Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 150 - HORSE RACING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 462-150-0060 - Weighing Out; Equipment; Paddock Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All jockeys in a race must be weighed out
			 by the clerk of scales prior to going to the paddock for that race.
(2) If overweight is in excess of the weight
			 the horse is to carry, the jockey shall declare the amount of overweight to the
			 clerk of scales at least one hour before post time of the first race of the
			 day, and the clerk of scales shall have the overweight announced
			 immediately.
(3) Seven pounds is
			 the maximum overweight any horse may carry unless waived by the board of
			 stewards.
(4) A jockey's weight
			 shall include the running equipment for the mount, including saddle with
			 attachments and clothing, but shall not include the riding crop, helmet, safety
			 vest or the horse's bridle.
(5) The
			 trainer shall be responsible for the weight assigned to be carried by the
			 horse. If the jockey scheduled to ride the horse is more than two pounds
			 overweight, the jockey may be replaced by the owner or trainer without any
			 liability for a mount fee to the overweight jockey if replaced with a rider of
			 less weight.
(6) No jockey shall be
			 weighed out for any race unless the jockey's fee for a losing mount in the race
			 has been deposited or guaranteed to the paymaster of purses. Failure to deposit
			 or guarantee the fee for the engaged jockey may result in an involuntary
			 scratch of the horse the jockey was to ride.
(7) The only attendants who will be permitted
			 to assist jockeys in weighing out are valets.
(8) Equipment:
(a) Helmets: Any licensee mounted on a horse
			 or stable pony on association grounds must wear a properly secured safety
			 helmet at all times. The licensee is responsible for providing sufficient
			 evidence that his/her helmet meets one of the following safety standards:
			 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM 1163); UK Standards (EN-1384
			 and PAS-015; or, Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZ 3838).
(b) Safety Vests: A safety vest, approved for
			 use by the commission, must be worn at all times on association grounds when
			 racing, parading or warming up a horse prior to racing; or jogging or
			 exercising a horse at any time.
(c)
All riding crops are subject to inspection and approval by the stewards
			 and the clerk of scales. Riding crops shall have a shaft and a flap and will be
			 allowed in flat racing including training, only as follows.
(A)
Maximum weight of eight ounces;
(B)
Maximum length,
			 including flap of 30 inches
(C)
Minimum diameter of the shaft of
			 three-eighths inch; and
(D)
Shaft contact area must be smooth, with no protrusions or raised
			 surface, and covered by shock absorbing material that gives a compression
			 factor of at least one-millimeter throughout its circumference.
(d)
The
			 flap is the only allowable attachment to the shaft and must meet these
			 specifications:
(A)
Length
			 beyond the end of the shaft a maximum of one inch;
(B)
Width a minimum of 0.8 inch and a
			 maximum of 1.6 inches;
(C)
No reinforcements or additions beyond the end of the
			 shaft;
(D)
No binding
			 within seven inches of the end of the shaft; and
(E)
Shock absorbing characteristics
			 similar to those the contact area of the shaft.
(e) Permission to use or discontinue the use
			 of a tongue restraint must be obtained from the paddock judge. Material to be
			 used as a tongue restraint may not be furnished by anyone other than the
			 trainer of the horse. Only the trainer or assistant trainer shall be permitted
			 to tie the tongue or replace or repair a tongue restraint, except at the
			 starting gate under the supervision of the commission veterinarian.
(f) Any change in equipment from that which a
			 horse carried in its previous race must be approved by the paddock judge. Any
			 change shall be announced or posted for public information. "Rundowns" are not
			 considered to be equipment. All bandages in excess of 6 inches in length shall
			 be considered part of the horse's equipment. Permission for a horse to add
			 blinkers, screens, or goggles to his equipment or discontinue the use of them
			 must be made prior to entry with approval from the starter and noted on the
			 entry form.
(g) The Cornell
			 Collar®, a throat support device which research indicates can assist those
			 horses believed to suffer intermittent displacement of the soft palate during
			 running, may be used in horse racing subject to the following conditions:
(A) Prior to a horse being entered to race
			 for the first time with the Cornell Collar® in Oregon, the trainer must:
(i) Submit a letter from a commission
			 licensed veterinarian who has performed an endoscopic throat examination of
			 that horse, certifying that the use of the Cornell Collar® is justified and
			 appropriate; and
(ii) Have the
			 horse, with the Cornell Collar® properly in place, perform one official
			 work in the presence of a commission veterinarian.
(B) A horse that has previously raced in
			 Oregon or another jurisdiction with the Cornell Collar® may enter to race
			 with the Cornell Collar®.
(C)
			 Any trainer of a horse that races with a Cornell Collar® must consult with
			 an commission licensed veterinarian to become educated and proficient in the
			 appropriate use and placement of the throat support device.
(D) The use of the Cornell Collar® must
			 be declared at the time of entry of the first race (or any change thereafter) a
			 horse races with the Cornell Collar®.
(E) Once a horse races with the Cornell
			 Collar®; the use of the device must be continued in each subsequent race
			 unless the trainer submits a letter from a licensed veterinarian to the
			 commission veterinarian stating that the collar is no longer appropriate for
			 the horse. It is at the Commission Veterinarian's discretion to allow a horse
			 to again race with a Cornell Collar® once it has been deemed that it is no
			 longer appropriate.
(F) Only the
			 original Vet-AireTM Cornell Collar® is approved
			 for use. Any other throat support device must be approved for use by the Oregon
			 Racing Commission veterinarian.
(G)
			 The commission veterinarian may check for proper placement of the Cornell
			 Collar® in the paddock and/or post parade.
(h) Every horse in a race shall have a head
			 number which shall be attached in the junction of the brow band, and the head
			 piece of the bridle, unless waived by the stewards for good cause. This number
			 shall correspond to the saddle cloth number of the horse as shown on the
			 program.
(i) Racing silks, caps,
			 and saddle towels shall be the following color, unless a change is approved by
			 the stewards:
(A) No. 1 - Red with
			 White;
(B) No. 1A - Red with White
			 Bands;
(C) No. 2 - White with
			 Black;
(D) No. 2B - White with
			 Black Bands;
(E) No. 3 - Blue with
			 White;
(F) No. 4 - Yellow with
			 Black;
(G) No. 5 - Green with
			 White;
(H) No. 6 - Black with
			 Yellow;
(I) No. 7 - Orange with
			 Black;
(J) No. 8 - Pink with
			 Black;
(K) No. 9 - Turquoise with
			 Black;
(L) No. 10 - Purple with
			 White;
(M) No. 11 - Gray with Red
			 Stripes;
(N) No. 12 - Lime with
			 Black.
(j) All jockeys
			 must wear white color pants in any race on which pari-mutuel wagering is
			 conducted, unless otherwise approved by the board of stewards.
(k) Racing plates must be of a type and
			 design approved by the board of stewards and the commission veterinarian. Front
			 toe grabs shall not exceed 4 mm.
(l) No training devices, such as iron
			 halters, shall be used to approve a horse from the gate, to be schooled from
			 the Starter's List, to get removed from the Paddock List, to work for time, to
			 be removed from the Stewards' List or used during the running of a
			 race.