Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 150 - HORSE RACING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 462-150-0050 - Forming the Race; Weights, Penalties, and Allowances; Scratches

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The racing
			 secretary, in conjunction with the race meet licensee, shall set the conditions
			 of all races. For each racing day, the racing secretary shall use every
			 reasonable effort to card the number of Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa,
			 Paint, Arabian, and mule races listed in the license application and approved
			 by the commission. Also, for each racing day the racing secretary shall card
			 one race which is limited to Oregon-bred Thoroughbred horses. If there are not
			 enough available horses of that class on any day, the race may be replaced with
			 the approval of the stewards. If the race is reopened to allow other horses to
			 enter, preference at the draw shall be given to the Oregon-bred Thoroughbred
			 horses, including preference extending to an Oregon-bred maiden over a non
			 Oregon-bred winner. If feasible, an Oregon-bred Thoroughbred race which does
			 not fill shall be carried over to a subsequent day's racing program. The
			 stewards shall report to the commission the reasons for the cancellation of an
			 Oregon-bred Thoroughbred race.
(2)
			 After entries have closed, the racing secretary shall compile a list of the
			 entries without delay and post the list in a conspicuous place.
(3) In determining the number of horses that
			 can be drawn into a race the width of the track shall be at least the total of
			 10 feet for the first horse plus 5 feet for each additional horse.
(4) If the number of entries in any race
			 exceeds the number of horses that will be allowed to start, the starters for
			 the race shall be determined by lot when not determined by an advertised
			 preference system. Persons who made the entry shall be given an opportunity to
			 attend the drawing for starting positions. Post positions shall be determined
			 by lot. A steward or designated representative shall be present at the
			 draw.
(5) If the number of entries
			 in any one race is sufficient to reasonably assure that two separate races will
			 fill from those entries, the racing secretary may divide the race. If an
			 overnight race is divided and a trainer has entered two horses in the race, the
			 horses will be placed in separate divisions of the race for the draw. They will
			 be drawn in the separate divisions of the race with both horses retaining their
			 preferences.
(6) If any race is
			 canceled because of insufficient entries, the racing secretary may divide an
			 overnight race. The overnight race is subject to the same conditions, with
			 entries in each race drawn by lot when not determined by an advertised
			 preference system. In cases where a trainer has entered two or more horses in a
			 divided race, those races will be handled as outlined in OAR
			 462-150-0050(5).
(7) When a scratch
			 time is provided, a list of horses not to exceed four may be drawn from the
			 overflow entries and listed as eligible to start if any horse which was
			 originally carded is scratched. When an originally carded horse is scratched,
			 horses from the "Also Eligible" list shall fill the race in the order in which
			 they were originally drawn. The owner or trainer of any horse on the "Also
			 Eligible" list which is drawn into a race must notify the racing secretary not
			 later than scratch time if he or she does not intend the horse to start. Any
			 "Also Eligible" horse which does not start when drawn into a race shall forfeit
			 all preferences.
(8) In all races,
			 horses which fill a race from the "Also Eligible" list shall take the outside
			 post positions in the order that they are drawn from the original draw. In all
			 races run on the straight-away, except Thoroughbred races, an "Also Eligible"
			 horse shall take the post position of the horse which was scratched.
(9) Unless a preference system is used, the
			 racing secretary shall keep a list of all horses excluded from races because of
			 too many entries, and those horses shall have preference in the next race in
			 accordance with a system established by the racing secretary. This list shall
			 be known as the "Preferred List".
(10) When a horse on the "Preferred List" is
			 entered in a subsequent race, a claim of preference must be made at the time of
			 entry and noted on the entry form, or the preference will be lost and the horse
			 will be removed from the list.
(11)
			 If a race overfills, any "In Today Horse" which has been entered shall be given
			 no preference. A horse on the "Also Eligible" list shall not be considered an
			 "In Today Horse" until it has actually been given a position in a
			 race.
(12) In all races that have
			 filled over the number of starters and "Also Eligible", an "In Today Horse"
			 shall receive no future preference if it is drawn in as an "Also Eligible". A
			 maiden horse shall have preference over an "In Today Horse" but not over the
			 second choice of an entry to the exclusion of a winner. The second choice of an
			 entry or an "In Today Horse" on the race's "Also Eligible" list shall have no
			 preference over any other "Also Eligible" horses. A horse on the "Also
			 Eligible" list that is scratched will receive no preference, regardless of any
			 scratches in the race itself. This horse shall not be considered an "In Today
			 Horse".
(13) If through error an
			 "In Today Horse" or a horse lacking preference is drawn into a race that has
			 overfilled, the horse shall be scratched if the error is discovered before
			 scratch time, enabling another horse to be drawn into the race. No horse having
			 started any race shall be deemed ineligible because of the error.
(14) In high weighted races, high weights
			 will have preference to the draw. In all races determined by time trials, the
			 fastest times shall have preference to the draw.
(15) No race which has closed shall be
			 canceled except by the stewards.
(16) Weights, Penalties, and Allowances:
(a) Fillies two years old shall have an
			 allowance of three pounds, except in handicaps and races where the conditions
			 expressly state to the contrary. Fillies and mares three years old and older
			 shall have an allowance of five pounds between January 1 and August 31, and
			 three pounds between September 1 and December 31.
(b) To be eligible for weight allowances they
			 must be claimed at the entry. Except sex allowances, which are mandatory, all
			 other allowances are optional. Failure to claim any allowance, except for sex
			 allowance, is not a cause for disqualification. No sex allowances will be given
			 in straight-away races.
(c) A horse
			 shall start with only the allowance to which it is entitled at the time of
			 starting, regardless of its allowance at the time of entry. Horses incurring
			 penalties for a race shall not be entitled to any of the weight allowances for
			 that race. Penalties are mandatory.
(d) Horses not entitled to the first
			 allowance in a race shall not be entitled to the second, and so on. Penalties
			 and allowances are not cumulative unless specified in the conditions of the
			 race.
(e) No horse shall incur a
			 weight penalty for a placement from which it is disqualified, but a horse
			 winning through a disqualification of another horse shall incur the weight
			 penalties of that placement. No placement of a horse moved up shall make that
			 horse ineligible for a race which has already been run.
(f) The racing secretary shall append to the
			 weight for every handicap, the hour and day in which winners will be liable to
			 a penalty. No alteration shall be made after publication except for erroneous
			 omissions of the name or weight of a horse duly entered. In that case, the
			 racing secretary may correct the omission with permission of the
			 stewards.
(g) In all overnight
			 races of four (4) furlongs or over, except handicaps, apprentice jockey weight
			 allowances may be claimed per OAR 462-140-0350(5).
(h) In all overnight races, except handicaps,
			 the minimum weight, subject to sex and apprentice allowances, shall be 112
			 pounds for Thoroughbreds, 116 pounds for Quarter Horses, and for all other
			 breeds of horses shall be as designated by the commission.
(i) The racing secretary shall publish in the
			 condition book the criteria for eligibility for horses running at the
			 meet.
(j) Winnings shall include all
			 money won for first place finishes up to the time appointed for the start,
			 shall apply to all races in any country, and shall include walkover or forfeit
			 money. The value of any prize not of money or not paid in money shall not be
			 included. Winnings during the year shall be computed from January 1 of that
			 year. The earnings of a winning horse shall be computed on the value to the
			 winner. The winner of certain sum shall mean the winner of single race of that
			 value unless otherwise expressed in the conditions.
(k) The following rules shall apply to
			 Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, Arabian and Paint racing:
(A) In straight-away races no weight
			 allowances will be given for sex or apprentice jockeys, whereas in races run
			 around a turn, the same allowances for sex which are granted in Thoroughbred
			 races will be in effect.
(B) Horses
			 which gain a position in a race from the "Also Eligible List" shall take the
			 outside post positions in order that they are drawn from the "Also Eligibles",
			 except in the case of races run on the straight-away, in which case, the "Also
			 Eligible" shall take the post position of the horse declared out or
			 scratched.
(C) The respective
			 breed's chart book shall be the official chart for each breed's horse
			 racing.