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Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.324 - Notification of scratched horse

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Whenever a horse has been "scratched" by the Presiding
						Judge and placed on the Judges' List, the Presiding Judge shall specify the
						reason for the scratch.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.325 - Coupled entries

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When
					 the Starters in a race include two or more horses owned or trained by the same
					 person or trained in the same stable or by the same management, the starts
					 shall be "coupled" as a single entry and a wager on one horse in the "entry"
					 shall be a wager on all horses in the "coupled entry" unless approval has been
					 granted by the Commission to race as separate entries under bona fide
					 ownerships. The fact that those horses are trained by the same person shall be
					 indicated prominently in the program.
(b) If the race is split in two or more
					 divisions horses in an "entry" shall be seeded insofar as possible, first by
					 owners, then by trainers, then by stables but the divisions in which they
					 compete and their post positions shall be drawn by lot. The above provisions
					 shall also apply to elimination heats.
(c) At all race meetings the person making
					 the declaration of a horse which qualifies as a coupled entry with another
					 horse entered in the same event shall be responsible to designate the word
					 "entry" on the declaration blank.
(d) The Presiding Judge shall be responsible
					 for coupling horses. In addition to the foregoing, horses separately owned or
					 trained may be coupled as an entry where it is necessary to do so to protect
					 the public interest for the purpose of pari-mutuel wagering only. However,
					 where this is done entries may not be rejected. Provided further that when
					 drivers participate in a pari-mutuel purse races in which they have an
					 ownership interest or trainer interest in one or more of the horses, they must
					 drive one of the horses in which they have the ownership interest or trainer
					 interest.
(e) If one of the horses
					 with common ownership or trainer while running in a race interferes or commits
					 a foul preventing another horse in the race a better placing, the Judges may,
					 in their discretion, disqualify both horses of common ownership or trainer. The
					 Judges may use all relevant information, video of the incident and their
					 respective experience to make the decision.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.326 - Judges' approval of drivers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No driver may be changed without permission of the
						Presiding Judge and for good cause. When an entry starts two or more horses,
						the Presiding Judge shall approve or disapprove the second and third
						drivers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.327 - Transfer of ineligible horse

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A horse nominated in an event to which it is ineligible
						may be transferred, with the consent of its owner, to any event to which it is
						eligible at the same gait.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.328 - Drawing of post positions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
					 For each individual race of a race card, post positions for horses in a race
					 shall be conducted by a separate procedure to be determined by the Presiding
					 Judge. The results of a draw procedure shall not be applied to more than one
					 race of a race card, nor shall the results be applied to another race which is
					 part of another race card.
(b) For
					 races conducted under an elimination plan, the Presiding Judge shall draw the
					 positions in which the horses are to start in the main event by one of the
					 following methods, as required by the sponsor in the conditions for the event:
(1) The Presiding Judge shall draw positions
					 to determine which of the two dash winners has the pole, and which the second
					 position; which of the two horses that has been second shall start in third
					 position; and which in fourth, and the like, or
(2) The Presiding Judge shall by lot have an
					 open draw to determine the positions in which the horses are to start in the
					 main event from among all horses qualified for the main
					 event.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.329 - Also eligible

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Not
					 more than two horses may be drawn as "also eligible" for a race and their
					 positions shall be drawn along with the Starters in the race. In the event one
					 or more horses are excused by the Judges, the also eligible horse or horses
					 shall race and take the post position drawn by the horse that it replaces,
					 except in handicap races. In handicap races the also eligible horses shall take
					 the place of the horse that it replaces in the event that the handicap is the
					 same. In the event the handicap is different the also eligible horse shall take
					 the position on the outside of horses with a similar handicap.
(b) No horse may be added to a race as an
					 also eligible unless the horse was drawn as this at the time entries closed. No
					 horse may be barred from a race to which it is otherwise eligible by reason of
					 its preference because it has been drawn as an "also eligible."
(c) A horse moved into the race from the also
					 eligible list cannot be withdrawn except by permission of the Judges but the
					 owner or trainer of a horse shall be notified that the horse is to race. All
					 horses on the also eligible list and not moved in to race by scratch time shall
					 be released.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.330 - Horses omitted through error

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
For all events, including, but not limited to overnight
						and stakes races, all drawings shall be final unless there is conclusive
						evidence that a properly declared horse, eligible at the time of entry, has
						been mistakenly omitted from the race through the error of the licensed racing
						entity, its agent or employee, in which case, the racing secretary shall
						immediately redraw the race in question, provided, that the error is discovered
						prior to scratch time or the printing of the program whichever is
						sooner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.331 - When an ineligible horse races

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A nominator is required to guarantee the
					 identity and eligibility of the nominations and entries and if given
					 incorrectly the nominator may be fined, suspended or expelled, and any winnings
					 shall be forfeited and redistributed to eligible entries.
(b) A person obtaining a purse or money
					 through fraud or error shall surrender or pay the same to the sponsor of the
					 event, failing which the person or persons and the horse or horses shall be
					 suspended until payment is made, whereupon the purse or money shall be awarded
					 to the party justly entitled to it. However, where any horse is ineligible as a
					 result of the negligence or action of the race secretary the licensed racing
					 entity shall reimburse the owner for the resultant loss of winnings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRY, DRAWING OF POST POSITIONS, POST DRAW › Section 205.332 - Effect of failure to enter on time

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When a licensed racing entity requires a horse to be
						entered at a stated time, failure to declare the timely entry as required shall
						be considered a withdrawal from the event.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › POSTPONEMENT › Section 205.351 - Postponement

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In addition to
					 the Commission's authority set forth in the act, USTA Rule 15, section 1, is
					 incorporated herein and shall govern matters related to the postponement of
					 races.
(b) Each licensed racing
					 entity shall report a postponement to the Presiding Judge and the Commission in
					 an expeditious manner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.371 - Starter's control

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In addition to the duties and responsibilities set forth
						in this chapter, the Starter shall be under the supervision of the Presiding
						Judge and shall have control of the horses from the formation of the parade
						until the Starter gives the word "go."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.372 - Starting gate requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
					 Every licensed racing entity shall utilize a mobile starting gate of a type and
					 quality approved by the Commission. Every licensed racing entity shall maintain
					 a standby mobile starting gate similarly approved. The arms of all starting
					 gates shall be provided with a screen or a shield in front of the position for
					 each horse and the arms shall be perpendicular to the rail. Starting gates at
					 pari-mutuel tracks shall be equipped with systems approved by the Commission
					 providing direct two-way voice communication with the Judges stand.
(b) Each licensed racing entity must specify
					 in writing to the Commission the exact distance prior to the beginning of the
					 racing meet and have it clearly defined in their program.
(c) No person shall be allowed to ride in the
					 starting gate except the Starter, the gate operator and a patrol Judge, unless
					 permission has been granted by the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.373 - Scoring of horses/coming to starting gate

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
After one or two preliminary warming up scores the
						Starter shall notify the drivers to come to the starting gate. During or before
						the parade the drivers must be informed as to the number of scores permitted.
						The horses shall be brought to the starting gate no nearer than 1/8 of a mile
						before the start as the racetrack will permit. On mile tracks horses will be
						brought to the Starting gate at the head of the stretch.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.374 - Speed of gate

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Allowing sufficient time so that the speed of the gate
						can be increased gradually the following minimum speeds will be
						maintained.
(1) For the first 1/8
					 mile, not less than 11 miles per hour.
(2) For the next 1/16 of a mile not less than
					 18 miles per hour.
(3) From that
					 point to the starting point, the speed will be gradually increased to the
					 maximum speed.
(4) When the speed
					 has been reached in the course of a start there shall be no decrease except in
					 the case of a recall.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.375 - Starting point

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The starting point will be a point marked on the inside
						rail at a distance of not less than 200 feet from the first turn. The Starter
						shall give the word "go" at the starting point.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.376 - Recall procedure

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In case of a recall, a light plainly visible to the
						driver shall be flashed and a recall sounded but the starting gate shall
						proceed out of the path of the horses. Whenever possible the Starter shall
						leave the wings of the gate extended and gradually slow the speed of the gate
						to assist in stopping the field of horses. In emergencies, however, Starters
						shall use their discretion to close the wings of the gate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.377 - Reasons for recall

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The Starter may sound a recall only for the following
						reasons:
(1) A horse scores ahead of
					 the gate.
(2) There is
					 interference.
(3) A horse has
					 broken equipment.
(4) There is a
					 malfunction of the starting gate.
(5) A horse falls before the word "go" is
					 given.
(6) A horse comes to the
					 gate out of position.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.378 - No recall after the word "go."

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be no recall after the word
					 "go" has been given and any horse regardless of its position or an accident
					 shall be deemed to be a Starter from the time it entered into the Starter's
					 control, unless dismissed by the Starter.
(b)
Breaking Horse
. The
					 Starter shall endeavor to get all horses away in position and on proper gait
					 but no recall shall be issued for a breaking horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.379 - Violations of the starting rule

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A fine or suspension or both from driving not to exceed
						15 days may be applied to any driver by the Starter for the following starting
						violations:
(1) Delaying the
					 start.
(2) Failure to obey the
					 Starter's instruction.
(3) Rushing
					 ahead of the inside or outside wing of the gate.
(4) Coming to the starting gate out of
					 position.
(5) Crossing over before
					 reaching the starting point.
(6)
					 Interference with another driver during the start.
(7) Failure to come up into and stay in
					 position.
(8) After coming to the
					 gate, failure to keep one line in each hand until the word "go," except for the
					 purpose of adjusting equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.380 - Loudspeaker

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Use of a mechanical loudspeaker for any purpose other
						than to give instructions to drivers is prohibited. The volume shall be no
						higher than necessary to carry the voice of the Starter to the
						drivers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.381 - Holding horses before start

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Horses may be held on the backstretch not to exceed 2
						minutes awaiting post time, unless delayed by an emergency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.382 - Starting two tiers of horses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In
					 the event there are two tiers of horses the withdrawing of a horse that has
					 drawn or earned a position in the front tier shall not affect the position of
					 the horses that have drawn or earned positions in the second tier.
(b) Whenever a horse is withdrawn from any
					 tier horses on the outside move in to fill up the vacancy. Where a horse has
					 drawn a post position in the second tier the driver of the horse may elect to
					 score out behind any horse in the first tier so long as he does not thereby
					 interfere with another trailing horse or deprive another trailing horse of a
					 drawn position.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.383 - Horse out of position at start

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When a horse comes to the gate out of its assigned post
						position and gains an unfair advantage by moving either to the left or right of
						its assigned post position before the Starter gives the word "go" said horse
						may be disqualified and placed by the Judges.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.384 - Failure to follow instructions of the Starter

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The driver of any horse refusing or failing to follow the
						instructions of the Starter as to the parade or scoring ahead of the pole horse
						may be fined or suspended by the Starter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.385 - Horses deemed to have started

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The horses shall be deemed to have started when the word
						"go" is given by the Starter and all the horses must go the course except in
						case of an accident, broken equipment or any other reason in which it is the
						opinion of the Judges that it is impossible or unsafe to go the
						course.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.386 - Practice of emergency procedures

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Every licensed Starter is required to check the starting
						gate for malfunctions before beginning any race meeting and to practice the
						procedure to be followed in the event of a malfunction. Both the Starter and
						the driver of the gate must be familiar with emergency procedures and the
						Starter is responsible for the training of the drivers of the
						procedures.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.387 - Starting without a gate

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When horses are started without a gate, the Starter shall
						have control of the horses from the formation of the parade until the Starter
						gives the word "go." The Starter shall be located at the wire or other point of
						start of the race at which point as nearly as possible the word "go" shall be
						given. No driver shall cause unnecessary delay after the horses are called.
						After two preliminary warming up scores, the Starter shall notify the drivers
						to form in parade.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.388 - Positions in winning heat

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The horse winning a heat shall take the pole the
						succeeding heat, and all others shall take their positions in the order they
						were placed the last heat. When two or more horses shall have made a dead heat,
						their positions shall be settled by lot.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › STARTING OF HORSES › Section 205.389 - Refunds of entry money

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
No refunds of entry money can be made for any purposes
						once the entered horse is in the control of the Starter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.401 - Driving violations

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A driver shall not commit any of the following acts which
						are considered violations of the driving rules:
(1) Change course or position, swerve in or
					 out, or bear in or out during any part of the race in a manner as to compel
					 another horse to shorten its stride or cause another driver to change course,
					 take the horse back or otherwise pull the horse out its stride.
(2) Jostle, strike, hook wheels or interfere
					 with another horse or driver.
(3)
					 Cross sharply in front of a horse or cross over in front of a field of horses
					 in a reckless manner endangering other drivers.
(4) Swerve in and out or pull up
					 quickly.
(5) Crowd a horse or
					 driver by "putting a wheel under him."
(6) Carry a horse out.
(7) Sit down in front of a horse or take up
					 abruptly in front of other horses so as to cause confusion or interference
					 among trailing horses.
(8) Let a
					 horse pass inside needlessly or otherwise help another horse to improve the
					 horse's position in the race.
(9)
					 Commit any act which shall impede the progress of another horse or cause the
					 horse to break.
(10) Change course
					 after selecting a position in the home stretch or swerve in and out or bear in
					 and out in a manner as to interfere with another horse or cause the horse to
					 change course or take back.
(11) To
					 drive in a careless or reckless manner or fail to maintain reasonable control
					 of the horse at all times during the race.
(12) Kick the horse which shall be defined as
					 a blow or thrust with the foot against any part of the horse's body or to impel
					 by striking with the foot. Removal of a foot from the stirrups or any foot
					 supports as provided in §
											205.408 (relating to foot out of
					 stirrup) shall not alone constitute the offense of kicking.
(13) Cross the inside limits of the
					 course.
(14) Lay off a normal pace
					 and leave a hole when it is well within the horse's capacity to keep the hole
					 closed.
(15) Fail to set, maintain
					 or properly contest a pace comparable to the class in which the driver is
					 racing considering the horse's ability, track conditions, weather and
					 circumstances confronted in the race.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													205.403 (relating to driving
						  violation committed by driver of coupled entry); and 7 Pa. Code §
													205.408 (relating to foot out of
						  stirrup).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.402 - Requirements for filing an objection

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All complaints by drivers of any foul driving or other
						misconduct during the race must be made at the termination of the race unless
						the driver is prevented from doing so by an accident or injury. A driver who
						wishes to enter a claim of foul or other complaint relating to the running of
						the race must, before dismounting, inform the Judges of the driver's intent to
						enter the claim or complaint and immediately proceed to the appropriate
						telephone or Judges' stand where the claim or complaint shall be immediately
						entered. The Presiding Judge shall not cause the "official" sign to be
						displayed until the driver's claim or complaint shall have been entered and
						considered. No appeal to the Commission shall be heard based on the Presiding
						Judge's "no-call."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.403 - Driving violation committed by driver of coupled entry

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If a person driving a horse as a coupled entry in the
						race, commits a racing violation or infraction as set forth in §
											205.401 (relating to driving
						violations), the Presiding Judge shall set the offending horse back. The horse
						coupled in the entry with the offending horse shall also be set back if the
						Presiding Judge finds that the horse improved its finishing position as a
						direct result of the offense committed by the offending
						horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.404 - Placing of horses by the Judges

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In case of interference, collision or violation of any of
						the previous restrictions, whether occurring before or after the start, the
						Judges may place the offending horse back one or more positions in that heat or
						race. In the event the collision or interference prevents a horse from
						finishing the heat or race, the offending horse may be disqualified from
						receiving any winnings and the driver may be penalized. In the event a horse is
						set back under its provision, the offending horse must be placed behind the
						horse with which it interfered and did not finish.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.405 - Fraudulent or unsatisfactory driving

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(a) A race must be properly contested by
					 every driver and horse in that race and must be driven to the finish. If the
					 Presiding Judge believes that a horse was driven in an intentionally
					 inconsistent manner or fraudulently, the Presiding Judge shall consider it a
					 violation and the driver and anyone in concert with him or her shall be
					 penalized. The Presiding Judge may substitute a competent and reliable driver
					 at any time. The substituted driver shall be paid at the discretion of the
					 Judges and the fee retained from the purse money due the horse if
					 any.
(b) In the event a drive is
					 unsatisfactory due to lack of effort or carelessness and the Presiding Judge
					 believes that there is no fraud, gross carelessness or deliberately
					 inconsistent drive they shall impose a penalty under this subsection including
					 but not limited to a fine, suspension or revocation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.406 - Removal or substitution of driver

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If in the opinion of the Presiding Judge a driver is
						unfit or incompetent to drive for any reason or refuses to comply with the
						directions of the Judges or is otherwise reckless in conduct and endangers the
						safety of horses or other drivers in the race, the driver may be removed and
						another driver substituted at any time after the positions have been assigned
						in the race and the offending driver shall be penalized.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.407 - Horse fails to finish heat

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If for any reason, other than being interfered with or
						having broken equipment, a horse fails to finish after starting in a heat, that
						horse shall be ruled out of subsequent heats of the same
						race.
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As set forth in §
											205.401 (relating to driving
						violations), improper conduct is forbidden in a race. After the starting gate
						is in motion, both feet of the driver must be kept in the stirrups at all times
						until after the finish of the race, except that a driver shall be allowed to
						remove a foot from the stirrups briefly to pull earplugs.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													205.401 (relating to driving
						  violations).
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(a) Drivers
					 will be allowed whips not to exceed 4 feet, plus a snapper not longer than 6
					 inches. All whips are subject to inspection and measurement by the Presiding
					 Judge or the Commission. The following actions shall be considered as excessive
					 or indiscriminate use of the whip and a violation of the rules of racing:
(1) Causing visible injury to the
					 horse.
(2) Whipping a horse after
					 the finish of a race or after a horse is no longer in contention in the
					 race.
(3) Whipping under the arch
					 or shafts of the sulky.
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The use of any goading or prodding device, chain,
						mechanical or electrical devices or appliances other than the ordinary whip or
						crop upon any horse in any race shall constitute a violation of this rule,
						regardless of whether the device is operational or functional. A licensee
						violating this provision shall be fined, suspended or both.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.411 - Penalties for prohibited use of whip

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(a) As set forth in §
											205.409 (relating to use of whip),
					 the brutal use of a whip or crop or excessive or indiscriminate use of the whip
					 or crop shall be considered a violation of the rules of racing and shall be
					 punished by the following fines or suspension, or both:
(1) Minor infraction: $200, may be
					 placed.
(2) Major infraction: 1st
					 violation-$250 fine and 3-day suspension; 2nd violation-$500 and 5-day
					 suspension; 3rd violation-$500 fine and 10-day suspension.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.412 - Breaking from gait

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(a) When a
					 horse breaks from its programmed gait, the driver shall at once, where
					 clearance exists, take the horse to the inside or outside and pull him to its
					 gait.
(b) The following shall be
					 considered violations:
(1) Failure to properly
					 attempt to pull the horse to its gait.
(2) Failure to take to the outside where
					 clearance exists.
(3) Failure to
					 lose ground while on a break.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.413 - Placing of breaking horse by Judges

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(a) The Judges, may in their discretion, set
					 back a breaking horse at the finish when a contending horse properly on its
					 gait is lapped on the hind quarter of the breaking horse. Except, if the
					 breaking horse was off stride due to interference.
(b) Any horse making a break which causes
					 interference to other contending horses may be placed behind all offended
					 horses.
(c) If, in the opinion of
					 the Judges, a driver of a horse on a break reasonably complies rule in
					 subsection (b), no fine or suspension shall be imposed on the driver.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													205.415 (relating to calling and
						  noting breaks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.414 - Fraudulent breaking of horse

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If, in the opinion of the Judges, a driver allows the
						horse to break for purposes of intentionally or fraudulently losing a heat, the
						driver may be fined, suspended or both.
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §
													205.415 (relating to calling and
						  noting breaks).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.415 - Calling and noting breaks

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To assist in determining the matters contained in §
											§
											205.413 and
						205.414 (relating to placing of
						breaking horse by Judges; and fraudulent breaking of horse) and this section,
						it shall be the duty of one of the Judges to call out every break made and note
						the break and character of it in writing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.416 - Horse's right of the course

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Horses called for a race shall have the exclusive right
						of the course and all other horses must vacate the racetrack at once, unless
						permitted to remain by the Presiding Judge.
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A driver must be mounted in the sulky at all times during
						the race or the horse must be placed as a non-finisher.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.418 - Use of wheel discs and mud fenders

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It shall be the responsibility of the owner, trainer or
						driver to provide every sulky used in a race with solid one-color or colorless
						wheel discs on the inside and out-side of the wheel. The Presiding Judge may
						order the use of mud guards at the pari-mutuel racetrack.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.419 - Talking on the track

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Excessive or unnecessary conversation, or both, between
						and among drivers while on the racetrack during the time when colors are
						required is prohibited. Any violation of this rule may be punished by a fine,
						suspension or combination thereof.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.420 - Passing lane

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(a) With the
					 approval of the Commission, a licensed racing entity may remove the solid
					 inside hub rail and extend the width of its homestretch up to 10 feet inward in
					 relation to the width of the rest of the track to create the so-called passing
					 lane. The licensed racing entity shall provide the Commission with an
					 architectural rendering of the passing lane and a certification of the track's
					 dimensions.
(b) The passing lane
					 shall not be used by the lead horse. The passing lane may only be used during
					 the final 1/8 of the race. A driver who goes into the passing lane and passes
					 another horse before the last 1/8 of the race may be disqualified by the
					 Presiding Judge.
(c) A horse, other
					 than the lead horse, may be driven into the passing lane to attempt to pass
					 another horse. A horse driven into the passing lane which does not gain ground
					 on the lead horse may be considered blocking the rest of the field if the horse
					 impedes the progress of the trailing horses. If in the opinion of the Presiding
					 Judge a driver blocks another horse's forward progress while in the passing
					 lane, that horse may be placed for interference.
(d) A driver using the passing lane must
					 first have complete clearance of the pylons. Any horse or sulky running over of
					 pylons or going to the inside of the pylons shall be disqualified as set forth
					 below.
(e) Pylons will be:
(1) 2 feet above ground;
(2) 30-degree angle inward to track
					 surface;
(3) 40 feet apart on the
					 turns;
(4) 60 feet apart on the
					 straight aways.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.421 - Pylon violations

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(a) A
					 driver must have full clearance of the pylons when entering the passing lane. A
					 driver who drives inside of one or more pylons when entering or using the
					 passing lane may be disqualified.
(b) A horse while on stride, or part of the
					 horse's sulky, that leaves the race course by going inside the pylons which
					 constitutes the inside limits of the course, when not forced to do so as a
					 result of the actions of another driver or horse, or both, shall be in
					 violation of this rule. In addition, when an act of interference causes a
					 horse, or part of the horse's sulky, to cross inside the pylons and the horse
					 is placed by the Judges, the offending horse shall be placed behind the horse
					 with which it interfered.
(c) For
					 purposes of placing the horse by the Judges the following shall apply:
(1) If a horse while on stride, or part of
					 the horse's sulky, goes inside two consecutive pylons, the offending horse
					 shall be placed behind all horses that are lapped on to the offending horse at
					 the wire;
(2) If a horse while on
					 stride, or any part of the horse's sulky, goes inside three or more consecutive
					 pylons, the offending horse shall be placed last;
(3) If in the opinion of the Judges a horse
					 while on stride, or part of the horse's sulky, goes inside a pylon and that
					 action gave the horse an unfair advantage over other horses in the race or the
					 action helped improve its position in the race, the horse may be placed at the
					 discretion of the Judges.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › RACING RULES/CONDUCT OF THE RACE › Section 205.422 - Removal of passing lane

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The licensed racing entity, with the consent and approval
						its horsemen's organization, may petition the Commission for the removal of the
						passing lane. The petition shall include all applicable and necessary
						information from the licensed racing entity and its horseman's organization to
						support the request for the removal of the passing lane.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › EQUIPMENT › Section 205.431 - Sulkies

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(a) All racing
					 sulkies must meet or exceed the standards approved by the USTA prior to being
					 used in any pari-mutuel racetrack within this Commonwealth. The Commission may
					 from time to time adopt any amended sulky standards and publish those standards
					 in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
.
(b) The Commission may adopt, by publication
					 in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
any subsequent amendments to the
					 guidelines, standards, recommendations for the design, performance and
					 certification for sulkies as issued by the USTA.
(c) The Commission may authorize variances
					 from the above sulky standards and may approve for use any sulky which does not
					 otherwise qualify under the previous sections, if in the Commission's opinion,
					 the sulky does not pose a safety hazard, does not impair the horse or driver
					 and does not undermine the competitiveness of the horse and driver.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › EQUIPMENT › Section 205.432 - Use of hobbles

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No horse shall wear hobbles in a race unless it starts in
						the race in the first heat and having so started shall continue to wear them to
						the finish of the race and any person found responsible for removing or
						altering a horse's hobbles during a race or between races shall be fined,
						suspended or both. Other than as set forth previously, the use of hobbles from
						race to race shall be in the sole discretion of the trainer and not require
						qualifying the horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness) › Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › EQUIPMENT › Section 205.433 - Nasal strips

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(a) The
					 Commission shall authorize and permit non-medicated equine latex nasal strips
					 to be used at pari-mutuel racetracks within this Commonwealth. All other
					 artificial means of opening nasal passages are specifically
					 prohibited.
(b) Trainers must
					 inform the equipment identifier regarding the trainer's use of a nasal strip
					 and document its use as equipment worn by the horse.
(c) The licensed racing entity shall ensure
					 the public is notified of all horses using the nasal strips by publication in
					 the program, public address system or other approved methods.