation;
(c) When under age, has written parental
				consent;
(d) Has the certification
				of two or more licensed trainers that the individual has at least 1 year's
				experience as an exercise rider;
(e)
Passed, within the previous 12 months, a physical examination
				  given by a licensed physician affirming fitness to participate as a jockey,
				  including a baseline concussion test using the most current Sport Concussion
				  Assessment Tool (SCAT) testing protocol;
(f) Demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the
				starter and an accompanying journeyman jockey, the ability to start from the
				gate and maintain a consistent path around the racetrack; and
(g) After having received an orientation from
				the stewards, satisfies the stewards that the individual has a sufficient
				knowledge of:
(i) The rules of
				racing,
(ii) The procedures in the
				jockeys' room, paddock, and post parade, and
(iii) The physical problems that may befall a
				horse during the running of a race.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.24 - Jockey Room Custodian

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. It is
				the duty of the jockey room custodian to see to it that order, decorum, and
				cleanliness are maintained in the jockey and scale rooms.
B. The custodian shall assist the clerk of
				the scales as he may require.
C.
				The custodian shall see to it that no persons, other than members of the
				Commission and its authorized representatives, racing officials, and the
				necessary jockey room attendants are admitted to the jockey room after 10 a.m.
				on a day of racing without consent of the stewards.
D. The custodian shall oversee the care and
				storage of all racing colors, giving written receipts for them when
				deposited.
E. The custodian shall
				oversee the jockey attendants and arrange their rotation among jockeys in the
				matter of weighing out.
F. The
				custodian shall report to the stewards any irregularities that occur in his
				province.
G. The custodian shall
				see to it that jockeys are neat in appearance and attired in keeping with these
				rules when they leave the room to ride in a race.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.25 - 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) Owner
(b) Trainer
(c)
				Assistant trainer;
(d) Jockey;
(e) Apprentice
				jockey;
(f) Jockey agent;
(g) Pari-mutuel
				employee;
(h) Stable employee;
(i) Track
				employee;
(j) Vendor;
(k) Veterinarian;
(I) Farrier;
(m) Exercise
				rider.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.27 - Outriders

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
There shall be three outriders on duty at all tracks while
				  racing is being conducted. At least one outrider shall be on duty during
				  training hours at all tracks under the jurisdiction of the Commission. However,
				  at any track of less than 1 mile in circumference, there may be two outriders
				  on duty while racing is being conducted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.28 - Owners

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as
				provided by this section, an owner may not be allowed to start a horse under
				the jurisdiction of the Commission until the owner has obtained from the
				Commission a current owner's license. 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. The stewards, in their discretion, may allow an owner to race a
				horse one time while awaiting action on the owner's application for licensure.
				An owner who so races but does not complete his application for a license and
				pay the appropriate fee within a reasonable period of time, shall be precluded
				from racing until his application is filed, and license fee paid.
B. Disqualification of a husband or wife from
				having a license may apply equally to both.
C. The application for a license shall be
				made upon a form of application prepared by the Commission.
D. A licensed owner shall order the
				production and transfer of all health and medical records, as defined under
				COMAR 09.10.03, held by the individual or veterinarian providing services to
				the horse owned by them within 7 days if:
(1)
				The horse is sold to, claimed by, or transferred to a new owner; or
(2) The Racing Commission Equine Medical
				Director makes a request for such records.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.29 - Paddock to Post

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Permission shall
				be obtained from a steward to exercise a horse between races unless the horse
				is being warmed up on the way to and just before entering the paddock for the
				next race to be run.
B. When a
				horse is being so warmed up before entering the paddock, its official program
				number shall be displayed by the rider.
C. In a race, each horse shall carry a
				conspicuous saddlecloth number corresponding to his number on the official
				program. In the case of an entry, each horse making up the entry shall carry
				the same number (saddlecloth) with a distinguishing letter. For example, 1, 1a,
				1X. In the case of a field, the horses comprising the field shall carry an
				individual number, i.e., 12, 13, 14, 15, and so on.
D. Every horse shall be saddled in the
				paddock unless given permission otherwise by the stewards.
E. All horses shall parade such a distance as
				is reasonable and proper in the opinion of the stewards, unless excused by the
				paddock judge. If a horse is so excused from parading and is led to the post,
				he shall pass over the same route as that followed by the parade.
F. All horses shall carry their respective
				weights from paddock to post.
G.
				Parading horses shall pass the stewards' stand in the numerical order of their
				exhibited number. Only a horse being led by the parade leader, or excused from
				parading, may parade out of numerical order.
H. In the discretion of the stewards,
				parading horses may be allowed to break out of numerical order after passing in
				front of the stands.
I. After the
				horses enter the track, a jockey may not dismount and a horse is not entitled
				to the care of an attendant without consent of the stewards or the
				starter.
J. In case of accident to
				a jockey, or to his mount or equipment, the stewards or the starter may permit
				the jockey to dismount and the horse to be cared for during the delay, and may
				permit all jockeys to dismount and all horses to be attended during the
				delay.
K. If a jockey is thrown on
				the way from the paddock to the post, the horse shall be remounted, return to
				the point where the jockey was thrown, and then proceed over the route of the
				parade to the post.
L. If the
				jockey is so injured on the way to the post as to require replacement by
				another jockey, the horse shall be taken to the paddock, another jockey
				obtained, and then ridden over any uncompleted portion of the exact route of
				the parade to the starting point.
M. If a horse leaves the course while moving
				from paddock to post, he shall return to the course at the nearest practical
				point to that at which he left the course, and shall complete his parade to the
				post from the point at which he left the course.
N. A person may not willfully delay the
				arrival of a horse at the post.
O.
				A bugle may be sounded to indicate the time to go to the post.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.30 - Purses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Purse money
				earned on thoroughbred races under the provisions of Business Regulation
				Article, Title 11, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be credited to the
				thoroughbred purse account.
B.
				Purse money earned on nonthoroughbred races under the provisions of Business
				Regulation Article, Title 11, shall be credited to each nonthoroughbred breed
				purse account.
C. If the total
				amount paid for purses to nonthoroughbred horses in any race meeting does not
				equal the amount earned as described in § B of this regulation, any over
				or underpayment for each nonthoroughbred breed shall be carried forward to the
				next race meeting of the same association, unless the association agrees to
				allow the over or underpayment to be transferred to the next association to
				race and the next association to race agrees to accept the transfer.
D. If there is no racing for a
				nonthoroughbred breed that raced at the previous meeting of the association, at
				the next race meeting of the same association the association shall resolve the
				disposition of any over or underpayment with the representative of the
				nonthoroughbred breed as recognized by the association. The thoroughbred purse
				account may not be charged with any overpayment to nonthoroughbreds, and if
				there is no distribution of any underpayment to nonthoroughbreds, the
				underpayment shall revert to the thoroughbred purse account.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.31 - Penalties and Allowances

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Weight
				penalties are obligatory.
B. Weight
				allowance is obligatory except by permission of a steward. This permission
				shall be obtained at the time of entry.
C. Weight allowance shall be claimed at the
				time of overnight entry and shall be the responsibility of the
				trainer.
D. An apprentice allowance
				may be claimed at scratch time if the named rider is unable to fulfill their
				engagement.
E. An apprentice
				allowance may not be claimed at scratch time if no rider was named at the time
				of overnight entry.
F. Weight
				allowance may not be abandoned after the posting of entries except by consent
				of the stewards.
G. Penalties and
				allowance of weight are not cumulative, unless so declared by the conditions of
				a race.
H. A horse shall start with
				only the allowance of weight to which he is entitled at the time of
				starting.
I. Horses incurring
				weight penalties for a race are not entitled to any of the weight allowances
				for that race.
J. Horses not
				entitled to the first weight allowance in a race are not entitled to the
				second, and so on.
K. Omitting to
				claim a weight allowance is not cause for disqualification.
L. A horse may not incur a weight penalty or
				be barred from any race for having been placed second or lower in any
				race.
M. A horse may not be given a
				weight allowance for failure to finish second or in any lower place in any
				race.
N. Penalties incurred in
				steeplechase or hurdle races do not apply to races on the flat or vice
				versa.
O. Allowance due in
				steeplechase or hurdle races do not apply to races on the flat or vice
				versa.
P. Penalties may not be
				invoked, or allowances made, in arriving at the weight to be carried in
				matches, or in private sweepstakes.
Q. A horse may not receive allowance of
				weight, or be relieved of extra weight, for having been beaten in one or more
				races. However, this rule does not prohibit maiden allowance or allowances to
				horses which have not won within a specified period, or which have not won a
				race of specified value.
R. A horse
				may not incur a weight penalty for a placement from which he is disqualified,
				but a horse placed through the disqualification of another horse shall incur
				the weight penalties of that placement.
S. A horse involved in a dead heat for first
				place shall be liable to weight penalty for the amount received.
T. In reckoning weight penalties or
				allowances, any race whose conditions preclude the claim of any of the starters
				may not be considered a claiming race, even if won by a horse liable to claim
				under those conditions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.32 - Post Position

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Post
				positions shall be determined publicly by lot in the presence of the racing
				secretary or his deputy, or one or more stewards.
B. Beginning from the inside rail, the horses
				shall take their positions at the post in keeping with the numerical order
				resulting from the public drawing.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.34 - Produce Races

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In making an
				entry for a produce race, the produce is entered by specifying the dam and the
				sire or sires.
B. The entry of the
				mare is void if:
(1) The produce of a mare is
				dropped before the 1st of January;
(2) There is no produce;
(3) The produce is dead when dropped;
				or
(4) Twins are dropped.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.35 - Objections, When and Where Made, and Appeals

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. All objections shall be made to the
				stewards by the objector. Objections that are not claims of interference shall
				be in writing and signed by the objector.
B. Permission of the stewards is necessary
				before an objection can be withdrawn.
C. The person or persons lodging the
				objection shall pay all the costs and expenses incurred in resolving the
				objection in such proportions as the stewards shall decide, unless relieved
				from this expense by the Commission. These costs and expenses shall be paid
				within 7 days of the notice of them as posted by the stewards.
D. Objections to a horse engaged in a race
				may be made to one of the stewards by:
(1)
				The owner, trainer, or jockey of some other horse engaged in the same race;
				or
(2) The officials of the race
				meeting.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.36 - Racing Officials

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. For each day
				of live racing during a race meeting, the racing officials on duty shall
				include:
(1) Three stewards;
(2) Three placing judges;
(3) A clerk of the scales;
(4) One or more patrol judges;
(5) A horse identifier;
(6) A starter;
(7) A paddock judge;
(8) A racing secretary, who may also be the
				handicapper;
(9) A timer;
				and
(10) One or more Commission
				veterinarians.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.38 - Clerk of the Scales

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The clerk of the scales shall:
A. Exhibit the number of each horse for which
				a jockey has been weighed out and forthwith furnish the starter with a list of
				these numbers;
B. Weigh all jockeys
				out and in;
C. Accurately record
				and publish on the notice board any overweight or any change of jockey, weight,
				or racing colors, as compared with those stated on the official program and
				shall promptly supply all proper racing officials with all pertinent
				changes;
D. Report to the racing
				secretary after each race the weights carried by each horse in each race,
				together with the name of each horse's jockey and the overweight carried by any
				jockey, as well as the post time and running time in each race and other data
				which may, from time to time, be required;
E. Make riding engagements for jockeys and
				apprentice jockeys who may desire him to do so;
F. Have in his possession the apprentice
				jockey copy of the apprentice certificate or contract before he allows the
				apprentice jockey to ride;
G. If
				the apprentice jockey wins a race and the apprentice jockey previously had not
				ridden more than 35 winners, post the date and the race won by the apprentice
				jockey to the apprentice certificate or contract immediately after the race is
				made official.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.39 - Handicapper

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The handicapper,
				who may be the racing secretary, shall assign the weights to be carried by each
				horse in a handicap.
B. The
				handicapper shall append to the weights for every handicap the day and hour
				from which winners will be liable to weight penalty.
C. If there are no penalties, that fact shall
				be appended to the weights. An alteration of weights may not be made after
				publication.
D. In case of
				omission, through error, of the name or weight of a horse duly entered, the
				omission shall be rectified by the handicapper.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.40 - Paddock Judge

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The paddock
				judge shall keep a record of all equipment carried by all horses in all races
				under his jurisdiction, permitting no change in equipment not authorized by the
				stewards.
B. The paddock judge, in
				each race, shall require the farrier in attendance in the paddock to see to it
				that all horses are properly shod. The paddock judge shall report immediately
				to the stewards the findings of the farrier.
C. The paddock judge shall report any
				irregularities to the stewards.
D.
				The paddock judge may permit a horse to be excused from parading and be led to
				the post.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.41 - Patrol Judges

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A patrol judge, for each race, shall:
A. Take a station at a place designated by
				the stewards;
B. Be subject to the
				orders of the stewards;
C. Report
				to the stewards all pertinent observations; and
D. File a written report regarding a
				pertinent observation if requested by the stewards.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.42 - Placing Judges

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. At the finish of
				each race, the placing judges shall be in the stand provided by the association
				for the observation of the finish of the race.
B. The nose of a horse at the finish line is
				the determining factor as to the placing of the horse in relation to the other
				horses in the race.
C. The placing
				judges may examine a photograph, or other electronic recording, of the finish
				of the race before making a determination as to the official order of
				finish.
D. By majority rule, the
				placing judges shall:
(1) Place not less than
				five horses, if five or more horses compete;
(2) Place all the horses, if five or fewer
				horses compete; and
(3) File the
				official order of finish of each race with the clerk of the course.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.43 - Racing Secretary

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The racing
				secretary shall discharge all duties of his office, expressed or implied, as
				required by these rules.
B. The
				racing secretary shall compile an official program for each racing day, which
				shall state the time fixed for the first race and give the names of the horses
				which are to run in each of the races of the day.
C. Program.
(1) The program shall indicate:
(a) The order in which each race is to be
				run;
(b) The purse, conditions, and
				distance of each race;
(c) The
				owner, trainer, and jockey of each horse;
(d) Each owner's racing colors;
(e) The weight assigned to each
				horse;
(f) His number, post
				position, color, sex, age, and breeding.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.44 - Starter

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The field of
				horses in a race shall be in the hands of the starter from the time the field
				begins to line up for the start until the field is released by the
				starter.
A-1. When the field is in
				the hands of the starter, the horses are entitled to no further care from their
				attendants, except, if circumstances so indicate, the starter may permit the
				jockeys to dismount and the horses to be cared for until corrective measures
				have been taken.
B. All orders
				necessary to secure a fair start shall be given by the starter, including an
				order to place a vicious or unruly horse in an outside post position, unless
				the stewards determine that those orders do not permit a fair start.
C. The starter shall report a cause of delay
				to the stewards.
D. If a starting
				gate is used, the starter shall load the:
(1)
				Horses beginning with the horse which has the post position nearest to the
				inside rail; and
(2) Remaining
				horses in their assigned post positions in a manner which would result in a
				fair start.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.49 - Rewards to Breeders - Maryland-Bred Rules

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. For the purposes of this regulation:
(1) A horse is considered to be bred where it
				is foaled;
(2) The breeder of a
				horse is the owner of the dam at the time the horse was foaled;
(3) A Maryland stallion is a stallion that
				is:
(a) In Maryland for at least one full
				breeding season, which begins on February 15 and ends after July 15 of each
				year; or
(b) Brought into Maryland
				subsequent to the start of the breeding season and approved as a Maryland
				stallion by the Registration Committee of the Maryland Horse Breeders
				Association;
(4) The
				owner of Maryland stallion qualifies for a stallion owner award if:
(a) The person was the owner at the time that
				a registered Maryland-bred sired by the stallion was conceived and the
				conception occurred during the Maryland breeding season as described in
				§A(3)(a) of this regulation; and
(b) The stallion is registered annually with
				the Maryland Horse Breeders Association; and
(5) Unless otherwise limited, the purse
				amount upon which an award may be calculated is the base amount of the
				advertised purse without an enhancement predicated on the number of
				participants in the race.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.50 - Rules of the Race

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. During the
				running of a race:
(1) Unless caused wholly
				or partly by some other horse, a horse may not:
(a) Carry another horse in or out,
(b) Cross or weave in front of another horse
				without sufficient clearance,
(c)
				Jostle another horse,
(d)
				Intimidate another horse, or
(e)
				Impede another horse; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.51 - Safety Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
An individual astride a horse or pony on the grounds of a
				  facility under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Racing Commission shall wear
				  a:
A. Safety helmet which is designed
				to adequately protect the head from injury; and
B. Safety vest which is equal to or exceeds
				the requirements set forth in Regulation .21-1 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.53 - Farrier

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A farrier may
				not shoe horses at a race track under the jurisdiction of the Commission until
				the farrier has obtained a license from the Commission.
B. An applicant shall satisfy all of the
				following requirements before obtaining a farrier's license:
(1) The applicant shall be endorsed by three
				trainers licensed in Maryland and shall have had a minimum of 2 years
				experience.
(2) An examination
				shall be conducted to demonstrate an applicant's ability to plate a race horse
				or pony. The examination shall be observed by a representative of the
				organization which represents the majority of the horsemen, a farrier licensed
				in Maryland, and a Maryland Racing Commission veterinarian.
(3) The examiners shall report to the
				stewards on the applicant's ability to shoe a horse.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.55 - Steeplechase Races

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Steeplechase racing shall be held in accordance with the
				  Rules and Regulations of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, unless
				  in direct conflict with the spirit of the rules herein established, in which
				  event the latter governs.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.57 - Trainers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Eligibility. A
				person may not be granted a trainer's license unless the person has:
(1) Been previously issued a trainer's
				license;
(2) Been issued a
				trainer's license in another jurisdiction and started a horse in that
				jurisdiction; or
(3) Satisfied all
				of the following requirements:
(a) Served a
				minimum of 1 year as an apprentice with a licensed trainer;
(b) Submitted notarized statements from three
				licensed trainers containing their opinions as to the applicant's:
(i) Reputation,
(ii) Financial responsibility,
(iii) Qualifications to train;
(c) Passed a standard examination
				administered by the stewards;
(d)
				Passed a standard barn test administered by horsemen's representatives under
				the supervision of the stewards.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.58 - Weighing In

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. After a race has
				been run, the jockey shall ride promptly to the area designated by the
				association to dismount and report to the clerk of the scales to be weighed
				in.
B. If a jockey is prevented
				from riding a mount to the area designated by the association to dismount
				because of an accident or illness, either to the jockey or the horse, the
				jockey may walk or be carried to the scales, or the jockey may be excused by
				the stewards from weighing in.
C.
				Except by permission of the stewards, a jockey, upon returning to the area
				designated by the association to dismount, shall unsaddle the horse the jockey
				has ridden, and no other individual may touch the horse, except by its bridle,
				until the jockey has removed all the equipment which was included in the weight
				the horse was assigned to carry.
D.
				Absent the permission of the stewards, an individual may not assist a jockey in
				removing the jockey's equipment from a horse.
E. An individual may not throw a covering
				over a horse at the place of dismounting until the jockey has removed the
				equipment that was included in the weight the horse was assigned to
				carry.
F. A jockey may not, before
				weighing in, willfully touch an individual or thing, other than equipment that
				was included in the weight the horse was assigned to carry.
G. A jockey shall, in weighing in, carry over
				the scales all pieces of equipment with which the jockey weighed out.
H. A jockey shall weigh in with the same
				weight as that with which the jockey weighed out, and, if short by more than 1
				pound, the jockey's horse shall be disqualified.
I. If a horse carries more than 2 pounds over
				its proper or declared weight, its jockey shall be punished unless the stewards
				are satisfied that this excess of weight is inadvertently caused by
				precipitation or mud.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.59 - Weighing Out

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Jockeys shall be
				weighed out for their respective mounts in each race by the clerk of the scales
				not less than 20 minutes before the time fixed for the race. In case of the
				substitution of a jockey after the original jockey has been weighed out, the
				substitute jockey shall be weighed as promptly as possible and the name of the
				substitute jockey and the jockey's weight shall be publicly announced and
				posted.
B. A saddle and the
				following equipment, if used, shall be included in the weight a horse is
				assigned to carry:
(1) Breastplate;
(2) Horse clothing;
(3) Martingale; and
(4) Muzzle.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.60 - Estimating Winnings

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The winnings
				of a horse in a stakes race shall be computed on the value of the gross
				purse.
B. In estimating foreign
				winnings, the current rate of exchange at the time of those winnings shall be
				adopted.
C. The value of prizes not
				in money will not be estimated in the value of the race to the
				winner.
D. In estimating the value
				of a series of races in which an extra sum of money or prize is won by winning
				two or more races, the extra sum or prize shall be estimated in the last race
				by which it was finally won.
E. In
				all races, if there is any surplus from entries, or subscriptions over the
				advertised value, it shall be paid the winner, unless stated by the conditions
				to go to other horses in the race.
F. Winnings during the year shall include all
				prizes from the 1st of January preceding to the time appointed for the start,
				and shall apply to all races in any country. Winnings shall include dividing or
				walking over.
G. Winning of a fixed
				sum is understood to be winning it in one race, unless specified to the
				contrary.
H. In case of a walkover,
				one-half of the money offered to the winner is given unless otherwise
				advertised.
I. When a walkover is
				the result of arrangement by owners of horses engaged, no portion of the added
				money nor any other prize need be given.
J. Prize Distribution.
(1) Any money or prize which, by the
				conditions of the race, is to go to the horse placed second, or in any lower
				place in the race, shall, if the winner has walked over, or no horse has been
				so placed, be dealt with as follows:
(a) If
				part of the stake, it shall go to the winner;
(b) If a separate donation from the
				association or any other source, it may not be given at all; or
(c) If entrance money for the race, it shall
				go to the association.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.64 - Jockey Fees

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
Subject to the approval of the Commission, the amount earned
				  by a jockey for finishing first, second, third, or unplaced shall be determined
				  by a written agreement between the organizations that represent the majority of
				  owners and trainers and a majority of jockeys riding in
				  Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.66 - 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, has
				established the pari-mutuel as the only legal system of wagering on horse
				racing on all tracks in Maryland over which it has jurisdiction.
B. The "take" shall be in accordance with the
				law existing at the time of the race meeting.
C. The least number of horses in separate
				interests that can take part in a race in which payment out of the several
				pools may be made are:
(1) Five for straight,
				place and show;
(2) Four for
				straight and place;
(3) Three for
				straight;
(4) In exceptional
				instances, the Maryland Racing Commission consenting, straight pools may be
				sold with only two horses engaged.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.69 - Quinellas

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Each association
				shall either print in the daily program or prominently post at all areas where
				quinella wagering is conducted the following quinella conditions:
(1) An exchange of tickets, after purchaser
				has left the sales window, may not be made.
(2) The quinella is not a parlay and has no
				connection with or relation to the tote betting. All tickets on the quinella
				will be calculated in an entirely separate pool.
(3) Selections are to be made by program
				number and not by handicap rating number. Large numbers appearing on the
				quinella tickets are the program numbers of the horse.
(4) All tickets should be retained until the
				result of the quinella has been posted.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.70 - Exactas

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The exacta is a
				contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining two horses in a single race,
				selecting the two horses that will subsequently finish first and second in that
				race. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser who has
				selected the same order of finish as officially posted.
B. The exacta is not a parlay and has no
				connection with or relation to the win, place and show betting and shall be
				calculated as an entirely separate pool.
C. In the event of an entry finishing first
				and second, the net exacta pool shall be distributed to holders of tickets
				combining the entry with the horse finishing third.
D. If a horse is scratched out of an exacta
				race, all exacta tickets combining the scratched horse with any other horse in
				that race will be refunded and the money so refunded will be deducted from the
				gross pool.
E. If no ticket is sold
				selecting the winner and the second horse to finish one-two, in that order, the
				net pool will be distributed as a place pool to the holders of tickets
				selecting the winner to finish first and the holders of tickets selecting the
				second horse to finish second.
F.
				If no ticket is sold that would require distribution of an exacta pool to a
				winner as above defined, the association shall make a complete and full refund
				of the exacta pool.
G. If two
				horses finish in a dead heat to win, the net pool shall be distributed as a
				place pool to the holders of tickets on the two winning combinations. For
				example if 4 and 6 finish in a dead heat to win, holders of tickets on 6 and 4
				as well as holders of tickets on 4 and 6 will share in the net pool.
H. If two horses finish in a dead heat to
				place, the net pool shall be distributed as a place pool to the holders of
				tickets on the two winning combinations. For example, if 3 is the winner and 5
				and 7 finish in a dead heat to place, holders of tickets combining 3 and 5, in
				that exact order, and holders of tickets combining 3 and 7, in that exact
				order, will share in the pool.
I.
				If there is a dead heat to win or a dead heat to place and no ticket has been
				sold on one of the winning combinations, the net pool shall be distributed to
				the holders of tickets on the other combination.
J. If there is a dead heat to place and no
				ticket has been sold combining the winner with either one of the two horses
				finishing in the dead heat, the holders of tickets selecting the winner to
				finish first and the holders of tickets selecting either one of the dead heat
				horses to finish second will share in the net pool. The net pool shall be
				distributed as a place pool the winner will receive one-half and the horses in
				the dead heat divide the remaining half proportionately between them.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.71 - Triples (Trifectas)

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				triple is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining three horses that
				will subsequently finish first, second, and third in that race. Payment of the
				ticket shall be made only to the purchaser who has selected the same order of
				finish as officially posted.
B. The
				triple is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to the win, place
				and show betting and will be calculated as an entirely separate pool.
C. Triple tickets shall be sold in not less
				that $1 denominations.
D. If no
				ticket is sold on the winning combination of a triple pool, the net pool shall
				be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the win and place finishers
				in that order. If no ticket is sold combining the win and place finish, the net
				pool will be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the winner and
				show horses. If no ticket is sold combining the win, place or show finishers,
				the net pool will be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the
				winner. If less than three horses finish, the payoff will be made to holders of
				tickets selecting the finishing horses in order, ignoring the balance of the
				selection.
E. If no ticket is sold
				that would require distribution of the net triple pool to a winner as above
				defined, the association shall make a full refund of the triple pool.
F. In the event of a dead heat or dead heats,
				all triple tickets selecting the correct order of finish, counting a horse in a
				dead heat as finishing in either position dead heated, shall be winning
				tickets. The payoff will be calculated as a place pool by dividing the net
				triple pool by the total purchase price of winning tickets.
G. In the event of a scratch in the triple,
				no exchanges will be made. All tickets which include the scratched horse are
				eliminated from further participation in the triple pool and shall be refunded.
				Refunds on key horse wheel tickets may be made after the triple race is
				official. Key horse wheel tickets shall be sold during the entire triple
				wagering period at the posted price used when triple wagering opens.
H. Coupled entries are permitted but fields
				are prohibited in triple races.
H-1. If the horses in a coupled entry finish
				in more than one of the first three positions, one or more of the horses, as
				necessary, finishing directly after the first three horses shall be used to
				complete a winning selection consisting of three different numbers.
I. Triple tickets shall be sold only by the
				licensee through pari-mutuel machines programmed to print all selections on one
				ticket. Resale of such tickets from one individual to another is prohibited and
				shall be grounds for ejection.
J.
				Each association shall print in heavy type in a conspicuous place in its
				printed program all the provisions of this section.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.74 - Double Triple (Twin Trifecta)

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The Double Triple is a form of pari-mutuel
				wagering in which the bettor selects the three horses that will finish first,
				second, and third in each of the two designated races of the Double Triple, in
				the exact order of finish as officially posted.
B. The two races which comprise the Double
				Triple shall be approved by the Commission and clearly designated in the
				program.
C. Each bettor purchasing
				a Double Triple ticket shall designate his three selections as the first three
				horses to finish in that order in the first race of the designated two races of
				the Double Triple.
D. After
				wagering closes for the first race of the designated two races of the Double
				Triple, all applicable commissions and taxes shall be deducted from the pool in
				accordance with the laws of the State. The remaining net pool shall then be
				divided into two separate pools of equal amounts. The following apply:
(1) The first part of the divided pool shall
				be distributed among the holders of Double Triple tickets selecting the first
				three horses, in exact order of finish, on the designated first race of the
				Double Triple, in accordance with established pari-mutuel practice. The first
				part of the divided pool shall consist of 1/2 of the net distributable pool of
				the total monies wagered on the first race of the Double Triple on the current
				day's program only. Specifically excluded from this shall be any carry-over of
				any Double Triple pool from any previous day's program.
(2) The second part of the divided pool shall
				be placed in a separate pool to be distributed among holders of Second Half
				Double Triple tickets selecting the first three horses, in exact order, on the
				designated second race of the Double Triple, in accordance with the established
				pari-mutuel practice.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 10 - RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 09.10.01 - Thoroughbred Rules › Section 09.10.01.76 - Pick Three

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as
				provided in §B of this regulation, the Pick Three is a form of pari-mutuel
				wagering in which each bettor selects the winning horse in each of three
				consecutive races designated by the Association.
B. With the approval of the Commission, an
				Association may offer Pick Three wagering on three stake races scheduled to be
				contested over not more than 2 consecutive days.
C. The Association may designate a wager
				described in §A or B of this regulation with the name "Pick Three" or
				another name, subject to the approval of the Commission.
D. The Pick Three pool:
(1) Shall be held entirely separate from all
				other pools;
(2) May not be part of
				a daily double, exacta, trifecta, or other wagering pool; and
(3) May not be a parlay.