Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - RACING COMMISSION, STATE › Title 294 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING HORSE RACING › Chapter 11 - JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICE JOCKEYS › Section 294-11.002 - APPRENTICE JOCKEYS

Current through June 17, 2024
11.002.01 An applicant may be prohibited from
				riding until the stewards or the Commission has sufficient opportunity (not to
				exceed 14 days) to verify the applicant's previous riding experience.
11.002.02 The conditions of an apprentice
				jockey license do not apply to quarter horse racing. A jockey's performances in
				quarter horse racing do not apply to the conditions of an apprentice jockey
				license.
11.002.03 An applicant
				with an approved apprentice certificate may be licensed as an apprentice
				jockey.
11.002.04 An apprentice
				certificate may be obtained from the stewards on a form provided by the
				Commission. A person shall not receive more than one apprentice certificate. In
				case of emergencies, a copy of the original may be obtained from the Commission
				where it was issued.
11.002.05 An
				apprentice jockey may claim the following weight allowances in all overnight
				races except stakes and handicaps: An apprentice jockey may ride with a five
				(5) pound weight allowance beginning with the apprentice jockey's first mount
				and for one (1) full year from the date of the apprentice jockey's fifth (5th)
				winning mount. If after riding one (1) full year from the date of the fifth
				(5th) winning mount, the apprentice jockey has not ridden forty (40) winners,
				the applicable weight allowance shall continue for one (1) more year from the
				date of the fifth (5th) winning mount, or until the fortieth (40th) winner,
				whichever comes first. In no event may a weight allowance be claimed for more
				than two (2) years from the date of the fifth (5th) winning mount, unless an
				extension has been granted.
11.002.06 The commission may extend the
				weight allowance of an apprentice jockey when, in the discretion of the
				commission, an apprentice jockey is unable to continue to riding due to:
				physical disability; military service; attendance in an institution of
				secondary or higher education; restriction on racing; or other valid reasons.
To qualify for an extension, an apprentice jockey shall have
				  been rendered unable to ride for a period of not less than seven (7)
				  consecutive days during the period in which the apprentice was entitled to an
				  apprentice weight allowance. Under exceptional circumstances, total days lost
				  collectively may be given consideration. The commission currently licensing the
				  apprentice jockey shall have the authority to grant an extension to an eligible
				  applicant, but only after the apprentice has produced documentation on the
				  approved form which follows, verifying time lost as defined by this regulation.
				  An apprentice may petition one of the jurisdictions in which he or she is
				  licensed and riding for an extension of the time for claiming apprentice weight
				  allowances, and the apprentice shall be bound by the decision of the
				  jurisdiction so petitioned.
11.002.07 The conditions set forth in Sec. V,
				Subsec. A shall also apply.