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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-19 - Workers' Compensation Act compliance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person may be licensed as a Trainer,
				Owner, or in any other capacity in which such person acts as the employer of
				any other licensee upon the racetrack enclosure operated by an organization
				licensee at any time during the calendar year for which the organization
				license has been issued, unless his/her liability for Workers' Compensation has
				been secured in accordance with the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of
				Oklahoma, 85 O.S., § 1 et seq., and until a Certificate of Insurance or
				other appropriate evidence of self-insurance evidencing such security for
				liability is provided to the Commission. Should any such required security for
				liability for Workers' Compensation be canceled or terminated, any occupation
				license held by such person may be subject to summary suspension and may be
				grounds for revocation of the license. Failure to comply with the provision by
				a person licensed as a Trainer, Owner or in any other capacity on the grounds
				of an Organization Licensee who employs any individual without proper Worker's
				Compensation insurance may result in a fine no less than $500 and/or suspension
				of the occupation license.
(b) If a
				license applicant or licensee certifies that s/he has no employees that would
				subject him/her to liability for Workers' Compensation, s/he may be licensed
				until such time as s/he has employees, when s/he must inform the Commission of
				such employee(s) and furnish a Certificate of Insurance or other appropriate
				evidence of self-insurance evidencing that the employee(s) are covered by
				Workers' Compensation Insurance.
Amended at 25 Ok Reg
				  878, eff 5-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-20 - Program Trainer Prohibited

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No licensee shall act as a Program
				Trainer, nor shall anyone use the services of a Program Trainer. Anyone found
				to be acting as a Program Trainer or using the services of a Program Trainer
				shall be responsible for all violations occurring from participation of the
				horse(s) entered or raced by that person.
(b) A licensed trainer or individual shall be
				determined to be acting as a Program Trainer or using the services of a Program
				Trainer if the licensed trainer or individual:
(1) Enters into an agreement on behalf of a
				licensed, unlicensed, ineligible, or suspended person for the sole purpose of
				completing an entry form for a race;
(2) Pays an entry, nomination, or starter fee
				on behalf of a licensed, unlicensed, ineligible or suspended person;
(3) Claims a horse on behalf of a licensed,
				unlicensed, ineligible, or suspended person;
(4) Receives a financial or beneficial
				interest from a licensed, unlicensed, ineligible, or suspended person for the
				sole purpose of being listed as the trainer on the official race program; or
(5) Pays any compensation to the
				licensed, unlicensed, ineligible, or suspended person.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-21 - Licensing required prior to entry or scratch time

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The licensing procedures required by the Commission for all
				  participants must be completed prior to starting the horse and shall include
				  all registrations, statements and payment of fees.
Amended at 11 Ok Reg
				  4195, eff 7-26-94; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2863, eff 7-12-99; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  968, eff 5-11-07
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-22 - Qualifications for license as horse owner

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No person may be licensed as a horse Owner who is not the
				  owner of record of a properly registered race horse which s/he intends to race
				  in Oklahoma and which is in the care of a licensed Trainer, or who does not
				  have an interest in such racehorse as a part owner or lessee, or who is not the
				  responsible managing owner of a corporation, syndicate or partnership which is
				  the legal owner of such horse. No Commission employee, or person licensed by
				  the Commission as a Jockey, or person licensed by the Commission as a
				  practicing Veterinarian, Racing Official, Assistant Starter or Official
				  Veterinarian and his or her assistants, Jockey Room Custodian, or Valet shall
				  be licensed also as a horse Owner. A horse Owner's license shall be granted to
				  individual natural persons only.
Amended at 25 Ok Reg
				  878, eff 5-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-23 - Horse ownership by lease

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Horses may be raced under lease provided a completed
				  Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission lease form, or other lease form acceptable to
				  the Commission, is attached to the Registration Certificate and on file with
				  the Commission. The Lessor(s) and Lessee must be licensed as horse Owners. No
				  Lessor shall execute a lease for the purpose of avoiding insurance
				  requirements.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-24 - Horse ownership by corporation, partnership, syndicate, or other association or entity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If the legal owner of any horse is a corporation,
				  partnership, syndicate or other association or entity, each shareholder or
				  partner shall be licensed as a horse Owner; provided that if there are more
				  than twenty (20) shareholders or partners, no more than twenty (20) shall be
				  required to be licensed unless the Stewards or the Commission determine(s) that
				  the best interests of racing dictate that any other or all shareholders or
				  partners should be licensed.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-25 - Statements of corporation, partnership, syndicate or other association or entity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commission requires that copies of organizational
				  documents of a corporation partnership, syndicate or other association or
				  entity, including the relative proportion of ownership interest, the terms of
				  sales with contingencies, arrangements, or leases, shall be filed with the
				  Horsemen's Bookkeeper of the racetrack organization licensee and with the
				  Commission. Said documents shall declare to whom winnings are payable, in whose
				  names the horses shall be run, and the name of the licensed person who assumes
				  all responsibilities as the Owner. The part Owner of any horse shall not assign
				  his/her ownership share or any part thereof without the written consent of the
				  other partners, and such consent shall be filed with the Horsemen's Bookkeeper
				  and the Commission. A person or persons conducting racing operations as a
				  corporation, partnership, syndicate or other association or entity shall
				  register the information as required by rules in this Chapter and pay the
				  required fee(s) for the appropriate ownership entity.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-26 - Stable name registration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A person or persons electing to conduct racing operations by
				  use of a stable name shall register the stable name and shall pay the required
				  fee.
(1) The applicant must disclose
				the identity or identities of all persons comprising the stable name.
(2) All changes in identities must be
				reported immediately to and approval obtained from the Commission.
(3) Any person who has registered under a
				stable name may cancel the stable name after s/he has given written notice to
				the Commission.
(4) A stable name
				may be changed by registering a new stable name and by paying the required
				fee.
(5) No person shall register a
				stable name which has been registered by any other person with any organization
				conducting a recognized race meeting.
(6) A stable name shall be clearly
				distinguishable from that of another registered stable name.
(7) The stable name and the name of the Owner
				or managing Owner shall be published in the official program. If the stable
				name consists of more than one person, the official program will list the name
				of the managing Owner along with the phrase "et al."
(8) If a partnership, corporation, syndicate,
				or other association or entity is involved in the identity comprising a stable
				name, the rules in this Chapter covering a partnership, corporation, syndicate,
				or other association or entity must be complied with and the usual fees paid
				therefore.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 15 - Licensing › Subchapter 5 - Occupation Licensing › Section 325:15-5-27 - Honoring official credentials

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Credentials issued by the Commission shall be honored for
				  admission at all gates and entrances and to all places within the enclosure.
				  Automobiles with vehicle decals issued by the Commission to its members and
				  employees shall be permitted ingress and egress at any point. Credentials
				  issued by the Association of Racing Commissioners International, Inc. to its
				  members, past members, and staff shall be honored by the organization for
				  admission into the public enclosure when presented therefore by such
				  persons.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  2863, eff 7-12-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter establish and describe the
				requirements and procedures concerning Racing Officials and Commission racing
				personnel, including authority, duties, responsibilities, and standards for the
				Commission, Racing Officials, racing personnel, and the organization licensee
				pursuant to the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, 3A O.S., §§ 203.4, 203.5,
				203.7, 204, 204.2, 205.2, and 205.4.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-3 - Racing Officials

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Racing Officials of a race meeting, unless otherwise
				ordered by the Commission, are as follows: the Stewards, the Safety Steward,
				the Associate Judge, the Placing Judges (if utilized), the Paddock Judge, the
				Outriders, the Starter, the Clerk of Scales, the Official Veterinarian, the
				Racing Veterinarian, the Timers, the Horse Identifier, the Racing Secretary and
				the Assistant Racing Secretary. No Racing Official may serve in that capacity
				during any race meeting at which is entered a horse owned by him/her or by a
				member of his/her family or in which s/he has any financial interest. Being the
				Lessee or Lessor of a horse shall be construed as having a financial interest.
				No person may serve as a Steward in a race where that person is the Owner or
				part Owner of the sire or dam of any horse in the race.
Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2492,
				eff 7-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-4 - Responsibility to the Commission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Racing Officials are strictly responsible to the Commission
				for the performance of their respective duties, and they shall promptly report
				to the Commission or its Stewards any violation of the rules and regulations of
				the Commission coming to their attention or of which they have knowledge. Any
				Racing Official who fails to exercise due diligence in the performance of
				his/her duties shall be relieved of his her duties by the Stewards and the
				matter referred to the Commission.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 501, eff
				  5-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-5 - Racing Officials subject to approval

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Every Racing Official is subject to prior approval by the
				Commission before being eligible to act as a Racing Official at the meeting. At
				the time of making application for an organization license, the organization
				shall nominate the Racing Officials other than the Racing Officials appointed
				by the Commission; and after issuance of the organization license, there shall
				be no substitution of any Racing Official except with approval of the Stewards
				or the Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-6 - Racing Officials appointed by the Commission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Commission shall appoint the
			 following Racing Officials for a race meeting [3A:203.4]:
(1) Board of three (3) Stewards;
(2) Safety Steward;
(3) Official Veterinarian; and
(4) Horse Identifier.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-8 - General authority of Stewards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Stewards have general authority and supervision over all
				licensees and other persons attendant on horses, and also over the enclosures
				of any recognized meeting. Stewards have the power to interpret the rules and
				to decide all questions not specifically covered by these rules. The Stewards
				shall have the power to determine all questions arising with reference to
				entries, eligibility and racing; and all entries, declarations and scratches
				shall be under the supervision of the Stewards. The Stewards are strictly
				responsible to the Commission for the conduct of the race meeting in every
				particular.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-9 - Vacancy among Racing Officials

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Where a vacancy occurs among the Racing Officials, the Stewards
				shall fill the vacancy immediately. Such appointment is effective until the
				vacancy is filled in accordance with the rules in this
				Chapter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-10 - Calling off race or race day

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
When in the opinion of the Stewards or the Commission Executive
				Director, a race(s) or race day cannot be conducted in accordance with the
				provisions of the Act, rules of this Title, and orders of the Commission or the
				conditions of an organization license, they shall cancel and call off such
				race(s) or race day. In the event of mechanical failure or interference during
				the running of a race which affects the horses in such race, the Stewards may
				declare the race a "no contest". A race shall be declared "no contest" if no
				horse covers the course.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-11 - Substitution of Jockey or Trainer

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In the event a Jockey who is named to
			 ride a mount in a race is unable to fulfill his/her engagement and is excused
			 by the Stewards, the Trainer of the horse may select a substitute Jockey; or,
			 if no substitute Jockey is available, the Stewards may scratch the horse from
			 the race. However, the responsibility to provide a Jockey for an entered horse
			 remains with the Trainer; and the scratching of said horse by the Stewards
			 shall not be grounds for the refund of any nomination, sustaining, penalty
			 payments, or entry fees.
(b) In the
			 absence of the Trainer of the horse, the Stewards may place the horse in the
			 temporary care of another Trainer of their selection; however, such horse may
			 not be entered or compete in a race without the approval of the Owner and the
			 substitute Trainer. The substitute Trainer must sign the entry card.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-12 - Stewards' list

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Stewards shall maintain a Stewards' List of those horses which, in their opinion or pursuant to any rule, are ineligible to be entered in any race because of poor or inconsistent performance including, but not limited to, bolting, badly beaten, erratic behavior, questions concerning ownership by a suspended or non-licensed person, suspended trainer awaiting proper transfer of horse, eligibility, ownership dispute, claim protest, identification of the horse, or for any other reason that might affect the integrity or welfare of racing. A horse included on the Stewards' List shall not be eligible to enter or compete in a race until it has fulfilled the requirements specified by the Stewards and it is removed from the list.
Amended at 28 Ok Reg 773,
				eff 5-26-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-13 - Duties of the Starter

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Starter shall have complete jurisdiction over the starting
				gate, the starting of horses, and the authority to give orders not in conflict
				with the provisions of the Act and the rules in this Title as may be required
				to ensure all participants an equal opportunity to a fair start. The Starter
				shall appoint his/her assistants; however, s/he shall not permit his/her
				assistants to handle or take charge of any horse in the starting gate without
				his/her expressed permission. In the event that organization starter assistants
				are unavailable to head a horse, the responsibility to provide qualified
				individuals to head and/or tail a horse in the starting gate shall rest with
				the Trainer. The Starter shall establish qualifications for Organization
				Assistant Starters and maintain a list of such qualified individuals approved
				by the Stewards. No Assistant Starter or any individual handling a horse at the
				starting gate shall in any way impede, whether intentionally or otherwise, the
				start of the race; nor may an Assistant Starter or other individual, except the
				Jockey handling the horse at the starting gate, apply a whip or other device in
				an attempt to load any horse in the starting gate. No one other than the Jockey
				shall slap, boot, or otherwise attempt to dispatch a horse from the starting
				gate.
Amended at 25 Ok Reg 878,
				eff 5-11-08
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-14 - Starter's List

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Starter shall maintain a Starter's List of all horses
				which, in his/her opinion, are ineligible to be entered in any race because of
				poor or inconsistent performance in the starting gate. Such schooling shall be
				under the direct supervision of the Starter or his/her representatives. Such
				horse shall be refused entry until it has demonstrated to the Starter or
				his/her representatives that it has been satisfactorily schooled in the gates
				and can be removed from the Starter's List.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-15 - Duties of the Paddock Judge

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Paddock Judge shall supervise the
			 assembling of the horses scheduled to race, the saddling of horses in the
			 paddock, the saddling equipment and changes thereof, the mounting of the
			 jockeys, and their departure for the post. The Paddock Judge shall maintain a
			 record of all the equipment utilized in the saddling of a horse, and shall
			 provide a report on saddling equipment to the Stewards at their request. The
			 Paddock Judge or the Paddock Blacksmith/Plater shall inspect all horses to
			 ensure that they are properly shod and shall immediately report to the Paddock
			 Judge and/or the Stewards any horse which is not properly shod.
(b) The following shall be prohibited on the
			 front shoes of Thoroughbred horses while training and/or racing on any surface:
(1) toe grabs with a height of greater than 2
			 millimeters;
(2) bends;
(3) jar caulks;
(4) stickers; and
(5) any other traction device worn on the
			 front shoes.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-16 - Duties of Patrol Judges

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Patrol Judges, when utilized, shall be subject to the
				orders of the Stewards, and shall report to the Stewards all facts occurring
				under their observation during the running of a race.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-17 - Duties of Placing Judges and Timers

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Placing Judges, Timers, and/or Stewards shall occupy the
				Judges' or Stewards' Tower at the time the horses pass the finish line; and
				their duties shall be to hand time, place the horses in the correct order of
				finish, and report the results. In case of a dead heat or a disagreement as to
				the correct order of finish, the decision of the Stewards shall be final. In
				placing the horses at the finish, the position of the horses' noses only shall
				be considered the most forward point of progress.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-18 - Duties of the Clerk of Scales

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Clerk of Scales is responsible for the presence of all
				Jockeys in the Jockey's room at the appointed time and to verify that all
				Jockeys have a current Oklahoma Jockey's license. The Clerk of Scales shall
				verify the correct weight of each Jockey at the time of weighing out and when
				weighing in, and shall report any discrepancies to the Stewards immediately. In
				addition, s/he shall be responsible for the security of the Jockey's room and
				the conduct of the Jockeys and their attendants. He or she shall promptly
				report to the Stewards any alleged infraction of the Act or rules of this Title
				with respect to weight, weighing, riding equipment, or conduct. He or she shall
				be responsible for accounting of all data required on the scale sheet and
				submit that data to the Horsemen's Bookkeeper at the end of each race. He or
				she shall maintain the record of applicable winning races on all Apprentice
				Certificates at the meeting; and at the close of the meeting, or on the
				departure of the Apprentice Jockeys, the Apprentice Certificates shall be
				released to them.
Amended at 30 Ok Reg 501, eff
				  5-15-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-19 - Duties of the Racing Secretary

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Racing Secretary shall write and publish conditions of all
				races and distribute them to horsemen as far in advance of the closing of
				entries as possible. He or she shall be responsible for the safekeeping of
				Registration Certificates and the return of same to the Trainers on request or
				at the conclusion of the race meeting. He or she shall record winning races on
				the form supplied by the breed registry, which shall remain attached to or part
				of the Registration Certificate. The Racing Secretary shall be responsible for
				the taking of entries, checking eligibility, closing of entries, selecting the
				races to be drawn, conducting the draw, posting the overnight sheet, compiling
				the official program, and discharging such other duties of their office as
				required by the rules of this Title or as directed by the
				Stewards.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-20 - Duties of Associate Judge

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An Associate Judge shall be qualified to and may perform any of
				the duties which are performed by any Racing Official at a race meeting,
				provided such duties are assigned or delegated to them by the Commission or by
				the Stewards presiding at that race meeting.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-21 - Duties of the Official Veterinarian

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Official Veterinarian must be a graduate veterinarian and
				licensed to practice in the State of Oklahoma. He or she shall recommend to the
				Stewards any horse that is deemed unsafe to be raced, or a horse that it would
				be inhumane to allow to race. He or she shall supervise the taking of all
				specimens for testing according to procedures approved by the Commission except
				in those cases provided for in Rule
				325:20-1-22.
				He or she shall provide proper safeguards in the handling of all laboratory
				specimens to prevent tampering, confusion, or contamination. All specimens
				collected shall be sent in locked and sealed cases to the laboratory. He or she
				shall have the authority and jurisdiction to supervise the practicing licensed
				veterinarians within the enclosure. He or she shall report to the Commission
				the names of all horses humanely destroyed or which otherwise expire at the
				meeting and the reasons therefore. No Official Veterinarian shall directly
				treat or prescribe for any horse scheduled to participate during his/her term
				of appointment at any recognized meeting except in an emergency or for the
				administration of a diuretic to facilitate the collection of a urine sample,
				either case of which shall be immediately reported to the Stewards. The
				Official Veterinarian shall place horses on the Veterinarian's List and may
				remove from the List those horses which, in his/her opinion, can satisfactorily
				compete in a race.
Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1221,
				eff 6-25-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-22 - Duties of the Racing Veterinarian

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Racing Veterinarian must be a graduate veterinarian and
				licensed to practice in the State of Oklahoma. The Racing Veterinarian shall be
				present in the paddock on the racing course, and at the starting gate during
				the saddling, the parade, and until the horses are dispatched from the gate for
				the race; shall examine any horse when there is a question as to the physical
				condition of such a horse; and, as the Stewards or the Official Veterinarian
				require, shall conduct pre-race examinations of entered horses. He or she shall
				report any horse, which in their opinion is incapable of physically exerting
				its best effort to win, to the Stewards, who may scratch such horse from the
				race. The Racing Veterinarian shall examine any horse which appears in physical
				distress during the race, at the finish of the race; and s/he shall report such
				horse together with their opinion as to the cause of the distress to the
				Stewards and to the Official Veterinarian. No Racing Veterinarian shall
				directly treat or prescribe for any horse scheduled to participate during their
				term of appointment at any recognized meeting except in an emergency. The
				Racing Veterinarian has the authority to treat any horse in the event of an
				emergency, accident or injury; and s/he is authorized to humanely destroy any
				horse which in their opinion is so seriously injured that it is in the best
				interests of racing to so act; and every horse owner and Trainer participating
				in Commission- licensed racing does consent to the humane destruction of such
				animal. In the case of a horse which has suffered a catastrophic injury, the
				Racing Veterinarian may obtain a blood sample from the injured horse prior to
				taking any humane actions necessary. If the trainer is immediately available,
				he or she may witness the collection process. If the trainer is not immediately
				available to witness the collection process, any other Commission-licensed
				individual shall act as the witness to the collection
				process.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-23 - Veterinarian's List

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Official Veterinarian shall maintain a list of all horses determined to be unfit to compete in a race due to illness, unsoundness, injury, infirmity, administration of a substance, or any other assessment or determination by the Official Veterinarian or Racing Veterinarian that the horse is unfit to compete in a race.
(b) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List due to illness, injury, or infirmity may be released from the list at the discretion of the Official Veterinarian.
(c) A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List for unsoundness or lameness may be released from the list after the following:
(1) The horse demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Official Veterinarian or Racing Veterinarian that the horse is serviceably sound and in fit physical condition to exert its best effort in a race; and/or
(2) The horse submits to a post work official sample collection for laboratory confirmation for compliance at the expense of the current owner. Samples shall be subjected to the same testing as conducted for post-race official samples. The presence of a prohibited substance in the post work sample, or the presence of a permitted substance in excess of commission post-race threshold levels or stacking rules, shall result in the horse remaining on the Veterinarian's List.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-24 - Duties of the Horse Identifier

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Horse Identifier shall:
(1) When required, ensure the safekeeping of
			 digital and paper registration certificates and racing permits for horses
			 stabled and/or racing on association grounds;
(2) Inspect documents of ownership,
			 eligibility, registration or breeding necessary to ensure the proper
			 identification of each horse scheduled to compete at a race meeting;
(3) Examine without physically touching
			 unless wearing a disposable, sterile glove, for every starter in the paddock
			 for sex, color, markings and lip tattoo, microchip (ISO 11784), freeze brand or
			 other identification method approved by the appropriate breed registry and the
			 Commission for comparison with its registration certificate to verify the
			 horse's identity;
(4) Supervise
			 when requested by the Commission, monitor the tattooing, microchipping, freeze
			 branding or other method of identification approved by the appropriate breed
			 registry and the Commission done to and for identification of any horse located
			 on association grounds:
(5) Report
			 to the Stewards any horse not properly identified or whose registration
			 certificate is not in conformity with these rules; and
(6) Perform such other duties as the
			 Commission may require.
Amended at 26 Ok Reg 806,
				eff 4-25-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-25 - Duties of the Safety Steward

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Safety Stewards, when not serving in the steward's stand, shall
				perform such duties as directed by the Executive Director or as requested by
				Board of Stewards at the racetrack where the Safety Steward is being utilized.
				Duties may include, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Gather information associated with
			 administration or testing of substances administered to horses intended for
			 racing, and report any concerns with compliance to the Stewards, the Executive
			 Director, and/or the Director of Law Enforcement;
(2) Monitor and observe daily habits and
			 practices of backside activities;
(3) Monitor compliance for race day permitted
			 substance regulations and prohibited practices;
(4) Observe permitted substance
			 administration;
(5) Investigate
			 possible inappropriate or illegal use of substances, such as permitted and
			 prohibited substances and practices that may affect racing performance;
(6) Investigate fatalities and
			 accidents at racetracks;
(7)
			 Conduct pre-meet racetrack safety inspections independently or with OHRC law
			 enforcement personnel;
(8)
			 Participate in resolution of financial complaints;
(9) Make recommendations to OHRC to ensure
			 the integrity of racing and compliance with horse racing statutes and rules;
			 and
(10) Provide liaison between
			 the Stewards and OHRC law enforcement staff.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 20 - Racing Officials and Racing Personnel › Section 325:20-1-26 - Duties of the Outrider

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
			 Shall make every effort to maintain the safety and orderly conduct of training
			 and racing according to the rules, regulations and directives of the
			 Commission, Stewards and association management.
(b) Shall report all unauthorized activities,
			 unusual occurrences or potential rule violations to the Stewards and/or Safety
			 Steward.
(c) Assist the Stewards,
			 Safety Steward, and/or starter with any on-track issue that endangers the
			 safety of the participants and horses.
(d) Shall oversee jockeys, exercise riders,
			 pony persons and trainers when they are on the track.
(e) Shall enforce the track and commission
			 rules concerning approved safety vests and protective helmets while riders are
			 on the racetrack.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The rules in this Chapter describe the requirements and
				procedures concerning the authority and the acts and processes for the making
				of entries and declarations regarding a Commission-sanctioned horse race as
				authorized under the provisions of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act, 3A O.S.,
				§ 204.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-3 - Control over entries and declarations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All entries and declarations are under the supervision of the
				Stewards or their designee; and they, without notice, may refuse the entries of
				any person or the transfer of entries.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-4 - Racing Secretary to establish conditions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Racing Secretary shall establish the conditions for any
				race, the allowances or handicaps to be established for specific races, the
				procedures for the acceptance of entries and declarations, and such other
				conditions as are necessary to provide and conduct the organization's race
				meeting. The Racing Secretary is responsible for the receipt of entries and
				declarations for all races. The Racing Secretary, employees of their
				department, or Racing Officials shall not disclose any pertinent information
				concerning entries which have been submitted until all entries are closed.
				After an entry to a race for which conditions have been published has been
				accepted by the Racing Secretary or their delegate, no condition of such race
				shall be changed, amended or altered, nor shall any new condition for such race
				be imposed.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-5 - Entries

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No horse shall be entered in more than one (1) race on the same
				day. No person shall enter or attempt to enter a horse in a race unless such
				entry is a bona fide entry made with the intention that such horse is to
				compete in the race for which entry is made except, if race conditions permit,
				for entry back in finals or consolations involving physically disabled or dead
				qualifiers for purse payment purposes. No Trainer who is an Owner or part Owner
				of a horse may enter that horse under the name of another Trainer in any
				overnight race if both the trainer and the owner/trainer have an active trainer
				file in the racing office for that breed of horse at that race meeting.
Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2592, eff 6-25-06 ; Amended at 30 Ok
				  Reg 1325, eff 6-27-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-6 - Determining eligibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
			 Determination of a horse's eligibility, penalty or penalties and the right to
			 allowance or allowances for all races shall be from the date of the horse's
			 last race unless the conditions specify otherwise. The Trainer is responsible
			 for the eligibility of his/her horse and to properly enter his/her horse in
			 condition. In the event the records of the Racing Secretary or the appropriate
			 breed registry do not reflect the horse's most recent starts, the Trainer or
			 Owner shall accurately provide such information. If a horse is not eligible
			 under the first condition of any race, it cannot be eligible under subsequent
			 conditions. If the conditions specify non-winners of a certain amount, it means
			 that the horse has not won a race in which the winner's share was the specified
			 amount or more. If the conditions specify non-earners of a stated amount, it
			 means that the horse has not earned that stated amount in any total number of
			 races regardless of the horse's placing.
(b) Disqualification:
(1) When the Commission receives an official
			 testing laboratory report of a Positive Test or Overage for a winner of a race
			 that requires a disqualification, change in the order of finish and
			 redistribution of the purse, the horse in question shall maintain the win in
			 past performance records and carry the penalty of a win when determining
			 eligibility for entry in a subsequent race. This horse's condition and
			 eligibility shall remain in effect until the Stewards issue a ruling
			 disqualifying the aforementioned horse and order a redistribution of the purse.
(2) The second place horse shall
			 not carry the win in past performance records nor shall the second place horse
			 carry the win in determining eligibility for entry in a subsequent race until
			 the Stewards issue a ruling disqualifying the winner, change the order of
			 finish and order a redistribution of the purse.
(3) Should the aforementioned ruling be
			 appealed, the disqualification, change in the order of finish and purse
			 redistribution is stayed until final adjudication; and the winner must carry
			 the win and the second place horse is not penalized for the condition.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-7 - Penalties and allowances

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Weight penalties are obligatory; each weight allowance is
				optional and must be made at time of entry. However, under no circumstances may
				the sex allowance be waived. Penalties and allowances are not cumulative. All
				allowances must be made at time of entry. No horse shall be allowed to enter or
				start in a race with less than one hundred nine (109) pounds unless the race is
				a handicap or stakes. Claims of weight allowance to which a horse is not
				entitled shall not be grounds for disqualification. However, sanctions may be
				imposed upon the person claiming allowance to which his/her horse is not
				entitled. No horse shall incur any penalties of eligibility or weight allowance
				for placement from which it was disqualified, but a horse placed through
				disqualification of another horse shall incur the penalties of that placement.
				No such placement shall make a horse ineligible to a race which has already
				been run.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-8 - Sex allowance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In races run exclusively for Thoroughbreds where colts and
				geldings are eligible, except in handicaps, fillies two years old shall be
				allowed three (3) pounds; and fillies and mares three (3) years old and older
				shall be allowed five (5) pounds before September 1 and three (3) pounds
				thereafter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-9 - Entries survive with transfer

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All entries and rights of entry are valid and survive when a
				horse is sold with its engagements duly transferred. If a partnership agreement
				is properly filed with the Horsemen's Bookkeeper, subscriptions, entries, and
				rights of entry survive in the remaining partners. Unless written notice to the
				contrary is filed with the Stewards, the entries, rights of entry, and
				engagements remain with the horse and are transferred therewith to the new
				Owner. No entry or right of entry shall become void on the death of the
				nominator unless the conditions of the race state otherwise.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-11 - Age restrictions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A maiden of any age may be permitted to compete in a race with
				the pari-mutuel system of wagering. A horse must have attained January 1 of its
				two-year-old year to be eligible to occupy a stall during any licensed race
				meeting.
Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3473, eff 6-26-01 through 7-14-02
				  (emergency) 
				  1 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 502, eff
				  5-15-13
1 This emergency action expired
				  without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency
				  amendatory action, the last prior permanent text is reinstated. Therefore, on
				  7-15-02 (after the 7-14-02 expiration of the emergency action), the text of
				  325:25-1-11 reverted back to the permanent text that was effective prior to
				  enactment of the emergency action on 6-26-01, as last published in the 2001
				  Edition of the OAC.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-12 - Horses ineligible to enter or start

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any horse ineligible to be entered for a race or ineligible to
				start in any race which is entered or competes in such race, may be scratched
				or disqualified; and the Stewards may discipline any person responsible
				therefore. A horse must have attained January 1 of its two-year-old year to be
				eligible to enter or compete in a race.
Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2417,
				eff 6-26-00
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-13 - Registration Certificate to reflect correct ownership

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Every Certificate of Registration, Eligibility Certificate or
				lease agreement filed with the organization and its Racing Secretary to
				establish the eligibility of a horse to be entered for any race shall
				accurately reflect the correct and true ownership of such horse, and the name
				of the Owner which is printed on the official program for such horse shall
				conform to the ownership as declared on the Certificate of Registration. A
				Stable Name may be registered for such Owner or ownership with the Commission.
				In the event ownership is by syndicate, corporation, partnership, or other
				association or entity, the name of the Owner which is printed on the official
				program for such horse shall be the responsible managing Owner, officer, or
				partner who assumes all responsibilities as the Owner.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-14 - Alteration or forgery of Certificate of Registration

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No person shall alter or forge any Win Sheet, Certificate of
				Registration, Certificate of Eligibility, or any other document of ownership or
				registration, nor willfully forge or alter the signature of any person required
				on any such document or entry card.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-15 - Transfer after sale of a horse within the enclosure

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Both the seller and the purchaser or their agents or
				representatives of a horse which is sold within the enclosure shall immediately
				notify the Stewards and the Racing Secretary of such sale or
				transfer.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 325 - Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 25 - Entries and Declarations › Section 325:25-1-16 - Declarations and scratches

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any Trainer or Assistant Trainer of a horse which has been
				entered in a race who does not wish such horse to participate in the draw must
				declare his/her horse from the race prior to the close of entries. Any Trainer
				or Assistant Trainer of a horse which has been drawn into or is also eligible
				for a race who does not wish such horse to start in the race, must scratch
				his/her horse from the race prior to the designated scratch time. A scratched
				horse loses all preference previously entitled to. Every horse drawn in for a
				post position shall have a Jockey named to ride such horse by scratch time. The
				declaration or scratch of a horse from a race is irrevocable.