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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-15 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-15-26 - Automatically out

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For stake races, if a horse is not named through the entry box
				at the designated time of closing, the horse is automatically out.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-15 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-15-28 - Scratch irrevocable

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A scratch of a horse whose name appears in a printed program is
				irrevocable unless the judges determine an error was made. The horse may be
				allowed to race for purse money but shall be barred from all wagering if
				wagering has already begun.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/ 15.1966, 1/1/1985,
				2/6/1999
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-15 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-15-29 - Qualifying races

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) At all extended parimutuel meetings,
			 declarations for overnight events shall be governed by the following:
(1) Before being declared in, a horse that
			 has not raced previously at the gait chosen must go a qualifying race under the
			 supervision of a judge and acquire at least one charted line by a licensed
			 charter. In order to provide complete and accurate chart information on time
			 and beaten lengths, a standard photo finish shall be used.
(2) A horse that does not show a charted line
			 for the previous season, or a charted line within its last six starts, must go
			 a qualifying race as set forth in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule. Uncharted
			 races contested in heats or more than one dash and consolidated according to
			 paragraph (A)(4) of this rule will be considered one start.
(3) A horse that does not show a satisfactory
			 charted line in the last forty-five days must go in a qualifying race as set
			 forth in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule.
(4) When a horse has raced at a charted
			 meeting during the current season and then started at meetings where the races
			 are not charted, the information from the uncharted races may be summarized
			 including each start, and consolidated in favor of charted lines and the
			 requirements of paragraph (A)(2) of this rule would then not apply.
(5) The consolidated line shall carry date,
			 place, time, driver, finish, track condition and distance if race is not at one
			 mile.
(6) The judges may require
			 any horse that has been on the stewards' list to go a qualifying race. If a
			 horse has raced in individual time not meeting the qualifying standards for
			 that class of horses, he may be required to go a qualifying race.
(7) The judges may permit a fast-class horse
			 to qualify by means of a timed workout consistent with the time of the races in
			 which he will compete in the event adequate competition is not available for a
			 qualifying race. These shall be limited to free-for-all preferred or
			 invitational class horses.
(8) To
			 enable a horse to qualify, qualifying races should be held at least one week
			 prior to the opening of any race meeting and shall be scheduled at least twice
			 a week. At least twice a week, unless consent is given by the Ohio harness
			 horsemen's association for less.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-15 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-15-31 - Also eligible list and preference

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Also eligibles. Not more than two horses
			 may be drawn as also eligibles for a race and their positions shall be drawn
			 along with the starters in the race. In the event one or more horses are
			 excused by the judges, the also eligible horse or horses shall race and take
			 the post position drawn by the horse that it replaces, except in handicap
			 races. In handicap races the also eligible horse shall take the place of the
			 horse that it replaces in the event that the handicap is the same. In the event
			 the handicap is different, the also eligible horse shall take the position on
			 the outside of horses with a similar handicap. No horse may be added to a race
			 as an also eligible unless the horse was drawn as such at the time declarations
			 closed. No horse may be barred from a race to which it is otherwise eligible by
			 reason of its preference due to the fact that it has been drawn as an also
			 eligible. A horse moved into the race from the also eligible list can only be
			 withdrawn for good cause by permission of the judges, but the owner or trainer
			 of such a horse shall be notified that the horse is to race and it shall be
			 posted at the race secretary's office. All horses on the also eligible list and
			 not moved in to race by the time prescribed by the judges shall be released.
(B) Preference. Preference shall
			 be given in all overnight events according to a horse's last previous purse
			 race during the current year. The "preference date" on a horse that has drawn
			 to race and had been scratched is the date of the race from which he was
			 scratched.
(1) When a horse is racing for the
			 first time in the current year, the date of the horse's first successful
			 qualifying race shall be considered its last race date, and preference applied
			 accordingly, when an overnight race has been re-opened because it did not fill,
			 all eligible horses declared in to that race prior to the re-opening shall
			 receive preference over horses subsequently declared, irrespective of the
			 actual preference dates.
(2) This
			 rule relating to preference is not applicable for any meeting at which an
			 agricultural fair is in progress. All horses granted stalls and eligible must
			 be given the opportunity to compete at these meetings. This rule may be waived
			 by an agricultural fair with permission of the Ohio state racing commission.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-15 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-15-33 - Program director

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Each commercial parimutuel track shall
			 designate a program director. It shall be the responsibility of the program
			 director to furnish the public complete and accurate past performance
			 information.
(B) Program
			 information. A printed program shall be available to the public at all meetings
			 when racing for purses. All programs shall furnish:
(1) Horse's name and sex;
(2) Color and age;
(3) Sire and dam;
(4) Owner's name;
(5) Driver's name and colors;
(6) (L) Proceeding horse's name if racing on
			 furosemide.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-15 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-15-34 - Ohio standardbred stallion registration and residence eligibility

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The following rule relates to the registration of standardbred
				stallions pursuant to section
				3769.082 and
				3769.085 of the Revised Code.
(A) An Ohio resident for the purpose
			 of determining eligibility under sections
			 3769.082 and
			 3769.085 of the Revised Code
			 must comply with the following:
(1) Have been
			 a permanent resident of the state of Ohio for six months and maintain legal
			 residency status in no other state.
(2) If a registered voter, is registered to
			 vote in Ohio only.
(3) Files a
			 personal property tax in Ohio, if required by law to do so.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-15 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-15-99 - Penalties commission may impose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For a violation of any rule in this
			 chapter and unless a rule specifically precludes the judges from doing so, the
			 judges, upon the concurrence of two such officials, may fine a licensee an
			 amount not in excess of the amount permitted by section
			 3769.091 of the Revised Code
			 and/or suspend licenses, upon the concurrence of two such officials, for a
			 period not to exceed the length of time permitted by section
			 3769.091 of the Revised Code
			 and/or refer the licensee to the commission for further action.
Any fine or suspension may be appealed to the commission. Such
				appeal shall stay the fine or suspension until further action by the
				commission.
(B) In
			 addition to any other penalty provided, or in the event no penalty has been
			 provided, the commission, may, upon finding a licensee has violated a rule of
			 this chapter, fine the licensee an amount not in excess of the amount
			 prescribed by law and/or deny, suspend or revoke any Ohio state racing
			 commission license held by the licensee and/or rule off any such licensee from
			 all Ohio race tracks.
(C) Should
			 the commission find a permit holder, or a representative of the permit holder
			 has violated a rule in this chapter, they may fine said permit holder or the
			 representative of the permit holder an amount not in excess of the amount
			 prescribed by law and/or deny, suspend or revoke any license and/or permit held
			 by said permit holder or representative of the permit holder and/or rule off
			 any such permit holder's representative.
(D) Each day during which any violation of a
			 rule in this chapter continues to occur shall be considered a separate offense
			 and any person and/or permit holder continuing to violate said rule or rules
			 may be penalized separately for each day the violation occurs.
(E) Any person who violates any provisions of
			 the Horse Racing Act or any of the Ohio rules of racing for which no penalty is
			 otherwise provided, may be denied a license under such rules. A licensee under
			 such rules may be fined, may have his/her license suspended or revoked or may
			 be ruled off. Any permit holder who violates any of the provisions of the Horse
			 Racing Act or any of the Ohio rules of racing for which a penalty is not
			 otherwise provided, may have the permit suspended or revoked, or may be denied
			 a permit upon subsequent application therefor.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1985, 5/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-01 - Winnings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Winnings shall include all prizes up to the time appointed for
				the start and shall apply to all races in any country and shall embrace walking
				over or receiving forfeit but shall not include second money or lower or the
				value of any prize not paid in money.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-02 - Winnings start on January first

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Winnings during the year shall include all winnings from
				January first, preceding the start.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-03 - Claims

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any horse
			 starting in a claiming race shall be subject to claim for its entered price.
			 All claims must be made in writing on forms and in envelopes furnished by the
			 permit holder. Both forms and envelopes must be filled out completely and must
			 be sufficiently accurate to identify the claim or the claim will be void. A
			 photocopy of the claimant's owner's license or eligibility to claim license
			 must be submitted with the claim.
(B) Notwithstanding any designation of sex or
			 age appearing on the racing program or in any racing publication, the claimant
			 of a horse shall be solely responsible for determining the age or sex of the
			 horse claimed.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 8/15/1977,
				1/1/1985, 1/1/2006
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-04 - Persons eligible to claim

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any Ohio licensed owner or any person
			 holding an eligibility to claim license may make a claim for any horse subject
			 to claim. Claims may be made by an authorized agent but only for the account of
			 the person for whom he is agent.
(B) An eligibility to claim license may be
			 issued by the Ohio state racing commission subject to rules
			 3769-12-18,
			 3769-12-26
			 and
			 3769-12-30
			 of the Administrative Code, to any applicant who provides a completed
			 fingerprint card, the name of a licensed trainer who will assume the
			 responsibility for the care of the horse claimed, along with the requisite fee.
			 An eligibility to claim license is valid for thirty days from the date of
			 purchase. Should a person successfully claim a horse within thirty days, such
			 person shall purchase an owner's license prior to starting said horse. Should a
			 person not successfully claim a horse within thirty days of purchase, the
			 license shall be considered null and void, but such person may purchase
			 additional eligibility to claim licenses until a successful claim has been
			 made.
(C) Any person claiming a
			 horse under this rule must also comply with rules
			 3769-16-10
			 and
			 3769-16-11
			 of the Administrative Code.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1985, 5/1/1985,
				1/1/1991, 1/1/206
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-05 - Time for depositing claim

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The permit holder shall provide a locked box in which claims
				shall be deposited in a sealed envelope. The judges shall have keys to the box.
				Only the money required for a registration transfer shall accompany the claim.
				The claim shall be deposited in the box no later than fifteen minutes before
				post time of the race in which the claim is made. Once a claim is deposited it
				may not be removed. Personnel receiving claim shall note the time and date when
				received. The judges shall certify its validity and direct delivery of the
				horse if the claiming price is on deposit.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 3/14/1968,
				1/1/1985, 2/6/1999, 1/1/2006
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-06 - Information on claims restricted

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No official or other employee of a permit holder shall give any
				information as to the filing of claims until after the race has been run.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-07 - Title vested

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each horse shall race for the account of the person in whose
				name it starts, but title to the claimed horse shall be vested in the claimant
				from the time it becomes a starter as defined in rule
				3769-11-28 of the Administrative
				Code or as provided for in rule
				3769-16-19 of the Administrative
				Code. If more than one person shall enter claims for the same horse, they shall
				cast lots to determine the right to consummate the claim in the presence of the
				judges, and the one determined by lot shall become the owner of the horse. In
				any case, the claimant shall take the claimed horse whether it be
				 sound or unsound, or injured
				during the race or after it. Claims will be void if the
				horse dies on the racetrack, or is euthanized at the direction of a regulatory
				veterinarian.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-08 - Deliver to paddock

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any horse that has been claimed shall, after the race has been
				contested, be taken to the paddock for delivery to the claimant by the trainer
				who entered the horse in the race or his designated representative. The
				successful claimant or designated representative shall be allowed to measure
				the hopples and overcheck of the claimed horse immediately following the race.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985,
				1/1/2006
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-09 - Failure to deliver

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any person who refuses to deliver a horse claimed out of a
				claiming race, shall be suspended and the horse shall be suspended.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/ 1966.1 /1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-10 - Restriction on sale of claimed horse

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No horse claimed out of a claiming race shall be sold or
				transferred to anyone within thirty days of the day it was claimed except in
				another claiming race nor shall such horse remain in the same stable or under
				the care or management of its former owner or trainer.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985,
				6/1/1995
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-11 - Moving and racing restrictions of claimed horse

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No horse
			 claimed in Ohio shall race at any other track in the state until the close of
			 the current meeting at the track at which the claim was made or for thirty
			 days, whichever is the shorter period of time, unless by permission of the
			 judges at the meeting. If a claimed horse is eligible to added money races at
			 an Ohio track other than where he was claimed, the horse may race at the other
			 track in those races only.
(B)
			 Unless by permission of the commission or its executive director, no horse
			 claimed in Ohio may be raced in another state for sixty days.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985,
				6/1/1995, 2/6/1999, 7/1/2001, 1/1/2006
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-12 - Claiming prices determined

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A claimed horse may be entered in
			 subsequent claiming races for such claiming price as the claimant of said horse
			 may determine.
(B) Any horse
			 scratched from a claiming race must race for the same claiming price or less in
			 its next start and its next start must be a claiming race or until thirty days
			 has passed.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 10/1/1976, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-13 - Cannot claim own horse

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No person can claim his own horse or cause his horse to be
				claimed directly or indirectly for his own account; nor shall any person claim
				more than one horse from any one race. When a stable consists of horses owned
				by more than one person, trained by the same trainer, not more than one claim
				may be entered on behalf of such stable in any one race. The judges shall
				penalize any violator of this rule.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-14 - One claim per race

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No authorized agent or trainer although representing several
				owners shall submit more than one claim for any one race.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-15 - Agreement prohibited

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any person who shall offer or enter into an agreement to claim
				or not to claim or attempt to prevent another person from claiming any horse in
				a claiming race, or attempt by intimidation to prevent anyone from starting a
				horse in any race for which it is entered, or any owners starting horses in a
				claiming race who make an agreement for the protection of each other's horses
				may be penalized by the judges and/or the commission.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-16 - Written consent

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any person or persons who shall enter or allow to be entered in
				a claiming race, a horse against which any lawful claim is held, either by
				mortgage, bill of sale or lien of any kind, may be penalized unless before
				entering the horse, written consent of the holder of the claim shall be filed
				with the racing secretary.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-17 - Disputed ownership

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any person who makes a false ownership claim to a horse may be
				fined and/or suspended or they may be suspended and referred to the commission
				for any disciplinary action the commission deems advisable.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-18 - Affidavit by claimant

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The judges shall require any person making a claim for a horse
				to make affidavit that he is claiming said horse for his own account or as an
				authorized agent and not for any other undisclosed person. Any person making
				such affidavit falsely may be subject to penalty by the judges and/or the
				commission.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-19 - Claiming rules for scratched horse, blood test, conditions, registration

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No horse may be
			 claimed from a claiming race unless said horse is declared a starter.
(B) Blood sample procedure if
			 horse is claimed. In the event a horse is claimed, a blood sample may be taken
			 by a licensed veterinarian, and the sample identified as being from the claimed
			 horse shall be forwarded within twenty-four hours to an approved laboratory to
			 be tested for equine infectious anemia. Pending the receipt of a negative test
			 for equine infectious anemia, the money paid for the claimed horse shall be
			 held by the track. In the event of a positive test for equine infectious
			 anemia, the ownership of the claimed horse shall revert to the owner from whom
			 the horse was claimed and the claiming money shall be returned to the person or
			 persons who claimed the horse. The cost of the test is to be borne by the
			 claimant. The test may be waived by the claimant at his discretion by so
			 indicating on the claiming slip.
(C) Claiming conditions. If sexes are mixed,
			 mares shall be given a price allowance, provided, however, that there shall be
			 no price allowance given to a spayed mare racing in a claiming race.
(D) Minimum price. No claiming races shall be
			 offered permitting claims for less than the minimum purse offered at that time
			 during the same racing week.
(E)
			 Determination of claiming price. No horse owner shall be prohibited from
			 determining the price for which his horse shall be entered.
(F) The trainer or authorized agent entering
			 a horse in a claiming race warrants that he/she has authorization from the
			 registered owner or owners to enter said horse in a claiming race for the
			 designated amount. In the event of a claim, the owner or owners or authorized
			 agent shall submit a signed registration or transfer application to the judges
			 prior to receiving proceeds from the claim.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1985, 10/14/1988,
				4/1/1999, 5/7/2001
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-20 - Sound of bugle

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A bugle shall sound as the horses come upon the track. After
				the horses enter the track, the course to be raced over shall be closed to all
				but racing officials until the judges direct that it be reopened.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985,
				1/1/2006
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-21 - In hands of starter

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Horses shall be in the hands of the
			 starter from the time they arrive on the track until the start is effected. All
			 horses shall parade from the paddock to the starting post, and no driver shall
			 dismount without the permission of the starter. Attendants may not care for
			 horses during the parade except by permission of the starter.
(B) After entering the track not more than
			 twelve minutes shall be consumed in the parade of the horses to the post except
			 in cases of unavoidable delay.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-22 - Fair start

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The starter shall give such orders and take such measures that
				do not conflict with the rules of racing, as are necessary to secure a fair
				start.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1/985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-23 - Starter's duties

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The starter shall be in the starting gate fifteen minutes
				before the post time of the first race. He shall have control over the horses
				and authority to assess fines and/or suspend drivers for any violation of the
				rules from the formation of the parade until the word "go" is given. He may
				assist in placing the horses when requested by the judges to do so. He shall
				notify the judges and the drivers in writing of penalties imposed by him. His
				services shall be paid for by the permit holder employing him. An assistant
				starter may be employed when a permit holder deems it necessary.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-24 - Starting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Starter's
			 control. The starter shall have control of the horses from the formation of the
			 parade until he gives the word "go."
(1)
			 Scoring: After one or two preliminary warming-up scores, the starter shall
			 notify the drivers to come to the starting gate. During or before the parade
			 the drivers must be informed as to the number of scores permitted.
(2) The horses shall be brought to the
			 starting gate as near one-quarter of a mile before the start as the track will
			 permit.
(3) Speed of gate: Allowing
			 sufficient time so that the speed of the gate can be increased gradually, the
			 following minimum speeds will be maintained:
(a) For the first one-eighth mile, not less
			 than eleven miles per hour.
(b) For
			 the next one-sixteenth of a mile, not less than eighteen miles per
			 hour.
(c) From that point to the
			 starting point, the speed will be gradually increased to maximum speed.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-25 - Recall rules

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In case of a recall, a light plainly visible to the drivers
				shall be flashed and a recall sounded, but the starting gate shall proceed out
				of the path of the horses. At commercial parimutuel tracks, in the case of a
				recall, wherever possible, the starter shall leave the wings of the gate
				extended and gradually slow the speed of the gate to assist in stopping the
				field of horses. In an emergency, however, the starter shall use his discretion
				to close the wings of the gate.
(A)
			 There shall be no recall after the word "go" has been given unless there is a
			 mechanical failure of the starting gate. Any horse, regardless of his position
			 or an accident, shall be deemed a starter from the time he entered into the
			 starter's control unless dismissed by the starter.
(B) Breaking horses. The starter shall
			 endeavor to get all horses away in position and on gait but there shall be no
			 recall for a breaking horse.
(C)
			 The starter may sound a recall only for the following reasons:
(1) A horse scores ahead of the gate;
(2) There is interference;
(3) A horse has broken equipment;
(4) A horse falls before the word
			 "go" is given;
(5) A mechanical
			 failure of the starting gate;
(6)
			 A horse comes to the gate out of position.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-26 - Penalties, starter

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A fine not to exceed two hundred fifty
			 dollars or suspension from driving not to exceed ten days, or both, may be
			 applied to any driver by the starter for:
(1)
			 Delaying the start;
(2) Failure to
			 obey the starter's instructions;
(3) Rushing ahead of the inside or outside
			 wing of the gate;
(4) Coming to
			 the starting gate out of position;
(5) Crossing over before reaching the
			 starting point;
(6) Interference
			 with another driver during the start;
(7) Failure to come up into position.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-27 - Riding in gate, equipment, two tiers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								
								No persons shall be allowed to
			 ride in the starting gate except the starter and his driver or operator, unless permission has been
			 granted by the commission or the
			 judges.
(B)
								
								The use of mechanical loudspeaker for any purpose
			 other than to give instructions to drivers is prohibited. The volume shall be
			 no higher than necessary to carry the voice of the starter to the
			 drivers.
(C)
								:
			 
								Horses
			 may be held on the backstretch not to exceed two minutes awaiting post time,
			 except when delayed by an emergency as determined by
			 the judges.
(D)
								
								In the event there are two tiers of horses, the
			 withdrawing of a horse that has drawn or earned a position in the front tier
			 shall not affect the position of the horses that have drawn or earned positions
			 in the second tier.
Whenever a horse is drawn from any tier, horses on the outside
				move in to fill up the vacancy. Where a horse has drawn a post position in the
				second tier, the driver of such horse may elect to score out behind any horse
				in the first tier so long as he does not thereby interfere with another
				trailing horse or deprive another trailing horse of a drawn position.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-28 - Starting without gate

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When horses are started without a gate
			 the starter shall have control of the horses from the formation of the parade
			 until he gives the word "go." He shall be located at the wire or other point of
			 start of the race at which point as nearly as possible the word "go" shall be
			 given. No driver shall cause unnecessary delay after the horses are called.
			 After two preliminary warming-up scores, the starter shall notify the drivers
			 to form in parade.
(B) The driver
			 of any horse refusing or failing to follow the instructions of the starter as
			 to the parade or scoring ahead of the pole horse may be set down for the heat
			 in which the offense occurs, or for such other period as the starter shall
			 determine, and may be fined. Whenever a driver is taken down, the substitute
			 shall be permitted to score the horse once. A horse delaying the race may be
			 started regardless of his position or gait and there shall not be a recall
			 because of a bad actor. If the word "go" is not given, all the horses in the
			 race shall immediately turn on signal, and jog back to their parade positions
			 for a fresh start. There shall be no recall after the starting word has been
			 given.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-29 - Starters, no contest, unmanageable, bad acting horses, post positions by heats

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Starters: the horses
			 
								are
								 deemed to have started when the word
			 "go" is given by the starter and all the horses must go the course except in
			 case of an accident in which it is the opinion of the judges that it is
			 impossible to go the course.
(B)
								Accident warning lights. Every extended pari-mutuel
			 track will be equipped with a three-light system of green, yellow, and red
			 beacon style warning lights and sirens for use in the event of an accident.
			 From the time the ambulance is on site and ready for immediate duty as defined
			 in rule 3769-14-12 of the Administrative
			 Code, the judges will activate the green "all clear" light to signal no known
			 problems on the racetrack.
(1)
									At any point during the live racing card, if the judges
			 determine there is a condition on the racetrack requiring the drivers to
			 proceed with caution, the judges will activate the yellow "caution" warning
			 light.
(2)
									The following will be considered grounds for the judges
			 to declare a heat or race a "no contest" at an extended pari-mutuel meet
			 racetrack:
(a)
										If, in the opinion of the judges, the safety of the drivers
			 and horses are in jeopardy due to an incident; or
(b)
										If a horse is
			 traveling clockwise; or
(c)
										The judges activate the red light and siren to declare
			 the race a "no contest" due to safety issues.
Upon the activation of the red light and siren all
			 drivers in a race will immediately cease racing, follow any instructions of the
			 judges, starter, track announcer, or racing officials to get off the track as
			 quickly and safely as they can. Drivers refusing to stop racing may be subject
			 to a monetary penalty or suspension. When the red "no contest" light is turned
			 off, the judges will activate the green "all clear" light as a signal for
			 warm-ups and live racing to resume.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-30 - Starter's list

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The starter or his assistants shall school such horses as may
				be necessary and shall prepare a list of horses not qualified to start, which
				shall be delivered to the judges and entered on the steward's list. The
				steward's list shall be posted in the racing secretary's office with the list
				of horses not qualified to start.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/1971, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-31 - Not permitted to wager on races

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No starter or assistant starter shall either directly or
				indirectly wager on any race or engage in any betting transaction; nor shall he
				or they directly or indirectly receive presents, gratuities, remuneration or
				tips from any person or persons or have any interest in any horse under the
				penalties provided by these rules.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-32 - Outrider mandatory

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each commercial permit holder shall provide one qualified
				person who shall serve as an outrider positioned on the track immediately prior
				to and during the running of all races held at such track. The general manager
				of each commercial track must submit to the commission certification that such
				person is qualified to serve as an outrider.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2003
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-16 - Claiming; Starter Rules › Section 3769-16-99 - Penalties commission may impose

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) For a violation of any rule in this
			 chapter and unless a rule specifically precludes the judges from doing so, the
			 judges, upon the concurrence of two such officials, may fine a licensee an
			 amount not in excess of the amount permitted by section
			 3769.091 of the Revised Code
			 and/or suspend licenses, upon the concurrence of two such officials, for a
			 period not to exceed the length of time permitted by section
			 3769.091 of the Revised Code
			 and/or refer the licensee to the commission for further action.
Any fine or suspension may be appealed to the commission. Such
				appeal shall stay the fine or suspension until further action by the
				commission.
(B) In
			 addition to any other penalty provided, or in the event no penalty has been
			 provided, the commission, may, upon finding a licensee has violated a rule of
			 this chapter, fine the licensee an amount not in excess of the amount
			 prescribed by law and/or deny, suspend or revoke any Ohio state racing
			 commission license held by the licensee and/or rule off any such licensee from
			 all Ohio race tracks.
(C) Should
			 the commission find a permit holder, or a representative of the permit holder
			 has violated a rule in this chapter, they may fine said permit holder or the
			 representative of the permit holder an amount not in excess of the amount
			 prescribed by law and/or deny, suspend or revoke any license and/or permit held
			 by said permit holder or representative of the permit holder and/or rule off
			 any such permit holder's representative.
(D) Each day during which any violation of a
			 rule in this chapter continues to occur shall be considered a separate offense
			 and any person and/or permit holder continuing to violate said rule or rules
			 may be penalized separately for each day the violation occurs.
(E) Any person who violates any provisions of
			 the Horse Racing Act or any of the Ohio rules of racing for which no penalty is
			 otherwise provided, may be denied a license under such rules. A licensee under
			 such rules may be fined, may have his/her license suspended or revoked or may
			 be ruled off. Any permit holder who violates any of the provisions of the Horse
			 Racing Act or any of the Ohio rules of racing for which a penalty is not
			 otherwise provided, may have the permit suspended or revoked, or may be denied
			 a permit upon subsequent application therefor.
R.C. 119.032 review dates:
				09/15/2010 and
				09/15/2015
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/1985, 5/1/1985
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-17 - Owner and Driver Rules; Violations › Section 3769-17-01 - Owners must be licensed and workers' compensation

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No permit holder shall allow any horse to
			 start in a race unless the owner, owners, lessee or lessees of same are
			 licensed or the owner has been issued a reciprocal validation for a current and
			 properly issued owner's license from another state or other racing jurisdiction
			 which has reciprocity with the  commission. Any owner who drives his horse in a race must have
			 a driver's
								 license in addition to an owner's
			 license.
(B) In addition to all
			 other rules applicable to license as promulgated by the commission, an owner
			 and trainer must provide workers' compensation
			 coverage in accordance with Ohio law, for all of his or her employees who are
			 connected with racing. Upon request of the commission, the owner
			 and trainer must provide satisfactory proof of
			 such workers' compensation coverage.
Effective: 8/1/2019
Five Year Review
				(FYR) Dates: 3/25/2019 and
				06/04/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 03/15/1966, 01/01/1985, 01/01/1987,
				10/04/1992
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-17 - Owner and Driver Rules; Violations › Section 3769-17-03 - Authorized agent

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any owner or trainer may engage an authorized agent or agents
				who may handle all business between the permit holder and the agent's
				principal. No authorized agent shall be licensed by the commission except upon
				receipt of written notice of their engagement as an agent by an owner and/or a
				trainer.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				8/30/2018 and
				08/30/2023
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-17 - Owner and Driver Rules; Violations › Section 3769-17-04 - Substitute trainer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When a trainer is to be absent from his stable or the grounds
				where his horses are racing at a time when a horse under his care is scheduled
				to race or for a period of more than two racing days, he must provide a
				licensed trainer or assistant trainer to assume the joint responsibility for
				the horses he is training. Such licensed trainer or assistant trainer shall
				sign in the presence of the judges a statement accepting responsibility for
				such horses being trained.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				6/3/2019 and
				06/03/2024
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 03/15/1966,
				01/01/1985