Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 150 - HORSE RACING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 462-150-0040 - Entering for Official Racing; Subscriptions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Before a
			 horse is eligible to race, it must be properly entered into that race by the
			 horse's licensed owner (unless the horse is leased), lessee, trainer or
			 authorized agent, unless authorized by the stewards for good cause. Telephone
			 entries will be accepted if the identity of the person entering the horse can
			 be verified.
(2) No alteration
			 shall be made in any entry after close of entries, but an error may be
			 corrected. Any correction of an entry must be approved by a steward.
(3) No horse may be entered for more than one
			 race on a single day.
(4) No
			 trainer may enter or start more than two horses in a purse race or overnight
			 race, but may enter more than two horses in a stakes race or high weighted
			 race. Provided, however, in a divided overnight race, a trainer may enter 2
			 horses in each division. When making a double entry under the same ownership or
			 if the trainer has an ownership interest in either horse, the owner or trainer
			 must express a preference. When a preference system is used, two horses under
			 the same ownership may not start to the exclusion of a single entry except in
			 the case of an "In Today Horse" or a maiden in a winner's race.
(5) Entries shall be closed at an advertised
			 time, and no entry will be accepted after that time. The racing secretary may
			 postpone the closing of entries for overnight races. If there is an error in
			 carding a race before entries are drawn, the race may be canceled or opened for
			 more entries.
(6) A jockey must be
			 named by the owner or trainer at the time of the entry. At the draw, if a
			 jockey has been named on more than one horse, a preference call must be
			 declared at that time. If the jockey originally named to ride a horse is not
			 available due to the preference call at the draw, the owner or trainer must
			 name a replacement jockey, at the draw or prior to scratch time, if such
			 scratch time is provided; otherwise, the stewards may name a replacement jockey
			 and that person shall ride the horse.
(7) No horse may be entered to start unless:
(a) It has been properly registered with the
			 appropriate horse registry. If a horse's name is changed, its new name must be
			 registered with the appropriate horse registry and both its old and new names
			 must be given in every entry list until it has run three races. Both names must
			 be printed on the official program for those three races.
(b) It's breed registration certificate is 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 has 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.
(c) All ownerships in the horse, except a
			 trainer's percentage of its winnings, are on file with the racing secretary.
			 All changes in ownership after initial entry must be filed with the racing
			 secretary before a horse may start.
(d) It is clearly identified on the entry
			 form by its age, name, color, sex, and names of its sire and dam. If its dam
			 was covered by more than one stallion, the names of all of them must be given
			 in order of service.
(e) It is
			 fully identified and is tattooed on the inside of the upper lip, is
			 microchipped with a unique microchip (ISO 11784), freeze brand or identified by
			 any other method approved by the appropriate breed registry and the Commission.
			 The stewards may waive this requirement if the horse has been identified by the
			 tattoo technician, and arrangements have been made to tattoo the horse prior to
			 the race. Tattooing must be done by a person authorized to identify the horse
			 by the appropriate horse registry. Arabians using freeze brands in lieu of
			 tattoos may be entered to race with no freeze brand provided they are branded
			 prior to the race.
(f) It has been
			 fully identified from its papers, and is entered in the name of its true
			 owner(s).
(g) It is in the care of
			 a trainer licensed in Oregon. The stewards may waive this requirement for
			 trainers who were previously licensed in Oregon or are currently licensed in
			 another jurisdiction. However, if waived, the trainer must obtain a trainer's
			 license before the horse(s) may start.
(h) It has had the required number of
			 official races and/or workouts, including working from the gate and first time
			 starters being gate approved. The stewards may require additional official
			 workouts if they believe they are necessary to enable the public to make a
			 reasonable assessment of the horse's capabilities, or to ensure that the horse
			 will perform satisfactorily.
(i) It
			 meets the conditions of the race.
(j) It is in sound racing
			 condition.
(k) If leased, a copy of
			 the lease shall be filed, on a prescribed form, with the commission, lessee,
			 lessor, horseman's bookkeeper, Stewards and a copy attached to the foal
			 certificate.