Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 150 - HORSE RACING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 462-150-0080 - Order of Finish; Weighing In; Objections and Disqualification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The winner of a
			 race shall be the horse whose nose first reaches the finish line with the
			 jockey aboard, unless the horse is disqualified by the stewards for
			 ineligibility or other good cause. The decision of the board of stewards as to
			 the order of finish shall be final.
(2) When two or more horses reach the finish
			 line at the same time, or the photofinish photographs do not clearly establish
			 which of the horses reached the finish line first, the stewards may declare a
			 dead heat. When horses run a dead heat, all money and prizes to which the
			 horses would have been entitled if it were not a dead heat shall be divided
			 equally among them. When a dead heat is for first place, each horse finishing
			 first in the dead heat shall be deemed a winner, and shall be liable as a
			 winner for any penalty which attaches to the winning of the race, but only in
			 the amount of winnings actually received.
(3) If the dividing owners cannot agree as to
			 which of them is to have a cup or other prize which cannot be divided, the
			 question shall be determined by lot in the presence of one or more of the
			 stewards.
(4) The time recorded for
			 the first horse to cross the finish line with the jockey aboard shall be the
			 official time of the race.
(5) If
			 there is a mechanical failure of the gate, and horses are allowed leave at
			 irregular intervals instead of all horses leaving at one time, the stewards
			 shall decide whether the race is official or whether to declare "no race", and
			 which horses, if any, will be deemed non-starters. In the event of a mechanical
			 failure, interference during the running of the race which affects the majority
			 of the horses in such race, or any other unusual circumstance or situation that
			 the stewards determine resulted in an unfair race for the majority of the
			 horses in the race, the stewards may declare the race as "no race." When, in
			 the opinion of the stewards, a race cannot be conducted in accordance with the
			 rules and regulations of the commission, they shall cancel and call off such
			 race. Any wagers on such races called off, canceled or declared as "no race"
			 shall be refunded, and no purse, prize or stakes shall be awarded. A race shall
			 be canceled if no horse finishes the race.
(6) Weighing In, Unsaddling:
(a) Weigh In. Upon completion of a race each
			 jockey shall ride promptly to the winners circle and dismount. He/she shall
			 then present himself/herself to the clerk of scales to be weighed in. If a
			 jockey is prevented from riding his/her mount to the winner's circle because of
			 accident or illness either to himself/herself or his/her horse he/she may walk
			 or be carried to the scales unless excused by the stewards.
(b) Unsaddling. Each jockey upon completion
			 of a race must return to the winners circle and must unsaddle his/her own
			 horse, unless excused by the stewards.
(c) Removing Horse's Equipment. No person
			 except the valet-attendant for each mount is permitted to assist the jockey in
			 removing the horse's equipment that is included in the jockey's weight, unless
			 the stewards permit otherwise. To weigh in each jockey shall carry to the
			 scales all pieces of equipment with which he/she weighed out. Thereafter he/she
			 may hand the equipment to the valet-attendant.
(d) Under Weight. When any horse places
			 first, second, third or fourth in a race, and thereafter the horse's jockey is
			 weighed in short by more than two pounds of the weight of which he/she was
			 weighed out, his/her mount may be disqualified and all purse monies
			 forfeited.
(e) Over Weight. No
			 jockey may be weighed in more than two pounds over his/her declared weight but
			 consideration shall be given for excess weight caused by rain or mud.
(f) If a jockey does not present himself or
			 herself to be weighed in, is guilty of any fraudulent practice with respect to
			 weight or weighing, or if unless the jockey or horse is ill, injured, or
			 disabled, the jockey dismounts before reaching the scales or dismounts without
			 permission, or if the jockey touches (except accidentally) any person or thing
			 other than the jockey's own equipment before weighing, the clerk of scales
			 shall report it to the stewards, and the stewards may disqualify the horse and
			 place it last, and the jockey and any other licensee involved may be fined or
			 suspended.