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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-45 - Scratches must be approved

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Every horse entered and drawn for a race
			 must be a starter unless it is scratched or ordered withdrawn, for reason, by
			 the stewards and/or on the advice of the track veterinarian.
(B) Approved reasons for scratches include,
			 but are not limited to, lameness or sickness of horse; unmanageability of
			 horse; ineligibility of horse; and other situations approved by the stewards.
(C) Trainers and/or owners who
			 fail to start a horse, which has been entered and drawn into a race and which
			 has not been scratched for an approved reason, may be penalized under rule
			 3769-5-99
			 of the Administrative Code by the stewards and/or the commission.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 10/1/77, 1/1/85, 8/1/91,
				1/1/92
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-46 - 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 stewards 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.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 2/6/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-51 - Weight

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								With the
			 exception of apprentice allowances, handicap races, three year old horses
			 entered to run in races against horses four years old and upwards, and the
			 allowance provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, no jockey shall be assigned a
			 weight of less than one hundred eighteen pounds. For three year old horses
			 entered to run in races against horses four years old and upwards from January
			 first through August thirty-first, no jockey shall be assigned a weight of less
			 than one hundred sixteen pounds.
(B)
								Except in
			 handicaps, fillies two years old shall be allowed three pounds, and fillies and
			 mares three years old and upward shall be allowed five pounds before September
			 first, and three pounds thereafter in races where competing against horses of
			 the opposite sex.
(C)
								Quarter horses, minimum scale weights shall be one
			 hundred twenty-four pounds for two year-olds, one hundred twenty-six pounds for
			 three year-olds, and one hundred twenty-eight pounds for four year-olds and
			 older.
Replaces: 3769-5-51
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-52 - Eligibility to race

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The reports, records, and statistics as
			 published by the daily racing form, equibase, the breed registry foal
			 certificate, or other recognized publications shall be considered in
			 determining eligibility, allowances, and penalties unless the published
			 conditions of the meeting or for the race in question provides otherwise.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 1/1/05
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-53 - Weight penalties, allowances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Weight penalties are obligatory.
(B) Weight allowances are
			 optional, wholly or in part.
(C)
			 Weight allowance, including apprentice allowance, must be claimed at the time
			 of the overnight entry and shall not be abandoned after posting of entries
			 except by consent of the stewards.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-55 - Not cumulative

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Penalties and allowances of weight are not cumulative unless so
				declared by the conditions of the race.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-56 - Allowance at time of starting

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A horse shall start with no greater
			 allowance of weight than that to which it is entitled at the time of starting,
			 regardless of its allowance at the time of entry.
(B) Horses incurring weight penalties for a
			 race shall not be entitled to any of the weight allowances for that race.
(C) Horses not entitled to the
			 first weight allowance in a race shall not be entitled to the second, and so
			 on.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-57 - Omission to claim weight allowances

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Omission to claim a weight allowance shall not be cause for
				disqualification.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-58 - No penalty for being beaten

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No horse shall incur a weight penalty or be barred from any
				race for having been beaten in any race.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-59 - No allowance for being beaten

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No horse shall receive allowance of weight for having been
				beaten in any race, but this rule shall not prohibit maiden allowances or
				allowances to horses which have not won within a specified period or a race of
				specified value.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-60 - Not a claiming race

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In the computation of weight penalties or allowances, any race
				conditioned to preclude claim of any of the starters shall not be considered a
				claiming race even if won by a horse liable to claim under said conditions.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-61 - Weight disqualification

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No horse shall incur a weight penalty for a placement from
				which it is disqualified, but a horse placed through the disqualification of
				another shall incur weight penalties of that placement.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-62 - Steeple chase

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Weight penalties or allowances incurred in a steeple chase or
				hurdle race shall not apply to flat races or vice versa.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-63 - Disputed race

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
When the decision of a race is in dispute, all horses for which
				the winner's share is claimed shall carry the winner's weight penalties until
				the dispute be decided.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-64 - Dead heat

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
All horses involved in a dead heat for first place shall be
				liable to weight penalties for winning.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-65 - No race off

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Dead heats shall not be run off. Horses joined in a dead heat
				for any position for which a share of the purse is payable shall share equally
				in the money award for the placement. If the owners cannot agree which of them
				shall receive a cup or other indivisible prize, the stewards shall determine
				the question by lot.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-66 - Ohio thoroughbred race special account

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A program of breeders' awards is
			 established under section
			 3769.083 of the Revised Code .
			 In order to register a horse and/or receive a breeders' award for a foal that
			 was registered after December 31, 2008, the breeder must be licensed in
			 accordance with rule
			 3769-2-24(C) of the Administrative Code.
(1) The state racing commission may pay from
			 the Ohio thoroughbred race special account to the breeder of a horse meeting
			 the qualifications of division (B) of section
			 3769.083 of the Revised Code
			 winning first, second, or third prize money of a purse for a thoroughbred race
			 an amount not to exceed fifteen per cent of the first, second, or third prize
			 money of such purse. For the purpose of this rule the breeder shall be
			 considered the owner or lessee of the mare at the time the foal is
			 dropped.
(2) The commission may
			 also provide for stallion owners' awards in an amount equal to not less than
			 three nor more than ten per cent of the first, second, or third place share of
			 the purse; the award shall be paid to the owner of the stallion providing the
			 stallion was standing in Ohio as provided in division (A)(1)(b) of section
			 3769.083 of the Revised Code at
			 the time the horse placing first, second or third was conceived. The per cent
			 shall be determined in advance by the Ohio state racing commission.
(3) Ohio thoroughbred racing permit holders
			 shall keep records of each race for horses that won first, second, or third
			 places qualifying under section
			 3769.083 of the Revised Code,
			 and shall submit monthly reports to the Ohio state racing commission on the
			 fifth day of each month, listing all horses qualifying under said section that
			 won first, second, or third places during the previous month. The report shall
			 include the date and number of races, the share of the purse for first, second,
			 and third place finishes, the name of the breeders and the sires of the award
			 winners. The racing commission will then present a voucher to the auditor of
			 state for payment of the breeders' awards and stallion owners awards if
			 applicable.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-67 - Cancellation of incorrect registrations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
If the commission finds an outstanding registration to be
				incorrect, such registration may be cancelled and notice thereof shall be sent
				to the owner and breeder of the horse.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 3/5/09
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-68 - Cancellation or suspension of registrations

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Upon failure of a breeder or horseman to furnish the commission
				requested information relative to the registration of a horse, the commission
				may suspend or cancel such registration.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 3/5/09
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-69 - Execution of false application for registration or transfer

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
If the commission has reason to believe that an application for
				registration or transfer contains false or misleading information, the
				commission may summon the person who executed said application and any other
				person who has knowledge thereof. Failure to respond to such summons may cause
				the commission to suspend or cancel the registrations of horses owned by such
				person. After a hearing, the commission may suspend, cancel and/or bar from
				further registrations horses owned by the person who executed the false or
				misleading application.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 3/5/09
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-70 - Registration correction fee

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Any person filing an application for registration with
				incorrect or incomplete information may be charged ten dollars to defray costs
				for re-registration.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/24/2015 and
				07/24/2020
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 3769-5 - Racing Eligibility › Section 3769-5-99 - 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 stewards from doing so,
			 the stewards, 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) Should the
			 commission find a breeder has violated a rules in this chapter, in addition to
			 any other penalty provided, the commission may:
(1) Increase the penalty to up to a ten
			 thousand dollar fine and up to a ten year suspension;
(2) Deny the breeder any awards that are due
			 in the future; and/or;
(3) Require
			 the breeder to return any purses from races which subsequent owners may have
			 won, if as a result of the incorrect information a subsequent owner has been
			 ordered to return purses.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-01 - 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.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-02 - 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.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-03 - Winner of certain sum

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
"Winner of a certain sum" shall mean winner of a single race of
				that value unless otherwise expressed in the conditions.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-04 - Contributions deducted

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In estimating the net value of a race to the winner, all sums
				contributed by its owner or nominator shall be deducted from the amount it won.
				In estimating the value of a series of races in which an extra sum of money is
				won by winning two or more races, the extra sum shall be estimated in the last
				race by which it was finally won. Foreign winnings shall be estimated on the
				basis of the normal rate of exchange on the day of the winning.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-05 - Gross earnings

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
On and after January 1, 1981, the winnings of a horse in a
				stake race shall be computed on the value of the gross earnings.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-06 - Shares in dead heat

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
In the event of a two horse dead heat, each horse's earnings
				shall be credited with equal purse as follows:
(A) Dead heat for first share first and
			 second money;
(B) Dead heat for
			 second share second and third money;
(C) Dead heat for third share third and
			 fourth money;
(D) Dead heat for
			 fourth share fourth and fifth money;
(E) Dead heat for fifth share fifth money and
			 sixth money;
(F) These
			 subdivisions apply in dividing all purses or prizes whatever the number of
			 horses running a dead heat and whatever places for which the dead heat is run.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 1/1/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-07 - 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.
(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.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-08 - 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/she is agent.
(B) An eligibility to claim license may be
			 issued by the Ohio state racing commission subject to rules
			 3769-2-18,
			 3769-2-26
			 and
			 3769-2-30
			 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
			 3769-6-14
			 and
			 3769-6-15
			 of the Administrative Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 5/1/85, 1/1/91,
				1/1/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-09 - 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 stewards and racing secretary
				shall have keys to the box. No money shall accompany the claim. The claim shall
				be deposited in the box no later than ten minutes before the scheduled 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 stewards shall certify its validity and direct the racing
				secretary to authorize delivery of the horse if the claiming price is on
				deposit.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 6/1/93,
				2/6/99
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-10 - 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.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-11 - Title vested when horse becomes starter

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Each horse shall run 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
				3769-1-38
				of the Administrative Code. If more than one person shall enter claim for the
				same horse, they shall cast lots to determine the right to consummate the claim
				in the presence of the stewards, 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 alive or dead, sound or unsound, or injured during the race or
				after it.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-12 - 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
				run, be taken to an area designated by the stewards. If a test is required the
				horse shall be taken to the test barn and shall remain in the care of the
				original trainer until released by the commission veterinarian who shall there
				after release to the claimant.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 1/1/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-13 - 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 fined and/or suspended by the stewards and liable to
				the penalties set forth in rule
				3769-6-99
				of the Administrative Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-14 - 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.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 6/1/95,
				7/1/01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-15 - Moving and racing restrictions of claimed horse

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No thoroughbred horse claimed in Ohio may be raced in another
				state, except in a stake race, for a period of sixty days.
Replaces: 3769-6-15
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 5/1/85, 8/1/91, 6/1/95, 7/1/01,
				2/2/08
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-16 - Claiming prices determined

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A claimed horse may be entered in subsequent claiming races for
				such claiming price as the claimant of said horse may determine.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 8/10/95
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-17 - 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 stewards shall
				suspend any person who violates this rule and the commission may rule off the
				offender in addition to any other penalty provided for in rule
				3769-6-99
				of the Administrative Code.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-18 - One claim per race

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
No authorized agent, although representing several owners,
				shall submit more than one claim for any one race.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-19 - 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 running a
				horse in any race for which it is entered, or any owners running horses in a
				claiming race who make an agreement for the protection of each other's horses,
				may be fined, and/or suspended or referred to the commission for further
				action.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-20 - Written consent

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No person or persons 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, unless before
			 entering the horse, the written consent of the holder of the outstanding claim
			 shall be filed with the racing secretary.
(B) Any person or persons violating this rule
			 may be fined and/or suspended and referred to the commission by the stewards.
			 The commission may rule off or take other action against such person or persons
			 as they deem appropriate.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-21 - Affidavit by claimant

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The stewards may require any person making a claim for a horse
				to make an 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 stewards and/or the
				commission.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-22 - 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.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-23 - Jockey reporting time

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Every jockey who is engaged to ride in a race shall report to
				the scale room on the day of the race at the time required by the officials. He
				or she shall then report his or her engagements and overweight, if any, to the
				clerk of the scales.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-24 - Weighing out time

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All jockeys engaged for a race shall be
			 weighed out not less than twenty minutes before the post time for the next
			 race.
(B) A jockey's weight shall
			 include his/her clothing, boots, saddle and its attachments and any other
			 equipment except the 
								riding crop, bridle, bit or reins, safety helmet,
			 safety vest, blinkers, goggles and number cloth. A safety vest shall weigh no
			 more than two pounds .
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-25 - Safety helmet and vest

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Any person
			 mounted on a horse or stable pony and all valets on the permit holders' grounds
			 must wear a properly secured safety helmet at all times. Additionally, all
			 employees in the starting gate crew must wear a properly secured safety helmet
			 at all times while performing their duties or handling a horse. For the purpose
			 of this rule, a member of the starting crew means any person licensed as an
			 assistant starter or any person who handles a horse in the starting gate. The
			 safety helmet must comply with one of the commission approved safety standards
			 or later revisions.
(B)
								Any person mounted on a horse or stable pony and all
			 valets on the permit holders' grounds must wear a properly secured safety vest
			 at all times. Additionally, all employees in the starting gate crew must wear a
			 properly secured safety vest at all times while performing their duties or
			 handling a horse. For the purpose of this rule, a member of the starting crew
			 means any person licensed as an assistant starter or any person who handles a
			 horse in the starting gate. The safety vest must comply with one of the
			 commission approved safety standards or later revisions.
Replaces: 3769-6-25
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-25.1 - Safety reins

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) No jockey, apprentice jockey, exercise
			 person or any person mounted on a horse shall ride, breeze, exercise, gallop or
			 workout a horse on the grounds of a facility under the jurisdiction of the Ohio
			 STATE RACING COMMISSION unless the horse is equipped with safety reins. A
			 safety rein is a rein designed and constructed to provide a secure secondary
			 attachment to the bit that is secured to a reinforcement material to prevent
			 failure due to breakage of the rein, or breakage or inadvertent loss of the
			 primary connection to the bit.
(B)
			 This rule is enacted to adopt the safety measures encouraged by the association
			 of racing commissioners international. upon notification from the association
			 of racing commissioners international that standards for the safety reins have
			 been set, the commission shall send notice to the Ohio horsemen's benevolent
			 and protective association, the jockeys guild, the Ohio thoroughbred breeders
			 and owners, and any other group or persons who request such notice. The notice
			 will indicate that paragraph (A) of rule 3769-6-25.1 of this rule will be
			 enforced on the one-hundred-eightieth day after the date of the notice.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/14/2020 and
				10/13/2025
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 07/01/2008
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-26 - Jockey attire

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The jockey shall be weighed out fully dressed in his/her riding
				clothing of cap, jacket, breeches and boots. His/her weight shall include
				saddle with attachments including undergirth, stirrups, webbing and weight pad,
				if weight pad is needed. The weight shall not include safety helmet, safety
				vest, bridle or whip. He/she shall wear an arm number corresponding to his/her
				saddle cloth number. His/her whip shall weigh not more than one pound and be
				approved by the track stewards. Whips shall be limited to thirty inches in
				length, including a looped popper of not less than one and one-quarter inches
				in width. The clerk of scales shall have the duty of checking the whips used by
				riders in a race. The bridle shall weigh not more than two pounds. The use of
				spurs is prohibited.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/14/2020 and
				10/13/2025
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 02/28/1975, 01/01/1985,
				01/01/1994
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-27 - Weights

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The owner or his representative shall be responsible for the
				weight his horse carries. No horse may carry more than two pounds overweight
				without consent of its owner or trainer, but in no case shall a horse carry
				more than seven pounds overweight, except in a stakes race where no more than
				ten pounds overweight shall be permitted.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-28 - Sound of bugle

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
A bugle shall be sounded as the horses come upon the track.
				After the horses enter the track, the course over which the horses will run
				shall be closed to all but racing officials until the stewards direct that it
				be reopened.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-29 - 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 and carry their weight from paddock to starting post, and
			 no jockey shall dismount without permission of the starter. Attendants may not
			 care for horses during the parade except by permission of the starter.
(B) Each horse shall parade past
			 the stewards' stand unless excused by the stewards.
(C) After a horse enters the track and passes
			 the stewards' stand, only the hands of the pony person assigned to the horse,
			 the jockey, an assistant starter, an outrider on a lead pony or the track
			 veterinarian may touch the horse before the start of the race.
(D) 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. After passing the stewards' stand once, horses
			 will be allowed to break formation and canter, warm up or go as they please to
			 the post. When horses have reached the post, they shall be started without
			 unnecessary delay.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 1/1/92,
				2/2/08
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-30 - Fair start

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) The starter shall give such orders and
			 take such measures not in conflict with the rules of racing, as are necessary
			 to secure a fair start.
(B) Should
			 an accident or malfunction of the starting gate, or other unforeseen event
			 during a race, compromise the fairness of the race or safety of race
			 participants, the stewards may declare individual horses to be nonstarters,
			 exclude individual horses from one or more parimutuel pools, or declare a no
			 contest and refund all wagers except as otherwise provided in the rules
			 involving multi-race wagers.
(C)
			 Any owner or trainer who desires his or her horse not to be tailed or tonged at
			 the starting gate by the assistant starters shall, at the time of entry, submit
			 a written request to the starter and said horse will not be tailed or tonged.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 1/1/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-31 - Starter's assistants

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
With the approval of the stewards, the starter shall be
				required to appoint additional assistants in sufficient number, which in any
				event shall be no less than eight, so as to insure that each starting horse in
				each race of that day's live racing program will be promptly and efficiently
				loaded in the starting gate. Neither the starter nor his assistants shall
				strike or use abusive language towards a jockey upon penalty of disciplinary
				action by the stewards. Neither the starter nor his assistants shall exercise
				excessive force or abuse upon a horse upon penalty or disciplinary action by
				the stewards.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 1/1/01
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-32 - Alter position of assistants

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
The starter shall change the positions of his assistants on the
				track for each race and shall not designate their respective positions until
				after the horses have left the paddock.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
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 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-33 - Outriders

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
There shall be two or more outriders in all races at all
				running horse racing meetings on each day that racing occurs.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				07/27/2016 and
				07/27/2021
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 1/1/85, 1/1/06
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3769 - State Racing Commission › Chapter 3769-6 - Claiming; Jockey and Starter Rules › Section 3769-6-34 - Mounted attendant

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
By permission of the stewards and upon payment of not less than
				a five-dollar fee through the horsemens' bookkeeper, a mounted attendant may
				lead a horse to the starting post but any horse so led must pass the stand.
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
				10/14/2020 and
				10/13/2025
Promulgated
				Under: 119.03
Statutory
				Authority: 3769.03
Rule
				Amplifies: 3769.03
Prior
				Effective Dates: 03/15/1966,
				01/01/1985