Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION › Division 150 - HORSE RACING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES › Section 462-150-0030 - Claiming Rules

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The primary
			 purpose of claiming races is the classification of horses. No person shall
			 enter or allow to be entered in a claiming race a horse against which any
			 mortgage, bill of sale or lien of any kind is held, unless the written consent
			 of the mortgagor, the holder of the bill of sale or the lien claimant has been
			 filed with the racing secretary.
(2) In claiming races, any horse is subject
			 to claim for the entered price by any owner licensed by the commission and in
			 good standing who has at least one eligible horse registered with the racing
			 secretary of a race meet in Oregon, or by any licensed owner with a valid claim
			 certificate. Any other person who wishes to claim a horse must complete a
			 prospective horse owner's application form, and the completed form must be
			 approved by the board of stewards or the commission. After the board of
			 stewards or the commission has approved the prospective horse owner's
			 application a claim certificate may be issued. A claim certificate shall become
			 void on the date of a successful claim.
(3) A claim may be made by an authorized
			 agent, but only for the account of those for whom he or she is licensed as an
			 authorized agent by the commission. A trainer's license is not an authorized
			 agent's license.
(4) No person
			 shall claim or cause to be claimed, directly or indirectly, a horse in which
			 the person has an ownership interest.
(5) A person may claim more than one horse
			 from any one race. An authorized agent may submit claims for more than one
			 owner in any one race, but may not submit more than one claim for any one
			 horse. When a trainer's stable consists of more than one owner, each owner may
			 submit a claim in any one race, but no two or more shall submit a claim for any
			 one horse or all such claims shall be void. No person will be eligible to claim
			 another owner's horse from his/her own trainer's stable. "Person" includes any
			 corporation, partnership, stable name or other legal entity.
(6) The claiming price of each horse in a
			 claiming race shall be printed on the official program, and all claims shall be
			 for the designated amount. However, if there is a printer's error in the
			 official program, the claiming price designated on the official entry form
			 shall govern. Submission of a claim in excess of the official claiming price
			 shall not void the claim.
(7) All
			 claims shall be made in writing by the prospective owner or authorized agent on
			 forms and in the envelopes furnished by the race meet licensee and approved by
			 the commission. Forms and envelopes must be filled out completely and must
			 accurately identify the claim, and be properly signed. If two or more owners
			 are claiming the horse together as Owner #1 "and" Owner #2 "and" Owner #3, all
			 owners must sign the claim form otherwise, the claim will be void. If two or
			 more owners are claiming the horse together as Owner #1 "or" Owner #2 "or"
			 Owner #3, any one or all of the owners may sign the claim form.
(8) All claim forms shall be deposited in the
			 claiming box at least 15 minutes before the established post time of each race.
			 After the claim is deposited the claimant shall have no access to the claim
			 form or the envelope.
(9) No money
			 or its equivalent shall be put in the claiming box. For a claim to be valid,
			 the claimant must have a credit balance of not less than the amount of the
			 claim in the claimant's account with the race meet licensee's paymaster of
			 purses.
(10) Claims are irrevocable
			 unless fraud or deception is involved. The claimant former owner and/or
			 authorized agent shall have 48 hours from the start of the race from which the
			 horse was claimed to file a protest.
(11)
Title to a claimed horse shall be
			 vested in the successful claimant from the time the horse is a starter; and the
			 funds transferred to the account of the previous owner, with said funds
			 immediately available for future claiming transactions.
(a)
The stewards shall void the claim
			 and return the horse to the original owner if:
(A)
The horse suffers a fatality during
			 the running of the race or dies or is euthanized before leaving the track;
			 or
(B)
The commission
			 veterinarian determines the horse will be placed on the Veterinarian's List as
			 bled, unsound, or lame before the horse is released to the successful
			 claimant.