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Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING SECRETARY › Section 305.61 - Nominations and declarations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The racing secretary shall examine nominations and
						declarations and early closing events, late closing events and stakes events to
						verify the eligibility of all declarations and nominations and compile lists
						thereof for publication.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING SECRETARY › Section 305.62 - Stakes and Entrance Money Records

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The racing secretary shall be caretaker of the permanent
						records of all stakes and shall verify that all entrance moneys due are paid
						prior to entry for races conducted at the meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING SECRETARY › Section 305.63 - Inspection of licenses and other documents

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The racing secretary shall have the right to inspect an
						owner's, trainer's or jockey's license, partnership papers, papers and
						documents with respect to a contract between a jockey and the jockey's
						employer, and papers relating to the appointment of authorized agents, jockey
						agents or the adoption of colors or to stable names.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › HORSEMEN'S BOOKKEEPER › Section 305.71 - General authority

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The horsemen's bookkeeper shall maintain the records and
						accounts and perform the duties described herein and maintain the other records
						and accounts and perform the other duties as the licensed racing entity and the
						Commission may prescribe.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › HORSEMEN'S BOOKKEEPER › Section 305.72 - Records

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) All records of
					 the horsemen's bookkeeper shall be kept separate and apart from the records of
					 the licensed racing entity.
(1) The records
					 shall include the name, mailing address, Social Security number or Federal tax
					 identification number, and the jurisdiction or country of residence of each
					 horse owner, trainer or jockey participating at the race meeting who has funds
					 due or on deposit in the horsemen's account.
(2) The records shall include a file of all
					 required statements of partnerships, syndicates, corporations, assignments of
					 interest, lease agreements and registrations of authorized agents.
(3) All records of the horsemen's bookkeeper
					 including records of accounts and moneys and funds kept on deposit are subject
					 to inspection by the Regulatory Authority at any time.
(4) The horsemen's bookkeeper and the
					 licensed racing entity are subject to disciplinary action by the Commission for
					 any violations of or non-compliance with the provisions of this
					 rule.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › HORSEMEN'S BOOKKEEPER › Section 305.73 - Moneys and funds on account

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) All moneys and funds on account for the
					 horsemen with the horsemen's bookkeeper shall be maintained as follows:
(1) Separate and apart from moneys and funds
					 of the licensed racing entity or any other association or entity;
(2) In a trust or similar type of account
					 designated as Horsemen's Trust Account; and
(3) In an account insured by the Federal
					 Deposit and Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance
					 Corporation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › HORSEMEN'S BOOKKEEPER › Section 305.74 - Payment of purses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
					 horsemen's bookkeeper shall receive, maintain and disburse the purses of each
					 race and all stakes, entrance money, jockey fees, purchase money in claiming
					 races, along with all applicable taxes and other moneys that properly come into
					 the bookkeeper's possession in accordance with these regulations.
(b) The horsemen's bookkeeper may accept
					 moneys due belonging to other organizations or recognized meetings, provided
					 prompt return is made to the organization to which the money is due.
(c) The fact that purse money has been
					 distributed prior to the issuance of a laboratory report shall not be deemed a
					 finding that no chemical substance has been administered, in violation of these
					 rules, to the horse earning the purse money.
(d) The horsemen's bookkeeper shall disburse
					 the purse of each race and all stakes, entrance money, jockey fees and purchase
					 money in claiming races, along with all applicable taxes, upon request, within
					 48 hours of receipt of notification that all tests with respect to the races
					 have cleared the drug testing laboratory or the split sample laboratory as
					 reported by the Stewards or the Commission, except that minimum jockey mount
					 fees may be disbursed prior to notification that the tests have cleared the
					 testing laboratories.
(e) In the
					 event a protest or appeal has been filed with the Stewards or the Commission,
					 the horsemen's bookkeeper shall disburse the purse within 48 hours of receipt
					 of the dismissal or a final non-appealable order disposing of the protest or
					 appeal.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PADDOCK JUDGE › Section 305.91 - Duties of paddock Judge

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
					 The paddock Judge shall at all times be in charge of the paddock and the entire
					 saddling area and shall:
(1) Supervise the
					 assembly of horses in the paddock no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled
					 post time for each race;
(2)
					 Maintain a written record of all equipment, inspect all equipment of each horse
					 saddled and report any change in equipment to the Stewards;
(3) Insure that all horses are properly
					 equipped with a type of safety reins that are approved by the Commission and
					 are originally designed and constructed to insure a secure secondary connection
					 to the bit and reinforcement to prevent breakage;
(4) Prohibit any change of equipment without
					 the approval of the Stewards;
(5)
					 Ensure that the saddling of all horses is orderly, open to public view, free
					 from public interference, and that horses are mounted at the same time, and
					 leave the paddock for the post in proper sequence;
(6) Supervise paddock schooling of all horses
					 approved for this by the Stewards;
(7) Report to the Stewards any observed
					 cruelty to a horse;
(8) Ensure that
					 only properly authorized persons are permitted in the paddock and may exclude
					 those unauthorized persons; and
(9)
					 Report to the Stewards any unusual, irregular or illegal activities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › HORSE IDENTIFIER › Section 305.101 - General authority and duties

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Horse Identifier shall:
(1) When required, ensure the safekeeping of
					 digital and paper registration certificates and racing permits for horses
					 stabled or racing, or both, on licensed racing entity 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 every
					 starting horse 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.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › CLERK OF SCALES › Section 305.111 - Duties

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The clerk of scales or the assistant clerk of scales
						shall have the general authority and responsibility to:
(1) Verify the presence of all jockeys in the
					 jockeys' room at the appointed time;
(2) Verify that all the jockeys have a
					 current jockey's license issued by the Commission;
(3) Verify the correct weight of each jockey
					 at the time of weighing out and weighing in and report any discrepancies to the
					 Stewards immediately;
(4) Oversee
					 the security of the jockeys' room including the conduct of the jockeys and
					 their attendants;
(5) Promptly
					 report to the Stewards any infraction of the rules with respect to weight,
					 weighing, riding equipment, safety equipment, riding crops, or
					 conduct;
(6) Record all required
					 data on the scale sheet and submit that data to the horsemen's bookkeeper at
					 the end of each race day;
(7)
					 Maintain the record of applicable winning races on all apprentice certificates
					 at the race meeting;
(8) Release
					 apprentice jockey certificates, upon the jockey's departure or upon the
					 conclusion of the race meet; and
(9) Assume the duties of the jockey room
					 custodian in the absence of the employee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › JOCKEY ROOM CUSTODIAN › Section 305.121 - Duties of the jockey room custodian

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The jockey room custodian shall be responsible to:
(1) Supervise the conduct of the jockeys and
					 their attendants while they are in the jockey room;
(2) Keep the jockey room clean and safe for
					 all jockeys;
(3) Ensure all jockeys
					 are in the correct colors before leaving the jockey room to prepare for
					 mounting their horses;
(4) Keep a
					 daily film list as dictated by the Stewards and have it displayed in plain view
					 for all jockeys;
(5) Keep a daily
					 program displayed in plain view for the jockeys so they may have ready access
					 to mounts that may become available;
(6) Keep unauthorized persons out of the
					 jockey room;
(7) Maintain
					 segregated facilities for female jockeys and keep unauthorized individuals out
					 of the female jockey area; and
(8)
					 Report to the Stewards any unusual occurrences in the jockey room.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTER › Section 305.131 - General authority and duties

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 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 rules as may be required to ensure all participants an equal
						opportunity to a fair start. The decision of the Starter as to the validity of
						a start shall be final. In performance of the Starter's duties, the starter
						may:
(1) Appoint and supervise
					 assistant Starters who have demonstrated they are adequately trained to safely
					 handle horses in the starting gate. In emergency situations, the Starter may
					 appoint qualified individuals to act as substitute assistant
					 Starters;
(2) Ensure that at least
					 one assistant Starter is available for each horse in a race;
(3) Assign the starting gate stall positions
					 to assistant Starters and notify the assistant Starters of their respective
					 stall positions not more than 10 minutes before post time for the
					 race;
(4) Assess the ability of
					 each person applying for a jockey's license in breaking from the starting gate
					 and working a horse in the company of other horses, and shall make said
					 assessment known to the Stewards; and
(5) Load horses into the gate in any order
					 deemed necessary to ensure a safe and fair start.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTER › Section 305.132 - Use of starting gate

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
					 flat race shall be started out of a starting gate approved by the Commission.
					 If the Starter or the Starter's assistant is unable, after reasonable efforts,
					 to place a horse in its assigned position in the gate for a satisfactory start,
					 or if a horse is fractious or unruly, the Starter may order the horse into a
					 different gate position.
(b) If,
					 after reaching the starting post, a horse is so badly injured as to make it
					 impractical or impossible for him to run in the race, the Starter may, in the
					 interest of saving time, excuse that horse, but shall notify the Stewards
					 before the race starts. A horse so excused by the Starter shall be deemed
					 excused by the Stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTER › Section 305.133 - Prohibited conduct

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
With respect to an official race, the assistant Starters
						shall not:
(1) Handle or take charge
					 of any horse in the starting gate without the expressed permission of the
					 Starter;
(2) Impede the start of a
					 race;
(3) Apply a whip or other
					 device, except Steward-approved twitches, to assist in loading a horse into the
					 starting gate;
(4) Slap, boot or
					 otherwise dispatch a horse from the starting gate;
(5) Strike or use abusive language to a
					 jockey; or
(6) Accept or solicit
					 any gratuity, gift or payment of any kind other than his/her regular salary,
					 directly or indirectly, for services in starting a race.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTER › Section 305.134 - Starter's List

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No horse shall be permitted to start in a race unless
						approval is given by the Starter. The Starter shall maintain a Starter's List
						of all horses which are ineligible to be entered in any race because of poor or
						inconsistent behavior or performance in the starting gate. The horse shall be
						refused entry until it has demonstrated to the Starter that it has been
						satisfactorily schooled in the gate and can be removed from the Starter's List.
						Schooling shall be under the direct supervision of the
						Starter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTER › Section 305.135 - Report violations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Starter and assistant Starter shall immediately
						report any false starts, impeded starts, unfair starts or any unauthorized
						activities to the Stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › TIMER/CLOCKER › Section 305.151 - Duties of timers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The timer
					 shall accurately record the time elapsed between the start and finish of each
					 race.
(b) The time shall be
					 recorded from the instant that the first horse leaves the point from which the
					 distance is measured until the first horse reaches the finish line.
(c) At the end of a race, the timer shall
					 post the official running time on the infield totalisator board on instruction
					 by the Stewards.
(d) At a racetrack
					 equipped with an appropriate infield totalisator board, the timer shall post
					 the quarter times (splits) for Thoroughbred races in fractions as a race is
					 being run.
(e) For back-up
					 purposes, the timer shall also use a stopwatch to time all races. In time
					 trials, the timer shall ensure that at least three stopwatches are used by the
					 Stewards or their designees.
(f)
					 The timer shall maintain a written record of fractional and finish times of
					 each race and have same available for inspection by the Stewards or the
					 Commission on request.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › TIMER/CLOCKER › Section 305.152 - Duties of clockers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
					 clocker shall be present during training hours at each track on association
					 grounds, which is open for training, to identify each horse working out and to
					 accurately record the distances and times of each horse's workout.
(b) Each day, the clocker shall prepare a
					 list of workouts that describes the name of each horse which worked along with
					 the distance and time of each horse's workout.
(c) At the conclusion of training hours, the
					 clocker shall deliver a copy of the list of workouts to the Stewards and the
					 racing secretary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PATROL JUDGE › Section 305.171 - Powers and duties of patrol Judges

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The patrol Judge, when utilized, is responsible for
						observing the race and reporting information concerning the race to the
						Stewards. If the track's video replay system is deemed adequate, use of patrol
						Judges is optional.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PLACING JUDGE › Section 305.191 - Duties

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The placing Judges shall determine the order of finish in
						a race as the horses pass the finish line, and with the approval of the
						Stewards, may display the results on the totalisator board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PLACING JUDGE › Section 305.192 - Photo finish

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In the
					 event the placing Judges or the Stewards request a photo of the finish, the
					 photo finish sign shall be posted on the totalisator board.
(b) Following their review of the photo
					 finish, the placing Judges shall determine the exact order of finish for all
					 horses participating in the race, and shall immediately post the numbers of the
					 first four finishers on the totalisator board.
(c) In the event a photo was requested, the
					 placing Judges shall cause a photographic or digital print of said finish to be
					 produced. The finish photograph or digital print shall, when needed, be used by
					 the placing Judges as an aid in determining the correct order of
					 finish.
(d) Upon determination of
					 the correct order of finish of a race in which the placing Judges have utilized
					 a photographic or digital print to determine the first four finishers, the
					 placing Judges shall cause prints of said photograph or digital print to be
					 displayed publicly on the on-track television monitors and be provided to
					 simulcast outlets.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › PLACING JUDGE › Section 305.193 - Dead heats

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In the
					 event the placing Judges determine that two or more horses finished the race
					 simultaneously and cannot be separated as to their order of finish, a dead heat
					 shall be declared.
(b) In the event
					 one or more of the first four finishers of a race are involved in a dead heat,
					 the placing Judges shall post the dead heat sign on the totalisator board and
					 cause the numbers of the horse or horses involved to blink on the totalisator
					 board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › COMMISSION VETERINARIAN › Section 305.201 - Qualifications

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
					 Veterinarian shall:
(1) Be employed by the
					 Department as a Veterinary Medical Field Officer (VMFO) and appointed by the
					 Commission to a racetrack under the jurisdiction of the Commission;
(2) Have graduated from an accredited
					 veterinary school, be duly licensed by the Department of State to practice
					 veterinary medicine within this Commonwealth and be properly licensed by the
					 Commission as a Commission Veterinarian;
(3) Possess the necessary qualifications and
					 experience to objectively and competently provide the regulatory duties
					 described herein;
(4) Refuse
					 employment or payment, directly or indirectly, from any horse owner or trainer
					 of a horse racing or intending to race in this Commonwealth while employed as
					 the Commission Veterinarian;
(5)
					 Refrain from directly treating or prescribing for any horse under the
					 Commission's jurisdiction, except in cases of extreme emergency, accident or
					 injury;
(6) Have no employment
					 history or business relationship prior to employment as the Commission
					 Veterinarian that could constitute a conflict of interest or impede in the
					 performance of official duties.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › COMMISSION VETERINARIAN › Section 305.202 - Duties and responsibilities of the Commission Veterinarian

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
					 Commission's Veterinarian, among other things, shall:
(1) Inform the Stewards that a horse has been
					 deemed unsafe to race, or inhumane to allow to race and shall place that horse
					 on the Veterinarian's List as set forth in §
												305.203 (relating to Veterinarian's
					 List);
(2) Conduct pre-race
					 inspections (racing soundness examination) on all potential Starters on race
					 day under the Pre-Race Examination Protocol as established and amended by the
					 Commission. The examinations shall be conducted in or near the stall to which
					 the horse is assigned;
(3) Inspect
					 any horse when there is a question as to the physical condition of the horse
					 regardless of the horse's entry status;
(4) Be present in the paddock during saddling
					 and on the racetrack during the post parade;
(5) Recommend to the Stewards the scratching
					 of any horse that is, in the opinion of the Commission Veterinarian, injured,
					 ill, or otherwise unable to compete due to an apparent medical or
					 health-related condition;
(6)
					 Inspect any horse which appears in physical distress during the race or at the
					 finish of the race; and shall make a report of the horse and the suspected
					 cause of the distress to the Stewards;
(7) Maintain a continuing health and racing
					 soundness record of each horse so examined;
(8) Be authorized, in an emergency scenario,
					 to humanely destroy any horse deemed to be so seriously injured that it is in
					 the best interests of the horse to so act;
(9) Report to the Commission the names of all
					 horses humanely destroyed or which otherwise expire at the meeting and the
					 reasons therefore;
(10) Maintain
					 the Veterinarian's List of horses ineligible to race;
(11) Supervise and control the Test Barn and
					 the procedures implemented therein;
(12) Supervise the taking of all specimens,
					 including but not limited to saliva, blood, urine or any other bodily fluid
					 taken from the horse for pre-race or post-race testing according to procedures
					 approved by the Commission;
(13)
					 Maintain the proper administrative safeguards to protect the chain of custody
					 handling of all laboratory specimens to prevent tampering, confusion, or
					 contamination and assure sample integrity;
(14) Have jurisdiction over the practicing
					 licensed veterinarians within the racetrack enclosure for the purpose of these
					 rules;
(15) Cooperate with the
					 racetrack veterinarian, practicing licensed veterinarians and other regulatory
					 agencies to take measures to control communicable or reportable equine
					 diseases, or both.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › COMMISSION VETERINARIAN › Section 305.203 - Veterinarian's List

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Commission Veterinarian shall maintain a list to be
						known as the Veterinarian's List upon which the name of a horse which is
						considered unfit, unsound or not ready for racing shall be placed. The
						Veterinarian's List shall be binding on all licensed racetrack facilities and
						those participating in racing activities under the jurisdiction of the
						Commission. The Veterinarian's List shall be published in a format as required
						by the Commission. A horse placed on the Veterinarian's List shall be refused
						entry until the horse is shown to be fit, sound or ready to
						race.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													305.202 (relating to duties and
						  responsibilities of the Commission Veterinarian); and 7 Pa. Code §
													407.2 (relating to Veterinarian's
						  List).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACETRACK VETERINARIAN › Section 305.221 - General authority and duties

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The racetrack track veterinarian may be
					 present at the starting gate and may visually inspect each entrant. If, in the
					 opinion of the racetrack veterinarian, prior to the starting gate dispatching
					 the horses, a horse is not in condition to compete in that race, the racetrack
					 veterinarian shall immediately notify the Stewards or the Commission
					 Veterinarian of the horse's condition.
(b) The racetrack veterinarian shall be
					 attendant on the Stewards and the racing secretary at scratch time each
					 morning, and shall examine the horse that they request, and make reports to the
					 racing officials as promptly as possible.
(c) The racetrack veterinarians shall be an
					 employee of the licensed racing entity and shall:
(1) Be directly responsible to the Commission
					 Veterinarian;
(2) Be a graduate
					 veterinarian and be licensed to practice in this Commonwealth;
(3) Be present at the starting gate until the
					 horses are dispatched from the gate for the race;
(4) Inspect any horse which appears in
					 physical distress during the race or at the finish of the race; and shall
					 report the horse together with a written opinion as to the cause of the
					 distress to the Stewards and to the Commission Veterinarian;
(5) Refrain from directly treating or
					 prescribing for any horse scheduled to participate during his/her term of
					 appointment at any recognized meeting except in cases of emergency, accident or
					 injury;
(6) Be authorized to
					 humanely destroy any horse deemed to be so seriously injured that it is in the
					 best interests of the horse to so act;
(7) Perform any other veterinarian function
					 deemed necessary and appropriate as directed by the Commission Veterinarian,
					 the Commission or the racetrack's employer.
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(a) The Outriders
					 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, the Stewards and the licensed racing entity management.
(b) The Outriders shall report all
					 unauthorized activities, unusual occurrences or potential rule violations to
					 the Stewards.
(c) The Outriders
					 shall, in cooperation with the Stewards, establish a plan to stop the running
					 of a race should there be a loose horse, removal of starting gate malfunction
					 or in case of any other on-track issue that endangers the safety of the
					 participants and horses.
(d) The
					 Outriders shall oversee and supervise all jockeys, exercise riders, pony
					 persons and trainers when they are on the track. First-time applicants for
					 these positions shall be observed and approved by the Outriders as a condition
					 of licensure.
(e) The Outriders
					 shall enforce the track and Commission regulations concerning the use of
					 approved safety vests and protective helmets while riders are on the
					 racetrack.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.231 - Entries

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(a) No horse shall
					 be qualified to start in a race unless it has been properly entered and its
					 owner, trainer, or their authorized designee have been licensed by the
					 Commission, and evidence of workers compensation insurance carried by owners
					 and trainers properly filed. A trainer may use the affidavit process to
					 temporarily license an owner for purposes of entering a horse as provided for
					 by the Commission. Overnight entries shall be made and completed 48 hours prior
					 to the morning of the applicable race program.
(b) To compete in a race, a horse must be
					 eligible at the time of starting that race. A horse disqualified in any
					 jurisdiction or placed on the Stewards' List, Starters' List or Veterinarians'
					 List in any jurisdiction is not allowed to be entered or to start in a race
					 without permission of the Stewards. The racing secretary shall be responsible
					 to verify and accurately determine the horse's eligibility at the time of
					 entry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.232 - Procedure

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(a) Entries and
					 nominations shall be made with the racing secretary and shall not be considered
					 until received by the racing secretary, who shall maintain a record of time of
					 receipt of them for a period of 1 year.
(b) An entry shall be in the name of the
					 horse's licensed owner and made by the owner, trainer or a licensed designee of
					 the owner or trainer.
(c) Races
					 printed in the condition book shall have preference over substitute and extra
					 races.
(d) An entry may initially
					 be made by telephone with the racing secretary but must be immediately
					 confirmed in writing or facsimile machine to the racing secretary.
(e) The person making an entry shall clearly
					 designate the horse so entered.
(f)
					 No alteration may be made in any entry after the closing of entries, but an
					 error may be corrected with permission of the Stewards.
(g) No horse may be entered in more than one
					 race at the same licensed racing facility to be run on the same day on which
					 pari-mutuel wagering is conducted.
(h) Any permitted medication or approved
					 change of equipment must be declared at time of entry.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.233 - Limitation as to spouses

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No entry in any race shall be accepted for a horse owned
						wholly or in part by, or trained by, a person whose husband or wife is under
						license suspension at time of the entry, unless the non-suspended spouse can
						demonstrate, by horse records, financial documents and other business records
						that they are duly licensed as a trainer by the Commission and maintain a
						separate business from the suspended spouse. The Stewards shall review the
						provided documentation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.234 - Coupled entries

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(a) The
					 term "entry" means a horse made eligible to run in a race. When Starters in a
					 race include two or more horses with common ownership, they shall be coupled as
					 an entry. A wager on one horse in the entry shall be a wager on all horses in
					 the entry. If one horse is scratched after betting has begun, the remaining
					 horse shall run as a single betting entry.
(b) Horses owned wholly or in part by the
					 same trainer, person or the spouse of the person shall be coupled and run as an
					 entry.
(c) Starters in a race which
					 include two horses of different ownership trained by the same person, or
					 trained in the same stable shall not be coupled as an entry and shall
					 constitute a separate wagering interest.
(d) No more than two horses having common
					 ties through ownership or training may be entered in an overnight race. Under
					 no circumstances may both horses of a coupled entry start to the exclusion of a
					 single entry. When making a coupled entry, a preference for one of the horses
					 must be made.
(e) The rules in
					 subsections (a)-(d) may be waived by application and demonstration of proper
					 cause to the racing secretary and the Stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.235 - Nominations

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(a) Any nominator
					 to a stakes race may transfer or declare the nomination prior to
					 closing.
(b) Joint nominations and
					 entries may be made by any one of joint owners of a horse, and each owner shall
					 be jointly and severally liable for all payments due.
(c) Death of a horse, or a mistake in its
					 entry when the horse is eligible, does not release the nominator or transferee
					 from liability for all stakes fees due. No fees paid in connection with a
					 nomination to a stakes race that is run shall be refunded, except as otherwise
					 stated in the conditions of a stakes race.
(d) Death of a nominator to a stakes race
					 shall not render void any subscription, entry or right of entry. All rights,
					 privileges and obligations shall be attached to the legal heirs of the decedent
					 or the successor owner of the horse.
(e) When a horse is sold privately or at
					 public auction or claimed, stakes engagements shall be transferred
					 automatically to its new owner; except when the horse is transferred to a
					 person whose license is suspended or who is otherwise unqualified to race or
					 enter the horse, then the nomination shall be void as of the date of the
					 transfer.
(f) All stakes fees paid
					 toward a stakes race shall be allocated to the winner unless otherwise provided
					 by the conditions for the race. If a stakes race is not run for any reason, all
					 the nomination fees paid shall be refunded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.236 - Closings

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(a) Entries for
					 purse races and nominations to stakes races shall close at the time designated
					 by the licensed racing entity in previously published conditions for the races.
					 This time may not be less than 48 hours prior to the time of the running of the
					 races for which entry is being made. No entry, nomination or declaration shall
					 be accepted after the closing time, except that in the event of an emergency or
					 if an overnight race fails to fill, the racing secretary may, with the approval
					 of a Steward, extend the closing time.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in the
					 conditions for a stakes race, the deadline for accepting nominations and
					 declarations is midnight of the day of closing, provided they are received in
					 time for compliance with every other condition of the race.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.237 - Number of Starters in a race

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The maximum number of Starters in any race shall be
						limited to the number of starting positions afforded by the association
						starting gate and its extensions. The number of Starters may be further limited
						by the number of horses which, in the opinion of the Board of Stewards, after
						consultation with the horsemen's group and the jockeys' association, can be
						afforded a safe, fair and equal start. The decision of the Stewards is final
						and not appealable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.238 - Split or divided races

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In the event a race is cancelled or declared off, the
						licensed racing entity may split any overnight race for which post positions
						have not been drawn. Where an overnight race is split, forming two or more
						separate races, the racing secretary shall give notice of not less than 15
						minutes before the races are closed to grant time for making additional entries
						to the split races.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.239 - Post positions

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Post positions for all races shall be determined by lot
						and shall be publicly drawn in the presence of a Steward or Steward
						designee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.240 - Also-eligible list

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(a) If the
					 number of entries for a race exceeds the number of horses permitted to start,
					 the racing secretary may create and post an also-eligible list.
(b) If any horse is scratched from a race for
					 which an also-eligible list was created, a replacement horse shall be drawn
					 from the also-eligible list into the race in order of preference. If none is
					 preferred, a horse shall be drawn into the race from the also-eligible list by
					 lot.
(c) Any owner or trainer of a
					 horse on the also-eligible list who does not wish to start the horse in the
					 race shall so notify the racing secretary prior to scratch time for the race,
					 thereby forfeiting any preference to which the horse may have been
					 entitled.
(d) A horse which draws
					 into a straightaway race from the also-eligible list shall start from the post
					 position vacated by the scratched horse. In the event more than one horse is
					 scratched, post positions of horses drawing in from the also-eligible list
					 shall be determined by lot.
(e) A
					 horse which draws into a non-straightaway race from the also-eligible list
					 shall start from the outermost post position. In the event more than one horse
					 is scratched, post positions of horses drawing in from the also-eligible list
					 shall be determined by public lot.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.241 - Preferred list

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The racing secretary shall maintain a list of entered
						horses eliminated from starting by a surplus of entries, and these horses shall
						constitute a preferred list and have preference. The preferred list shall be
						maintained and all rules governing the list shall be the sole responsibility of
						the racing secretary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.242 - Declarations and scratches

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(a)
Declaration
. A declaration is the act of withdrawing an
					 entered horse from a race prior to the closing of entries. The declaration of a
					 horse before closing shall be made by the owner, trainer or their licensed
					 designee in the form and manner prescribed in these rules.
(b)
Scratch
. A scratch is
					 the act of withdrawing an entered horse from a contest after the closing of
					 entries. The scratch of a horse after closing shall be made by the owner,
					 trainer or their licensed designee, with permission from the Stewards. No horse
					 may be scratched from an overnight race without the express approval of the
					 Stewards.
(1) A horse may be scratched from a
					 stakes race for any reason at any time up until 45 minutes prior to post time
					 for that race.
(2) A horse which
					 has been scratched, or excused from starting by the Stewards, because of a
					 physical disability or sickness shall not be accepted until the horse has been
					 released from the Veterinarian's List by the Commission Veterinarian.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › WEIGHTS, PENALTIES AND ALLOWANCES › Section 305.251 - Weight allowances

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(a) Weight
					 allowance must be claimed at time of entry and shall not be waived after the
					 posting of entries, except by consent of the Stewards.
(b) A horse shall start with only the
					 allowance of weight to which it is entitled at time of starting, regardless of
					 its allowance at time of entry.
(c)
					 Horses not entitled to the first weight allowance in a race shall not be
					 entitled to any subsequent allowance specified in the conditions.
(d) Claim of weight allowance to which a
					 horse is not entitled shall not disqualify it unless protest is made in writing
					 and lodged with the Stewards at least one hour before post time for that
					 race.
(e) A horse shall not be
					 given a weight allowance for failure to finish second or lower in any
					 race.
(f) No horse shall receive
					 allowance of weight nor be relieved extra weight for having been beaten in one
					 or more races, but this rule shall not prohibit maiden allowances or allowances
					 to horses that have not won a race within a specified period or a race of a
					 specified value.
(g) Except in
					 handicap races which expressly provide otherwise, 2-year-old fillies shall be
					 allowed 3 pounds, and fillies and mares, 3 years old and upward, shall be
					 allowed 5 pounds before September 1 and 3 pounds thereafter in races where
					 competing against male horses.
(h)
					 All allowances are optional and may be waived at the time of entry by the
					 trainer or the trainer's designee with the permission of the
					 Stewards.