Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-10 - Horses ineligible to start in a race

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In addition to any other valid ground or
			 reason, a horse is ineligible to start in any race if:
(1) Such horse is not registered by The
			 Jockey Club if a Thoroughbred; the American Quarter Horse Association if a
			 Quarter Horse; the Appaloosa Horse Club if an Appaloosa; the Arabian Horse Club
			 Registry of America if an Arabian; the American Paint Horse Association if a
			 Paint; the Pinto Horse Association of America, Inc., if a Pinto; or any
			 successors to any of the foregoing or other registry recognized by the
			 Commission.
(2) If its breed
			 registration certificate is not on file with the racing secretary, unless the
			 racing secretary has submitted the certificate to the appropriate breed
			 registry for correction, or in the case of Thoroughbred horses foaled in 2018
			 or thereafter, the horse does not have a Digital Tattoo; the stewards may waive
			 these requirements if the information contained on the registration certificate
			 is otherwise available and the horse is otherwise correctly identified to the
			 stewards' satisfaction.
(3) Such
			 horse has been entered or raced at any recognized race meeting under any name
			 or designation other than the name or designation duly assigned by and
			 registered with the official registry.
(4) The Win Certificate, Certificate of Foal
			 Registration, eligibility papers, or other registration issued by the official
			 registry has been materially altered, erased, removed, or forged.
(5) Such horse is ineligible to enter said
			 race, is not duly entered for such race, or remains ineligible at time of
			 starting.
(6) The ownership and
			 Trainer of such horse has not completed the prescribed licensing procedures
			 required by the Commission before starting the horse, or the horse is in the
			 care of an unlicensed Trainer.
(7)
			 Such horse is a suspended horse.
(8) Such horse is on the Stewards' List,
			 Starter's List, or the Veterinarian's List.
(9) Except with permission of the Stewards
			 and Horse Identifier, the identification markings of the horse do not agree
			 with the identification as set forth on the Registration Certificate to the
			 extent that a correction is required from the appropriate breed registry.
(10) Except with the permission of
			 the Stewards, the horse has not been:
(A)
			 verified by the appropriate breed registry; and
(B) tattooed on the inside of the upper lip,
			 or digital tattoo; or
(C)
			 microchipped with a unique microchip (ISO 11784); or
(D) freeze brand; or
(E) identified by any other method approved
			 by the appropriate breed registry and the Commission.
(11) The entry of a horse is not in the name
			 of its true Owner.
(12) The horse
			 has drawn into the field or has started in a race on the same day.
(13) The age of the horse as determined by an
			 examination of its teeth by the Official Veterinarian does not correspond to
			 the age shown on its Registration Certificate, such determination by tooth
			 examination to be made in accordance with the current OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR
			 DETERMINING THE AGE OF THE HORSE as adopted by the American Association of
			 Equine Practitioners.
(14) The
			 Certificate of Registration of a horse reflects an unknown sire or dam.
(15) An Ownership transfer for a
			 claimed horse is being processed by the Racing Secretary to a breed registry,
			 and an acceptable photocopy of the Foal Certificate is not on file with the
			 Racing Secretary.
(16) A horse is
			 wholly or partially owned by a disqualified person, or a horse is under the
			 direct or indirect management of a disqualified person.
(17) A horse is wholly or partially owned by
			 the spouse of a disqualified person or a horse is under the direct or indirect
			 management of the spouse of a disqualified person, in such cases, it being
			 presumed that the disqualified person and spouse constitute a single financial
			 entity with respect to the horse, which presumption may be rebutted.
(18) The horse is a cloned horse.
(19) The horse has an open hole in its
			 trachea, by means of a tracheotomy or otherwise.