Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 301 - GENERAL PROVISIONS-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › Section 301.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this part, have
					 the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Age
-Beginning on the first day of January
					 in the year in which the horse is foaled.
Allowance race
-An overnight race for which
					 eligibility and weight to be carried is determined according to specified
					 conditions which include age, sex, earnings and number of wins.
Also eligible
-Pertains to:
(a) a number of eligible horses, properly
				  entered, which were not drawn for inclusion in a race, but which become
				  eligible according to preference or lot if an entry is scratched prior to the
				  scratch time deadline; or
(b) in a
				  trial race, the next preferred contestant that is eligible to participate when
				  an entry is scratched, under the written conditions of the race.
Arrears
-Includes moneys due for entrance
					 forfeits, fees (including jockey's fees), forfeitures, subscriptions, stake,
					 purchase money in claiming races and also a default in money incident to the
					 rules.
Arrest
-Refers to a criminal matter in
					 which the applicant has been indicted, booked or otherwise charged and which is
					 pending final disposition. A matter on which a final judgment or order has been
					 entered should be reported under "conviction." (Reference should be made to the
					 term "conviction" as set forth in this section.)
Association grounds
-All real property
					 utilized by the association in the conduct of its race meeting, including the
					 race track, grandstand, concession stands, offices, barns, stable area,
					 employee housing facilities and parking lots and any other areas under the
					 jurisdiction of the Commission.
Authorized agent
-A person appointed by a
					 written instrument, signed and acknowledged before a notary public and filed in
					 accordance with the rules, who is thereupon entitled to represent a licensed
					 owner-principal. Authorization will be deemed unrestricted unless otherwise
					 prepared in strict compliance with the provisions of this subpart.
Betting interest
-One or more horses in a
					 pari-mutuel contest which are identified by a single program number for
					 wagering purposes.
Bleeder
-A horse which has demonstrated
					 evidence of exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage.
Bleeder List
-A tabulation of all bleeders
					 to be maintained by the Commission.
Breeder
-The owner of the horse's dam at
					 the time of foaling.
Claiming race
-A race in which any horse
					 starting may be claimed (purchased for a designated amount) in conformance with
					 the rules.
Conditions
-Certain qualifications which
					 determine a horse's eligibility to be entered in a race.
Conviction
-A final judgment of guilt or
					 criminal culpability in either juvenile or adult proceeding, whether arising
					 from verdict, judgment or order of a Court or from a plea of guilty, of no
					 contest or nolo contendere or other form of final disposition. Conviction does
					 not include accelerated rehabilitative disposition adjudications (A.R.D.'s) or
					 other similar forms of preindictment release where a final record of guilt or
					 conviction will not follow.
Corrupt practice
-Includes the Commission,
					 the attempt to commit or the solicitation, inducing or attempt to induce a
					 violation of a rule of racing or civil or criminal statute pertinent or
					 relevant to racing by a person whether acting alone or in concert.
Coupled entry
-Two or more contestants in a
					 contest that are treated as a single betting interest for pari-mutuel wagering
					 purposes (see also,
Entry
.
Dead heat
-The finish of a race in which
					 the noses of two or more horses reach the finish line at the same time.
Declaration
-The act of withdrawing an
					 entered horse from a race before the closing of overnight entries.
Draw
-The process of assigning post
					 positions and the process of selecting contestants in a manner to ensure
					 compliance with the conditions of the rules of racing.
Entry
-
(i) A horse eligible for and entered in a
				  race.
(ii) Two or more horses which
				  are entered and run in a race which have common ties of ownership, lease or
				  training (see also,
Coupled entry
).