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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.178 - Reporting before race

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A jockey who is engaged to ride in a race shall report to
					 the scale room on the day of the race at the time required by the officials. A
					 jockey shall then report his engagements and overweight, if any, to the clerk
					 of the scales, and thereafter, except with the permission of the stewards, may
					 not leave the jockey room, except to view the races from a point approved by
					 the stewards or to ride in a race, until all of his engagements of the day have
					 been fulfilled.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.179 - Examination of jockeys by licensed physicians

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Before the commencement of a racing season, a jockey shall
					 be examined by a licensed physician, designated by the board of stewards in
					 order to establish his physical condition and freedom from disabling defects or
					 contagious disease. During the conduct of a meeting, the board of stewards may
					 require that a jockey be reexamined and may refuse to allow the jockey to ride
					 until he successfully passes the examination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.180 - Betting limitations

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A jockey may not make a bet on a race nor accept the
					 promise or the token of a bet, with respect to the race in which he is riding,
					 except through or from the owner or trainer of the horse he rides, and then
					 only on that horse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.181 - Jockey's fees

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(a) Jockey's riding
				  fees are as follows:
Purse
Win
Second
Third
Losing
								Mount
$400 and
								Under
$27.00
$19.00
$17.00
$16.00
$500
30.00
20.00
17.00
16.00
$600
36.00
22.00
17.00
16.00
$700-900
10% of Win
								Purse
25.00
22.00
20.00
$1,000- 1,400
10% of Win
								Purse
30.00
25.00
22.00
$1,500- 1,900
10% of Win
								Purse
35.00
30.00
28.00
$2,000- 3,400
10% of Win
								Purse
45.00
35.00
33.00
$3,500- 4,900
10% of Win
								Purse
55.00
45.00
35.00
$5,000- 9,900
10% of Win
								Purse
65.00
50.00
40.00
$10,000- 14,900
10% of Win Purse
5%
								of Place Purse
5% of show Purse
45.00
$15,000- 24,900
10% of Win Purse
5%
								of Place Purse
5% of show Purse
50.00
$25,000- 49,900
10% of Win Purse
5%
								of Place Purse
5% of show Purse
60.00
$50,000 and Up
10% of Win Purse
5%
								of Place Purse
5% of show Purse
75.00
(b)
				  If an owner or trainer engages two or more jockeys for the same race, the owner
				  or trainer shall pay a fee for each engaged jockey not riding in the race as
				  determined by the stewards as well as the proper fee to the jockey who does
				  ride.
(c) A jockey's fee is
				  considered earned when the jockey is weighed out by the clerk of the scales.
				  The fee is not considered earned if the jockey of his own free will, takes off
				  his mount where injury to the horse or rider is not involved. A condition not
				  covered by this section shall be at the discretion of the stewards.
(d) In a dead heat, the jockeys involved
				  shall divide equally the sum total of the fees they would have received
				  individually had one beaten the other. Likewise, the owners of the horses
				  involved shall pay their equal share.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.182 - Designated race rule

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(a) A
				  jockey who is serving a suspension of 10 days or less may be permitted to ride
				  in a designated race during the suspension if the following apply:
(1) The race has been specified as a
				  designated race by the racing secretary of the association before the beginning
				  of the race meeting of the association.
(2) The race has been approved as a
				  designated race by the board of stewards officiating at the race
				  meeting.
(3) The jockey is named to
				  ride in the designated race no later than at the time set for the close of
				  entries for the race.
(4) The
				  jockey agrees to serve an additional day of suspension in place of the day on
				  which the jockey rides in a designated race.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.184 - Agents

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A jockey may have only one agent. Engagements to ride,
					 other than those for his contract employer, shall be made by the jockey's
					 agent.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.186 - Retaining jockeys

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
An employe retaining the same jockey has precedence
					 according to the priority of the retainer as specified in the
					 contracts.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.187 - Jockey apprentices

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(a) A
				  jockey apprentice is bound by this chapter, except if this chapter is in
				  conflict with this specific regulation for apprentices.
(b) Apprentice contracts and certificates
				  entered into in this Commonwealth shall be made on forms supplied by the
				  Commission, and a copy shall be filed with the Commission.
(c) A copy of apprentice contracts and
				  certificates, wherever entered into, shall be filed with the
				  Commission.
(d) If an apprentice
				  contract is transferred, the transfer shall be approved by the stewards and
				  registered with the Commission by both the transferor and the
				  transferee.
The provisions of this §
												163.187 amended under section
						202(a) of the Race Horse Industry Reform Act (4 P. S.
						325.202(a)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.188 - Contracts

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The jockey or apprentice shall be bound by written contract
					 approved by and filed with the Commission to an owner or trainer for a term of
					 not less than 3 nor more than 5 years, subject to a written extension, if made
					 for less than 5 years. After at least 1 year service with a racing stable, an
					 apprentice may claim weight allowances in all overnight races, except handicaps
					 or stakes races. A person is not allowed to hold a contract on a jockey or
					 apprentice jockey unless that person is in control or possession of a stable or
					 horse that would, in the opinion of the stewards of the meeting where the
					 jockey or apprentice jockey applies for a license, warrant the employment of a
					 contract jockey or apprentice jockey.
The provisions of this §
												163.188 amended under section
						202(a) of the Race Horse Industry Reform Act (4 P. S. §
													325.202(a)).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.189 - Apprentice jockeys

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(a) A person 16
				  years of age or older who has never been licensed as a jockey in any country or
				  if under age, with the written consent of that person's parents or guardian,
				  may apply to become an apprentice jockey. An application for a license as
				  apprentice jockey shall be accompanied by an original, a notarized or
				  photostatic copy of the agreement with the contract employer and written proof
				  of at least 1 year service with a racing stable, a birth certificate or
				  satisfactory evidence of the date of birth.
(b) An apprentice jockey is not permitted to
				  ride for another person except his contract employer, without the consent of
				  the employer.
(c) The following
				  requirements shall be accomplished satisfactorily by a person desiring an
				  apprentice jockey certificate and the privilege of riding races at tracks in
				  this Commonwealth:
(1) Employment on the
				  backside of a race track, including exercising horses on the track.
(2) Attending and reviewing video tapes of
				  races in jockeys' quarters, as scheduled by the stewards. The applicant may ask
				  questions of stewards and jockeys. The applicant shall leave the jockeys'
				  quarters, immediately following the showing of video tapes and the question and
				  answer period.
(3) Observing
				  jockeys and horses break from the gate, at the start of races under the
				  supervision of a starter, for at least 15 racing days and at least 5 races per
				  racing day.
(4) Observing horses
				  changing leads at the 1/4, 3/8 and 7/8 poles and observing horses and jockeys
				  approaching the finish line and finishing the race. The observations shall take
				  place during races, for at least 10 racing days with at least 5 races per
				  racing day.
(5) Participating in as
				  many schooling races as possible through the cooperation of the racing
				  secretary and informing two or more members of the board of approval of
				  application for apprentice license as soon as the applicant has been notified
				  of acceptance to ride in the schooling race.
(6) Breezing horses from the gate
				  satisfactorily with a whip at least twice in the presence of two or more
				  members of the board of approval.
(7) Riding with competence two parimutuel
				  races without a whip under a temporary apprentice jockey certificate. The
				  applicant will be observed by the board of approval during the races.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.190 - Weight allowances in overnight races

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A certified apprentice jockey may claim
				  the following weight allowances in all overnight races except stakes and
				  handicaps:
(1) A 10 pound allowance beginning
				  with the first mount and continuing until the apprentice has ridden five
				  winners.
(2) A 7 pound allowance
				  until the apprentice has ridden an additional 35 winners.
(3) If an apprentice has ridden a total of 40
				  winners prior to the end of 1 year from the date of riding the fifth winning
				  mount, the apprentice jockey may claim an allowance of 5 pounds until 1 year
				  from the date of the fifth winning mount.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.191 - Applications for extensions

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(a) The
				  Commission has the authority to grant an allowance extension of an apprentice
				  jockey if, in the discretion of the Commission, an apprentice jockey is unable
				  to continue riding due to one of the following and has provided the Commission
				  with appropriate documentation verifying the following:
(1) Physical disablement or
				  illness.
(2) Military
				  service.
(3) Documented attendance
				  in an institution of secondary or higher education.
(4) Restriction on racing.
(5) Other valid reasons found by the
				  Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.192 - Loss of apprentice allowance

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A licensed apprentice who loses his apprentice allowance
					 shall obtain a jockey license before being permitted to ride
					 again.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › JOCKEYS AND APPRENTICES › Section 163.195 - Apprentice jockey certificate

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(a)
				  An apprentice jockey may be granted an apprentice jockey certificate issued by
				  the stewards, in lieu of an apprentice jockey contract, under this chapter
				  covering apprentice jockeys. A copy of his certificate shall be filed with the
				  Commission. Winning records of jockeys with apprentice certificates shall be
				  recorded and attested by the clerk of scales who shall record date, track and
				  be verified on each line as provided on jockey's apprentice
				  certificate.
(b) A jockey
				  apprentice certificate issued by other racing commissions or agencies engaged
				  in racing may be approved by the stewards. Approvals shall be in writing and
				  along with a copy of the jockey apprentice certificate be filed with the
				  Commission.
(c) If an apprentice
				  jockey contract is terminated and an apprentice certificate is issued or an
				  apprentice jockey with a certificate is engaged under contract, the certificate
				  and contract shall be attached and become his riding record.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ENGAGEMENTS OF THE RIDERS AND EMPLOYES › Section 163.211 - Engagements of the riders and employes

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A contract, or a copy thereof, between
				  jockeys and their employers shall be filed with the Commission.
(b) A contract employer may not have an
				  interest in the earnings of a jockey.
(c) A jockey agent shall keep, on a form
				  provided by the association, a record by races of all engagements made by him,
				  for the jockeys the agent is handling. This record shall include the day and
				  the hour of making of each engagement and the calls shall be numbered in the
				  order of their priority whenever more than one is given for any rider in any
				  race. This record shall be kept up-to-date and held ready at all times for
				  inspection by the stewards or the clerk of the scales.
(d) A rival claim for the services of a rider
				  shall be adjudged by the stewards in the light of the records submitted by the
				  jockey agents.
(e) A jockey agent
				  may handle up to two riders but no more, and a jockey agent may not make or
				  assist in the making of an engagement for a rider other than those he is
				  authorized to represent.
(f) A
				  jockey agent is not permitted within the saddling enclosure during racing
				  hours; nor is the agent allowed on the track proper at the conclusion of a race
				  run; nor may the agent have access to the jockey quarters or communicate with a
				  jockey during racing hours.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.221 - Parading

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The stewards may permit a horse to be excused from parading
					 and be led to the post.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.226 (relating to distance of
						parading).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.222 - Exercising

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(a) Permission
				  shall be obtained from a steward to exercise a horse between races unless the
				  horse is being warmed up, on the way to and just prior to entering the paddock
				  for the next race to be run.
(b) If
				  a horse is being warmed up before entering the paddock, his official program
				  number shall be displayed by the rider.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.223 - Saddlecloth numbers

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In a race each horse shall carry a conspicuous saddlecloth
					 number corresponding to his number on the official program. In the case of an
					 entry, each horse making up the entry shall carry the same number with
					 distinguishing letter. For example, 1, -1a, -1X. In the case of a field, the
					 horse comprising the field shall carry an individual number, that is, 12, 13,
					 14, 15 and so on.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.224 - Horses to be in paddock before post time

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Horses shall be in the paddock at least 15 minutes before
					 post time, or at the discretion of the stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.226 - Distance of parading

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A horse shall parade a distance that is reasonable and
					 proper in the opinion of the stewards, unless excused by the stewards as
					 provided in §
										163.221 (relating to parading). If
					 a horse is excused from parading and is led to the post, he shall pass over the
					 same route as that followed by the parade.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.228 - Order of parading

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A parading horse shall pass the stewards' stand in the
					 numerical order of their exhibited number. Only a horse being led by the parade
					 leader, or excused from parading, may parade out of numerical
					 order.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.229 - Horses in the track

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(a) After the
				  horses enter the track, the jockey may not dismount and the horse is not
				  entitled to the care of an attendant without consent of the stewards or the
				  starter.
(b) After entering the
				  track, not more than 12 minutes shall be consumed in the parade of the horses
				  to the post except in case of unavoidable delay. After passing the stand once,
				  horses will be allowed to break formation and canter, warm up or go as they
				  please to the post. When horses have reached the post, they shall be started
				  without unnecessary delay.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.230 - Accidents from paddock to post

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In
				  case of accident to a jockey, his mount or equipment, the stewards or the
				  starter may permit the jockey to dismount and the horse to be cared for during
				  the delay, and may permit all jockeys to dismount and all horses to be attended
				  during the delay.
(b) If a jockey
				  is thrown on the way from the paddock to the post, the horse shall be
				  remounted, return to the point where the jockey was thrown and then proceed
				  over the route of the parade to the post.
(c) If the jockey is so injured on the way to
				  the post as to require another jockey, the horse shall be taken to the paddock,
				  another jockey obtained and then ridden over an uncompleted portion of the
				  exact route of the parade to the starting point.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.231 - Exit and return to course during parade

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
If a horse leaves the course while moving from paddock to
					 post, he shall return to the course at the nearest practical point to that at
					 which he left the course, and shall complete his parade to the post from the
					 point at which he left the course.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.233 - Post time

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
Post time of each race shall be set by the manager of the
					 pari-mutuel department, and may not be changed after being posted on the odds
					 board without permission of the stewards.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.234 - Crossing and weaving

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
During the running of a race, when clear, a horse may be
					 taken to another part of the course but a horse may not cross or weave in front
					 of other horses in such a way that would impede them or constitute or cause
					 interference or intimidation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.236 - Striking and touching during race

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
During a race, a jockey may not willfully strike or touch
					 another jockey or the horse or equipment of another jockey for the purpose of
					 interfering with that horse or jockey.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.237 - Changing stride

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A jockey may not unnecessarily cause his horse to shorten
					 stride with a view to complaint. A jockey may not take his horse back without
					 reasonable cause.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.238 - Influencing outcome of race

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  horse shall be ridden out in every race. A jockey may not intentionally ride
				  wide on the turns or otherwise cause his mount to lose ground when there is no
				  reasonable cause for the loss or otherwise ride in a manner inconsistent with
				  using the best efforts of the horse.
(b) A jockey shall put forth every reasonable
				  effort and exercise the greatest diligence in riding a race. If, in the opinion
				  of the stewards, a jockey does not put forth every reasonable effort or use
				  proper diligence in the riding of a race, the jockey shall be penalized by the
				  stewards according to the gravity of the offense.
(c) If two horses run in one interest in a
				  race, each shall give his best effort. The practice of declaring to win with
				  one or the other of the horses is not allowed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.239 - Foul riding complaints

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  stewards shall take cognizance of foul riding and may entertain reports from
				  other racing officials of the meeting whether or not a formal complaint is
				  made, but a complaint may not be considered which comes from a person other
				  than the jockey, trainer or owner of the horse interfered with.
(b) If a horse is disqualified for a foul
				  under this chapter, any other horse in the race owned wholly or in part by the
				  same interest may also be disqualified.
(c) An owner, trainer or jockey may not
				  complain frivolously that his horse was interfered with.
(d) A person may not directly or indirectly
				  interfere with the leading of horses from the stable area or to the receiving
				  barn or to the paddock or in the parade or commit an act for the purpose or
				  with the effect of frightening a horse; nor may a person interfere with, block
				  or impede a racing participant who is then performing his proper duties, nor
				  fight, threaten to fight or strike at a racing participant who is then
				  performing his duties, nor interfere with, block, impede or disrupt a racing
				  operation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › FROM PADDOCK TO FINISH › Section 163.240 - Entry upon race course

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A person may not enter or remain on a race course upon
					 which a race is to be run from the time the horses enter the race course from
					 the paddock until the race has been completed. This section does not apply to
					 racing officials, licensees on duty which requires their presence on the course
					 and other persons who for good cause have been granted permission by the
					 stewards or the Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.251 - General provisions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) In
				  claiming races, horses may be claimed in the following manner by the following
				  licensees:
(1) A new owner-that is, an
				  individual, partnership, corporation or other authorized racing interests-who
				  has not held an owner's license in a racing jurisdiction during the prior year
				  is eligible to claim by obtaining an open claiming license from the
				  Commission.
(2) To obtain an open
				  claiming license and file an open claim, an eligible individual shall comply
				  with the following procedures:
(i) Depositing
				  an amount no less than the minimum claiming price, and sales tax and other
				  applicable charges, at that meet, with the horsemen's bookkeeper. The amount
				  shall remain on account until a claim is made. In the event of withdrawal of
				  the fund, a license issued under §§
												163.51-163.59 will be automatically
				  revoked and terminated.
(ii)
				  Securing an owner or authorized racing interest license issued by the
				  Commission. The license will be conditioned upon the making of a claim and will
				  be revoked if no claim is made within 30 racing days after issuance, or if the
				  deposit required under subparagraph (i) is withdrawn prior to completion of a
				  claim.
(iii) Naming a trainer
				  licensed by the Commission who will represent him once a claim is
				  made.
(3) Persons or
				  other authorized racing interests who have valid Commonwealth owners licenses
				  and have horses stabled at an approved stabling area may claim horses at any
				  horse race meet held in this Commonwealth by complying with the claiming rules
				  enumerated in this section and §§
											163.252-163.264,
				  163.266-163.268 and
				  163.270. Approved Commonwealth
				  stabling areas are: Pocono Downs Race Track, Commodore Downs Race Track,
				  Keystone Race Track, Penn National Race Track, Garden State Race Track and any
				  approved farm located in this Commonwealth.
(4) Individuals, or other authorized racing
				  interests who have a valid Commonwealth owners license and do not presently
				  have horses stabled in an approved Commonwealth stabling area do not qualify
				  for an open claiming license; they may claim only by starting a horse at the
				  meet where the authorized racing interest wishes to claim.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.252 - Transfer authorization

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When a horse is claimed, sold or transferred, the transfer
					 authorization shall be filled out in triplicate and filed with the Commission,
					 stewards and racing secretary. This form will be furnished by the
					 Commission.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.253 - Number of claims

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When a stable consists of horses owned by more than one
					 person, trained by the same trainer, not more than one claim may be entered on
					 behalf of the stable in any one race.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.254 - Starting of claimed horses

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For a period of 30 days after the claim, a claimed horse
					 may not start in a race in which the determining eligibility price is less than
					 25% more than the price at which it was claimed. The day claimed does not
					 count, but the following calendar day shall be the first day and the horse
					 shall be entitled to enter whenever necessary so the horse may start on the
					 31st calendar day following the claim for any claiming price. This section does
					 not apply to starter handicaps in which the weight to be carried is assigned by
					 the handicapper.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.255 - Sale and transfer of claimed horses

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If a horse is claimed, it may not be sold or transferred to
					 anyone wholly or in part, except in a claiming race, for a period of 30 days
					 from date of claim, nor may it, unless reclaimed, remain in the same stable or
					 under the control or management of its former owner or trainer for a like
					 period, nor may it race elsewhere until after the close of the meeting at which
					 it was claimed. The Commission has the authority to waive this section upon
					 application and demonstration that the waiver is in the best interest of horse
					 racing in this Commonwealth.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.256 - Applicability of other rules

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If a horse is claimed at a recognized meeting under
					 provisions which are at variance with this chapter, title to the horse shall be
					 recognized in this Commonwealth to follow the rules of the meeting under which
					 the claim was made, however, while racing in this Commonwealth, shall adhere to
					 §
										163.431 (relating to powers and
					 duties of patrol judges).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.257 - Posting of claiming price

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The claiming price of each horse in a claiming race shall
					 be printed on the program, and claims for the horse shall be the amount so
					 designated. If more than one claim is filed for the same horse, the disposition
					 of the horse shall be determined by lot under the direction of one or more of
					 the stewards, or their representative.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.258 - Form of claims

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(a) A claim
				  shall be made in writing on forms and in envelopes furnished by the association
				  and approved by the Commission. Both forms and envelopes shall be filled out
				  completely, and shall be accurate, otherwise the claim is void.
(b) Money may not accompany the claim. A
				  person, desiring to make a claim, shall first deposit with the accountant of
				  the horsemen the whole amount of the claim in cash including taxes, for which a
				  receipt will be given unless at the time of depositing the claim he has the
				  amount to his credit with the accountant of the horsemen.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.259 - Starting in claiming races

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In claiming races not more than two horses in the same
					 interest or under control of the same trainer can start.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.260 - Foal certificate

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The foal certificate of a claimed horse shall remain in the
					 custody of the racing secretary or his representative until the new owner
					 removes the horse from the track.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.261 - Filing of claims

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A claim shall be deposited in the claiming box at least 10
					 minutes before the time fixed for the race to begin. An official of the
					 association may not give information as to the filing of claims therein until
					 after the race has been run. A claim shall be passed upon by the stewards or
					 their designated representative. When a claim has been filed it is irrevocable
					 and at the risk of the claimant.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.262 - Delivery of claimed horse

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(a) A
				  horse claimed may not be delivered by the original owner to the successful
				  claimant until authorization is given by the stewards, and every horse claimed
				  shall run in the interest and for the account of the owner who entered it in
				  the race, but title to the claimed horse shall be vested in the successful
				  claimant from the time the horse becomes a starter and the successful claimant
				  becomes the owner of the horse, whether it is alive or dead, sound or unsound
				  or injured during the race or after it.
(b) A trainer who claims a horse has the
				  right to take that horse from the unsaddling area directly to the test barn, in
				  the presence of an appropriate Commission employe, to have a post-race test
				  sample drawn. The prior trainer or his agent shall have the right to accompany
				  the horse. The trainer who requested the test shall pay for the test unless the
				  test is required by this chapter. If the test result is positive, the horse may
				  be returned immediately to the seller, at the option of the claimant; in this
				  case, the moneys shall be returned to the claimant.
(c) A person may not refuse to deliver to the
				  person legally entitled thereto a horse claimed out of a claiming race. The
				  horse in question shall be disqualified until delivery is made.
The provisions of this §
												163.262 issued under the Race
						Horse Industry Reform Act (4 P. S. §§
													325.101-325.402).
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.263 - Interference with claiming races

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A person may not offer, or enter into an agreement, to
					 claim or not to claim, or attempt to prevent another person from claiming, a
					 horse in a claiming race; nor may a person attempt, by intimidation, to prevent
					 anyone from running a horse in a race for which it is entered; nor may an owner
					 or trainer running horses in a claiming race make an agreement for the
					 protection of each other's horses.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.264 - Mortgages or liens against a horse

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The conditions of a mortgage or lien against a horse shall
					 be approved by the stewards and filed with the horsemen's accountant before a
					 horse is entered.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.266 - Cancellation of claiming race results

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If the stewards, within 24 hours after the running of a
					 race, believe that the lease, sale or entry of a horse was not made in good
					 faith but was made for the purpose of obtaining the privilege of entering a
					 claim, they may disallow the claim and order the return of a horse that may
					 have been delivered and refer the case to the Commission for further action.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.267 - Responsibility for horse after claiming race

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A trainer whose horse has been claimed or whose owner has
					 claimed a horse shall be responsible for the horse until after collection of a
					 required saliva, urine or blood specimen.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.268 - Inclusion of engagements with outcome of claiming race

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When a horse is claimed out of a claiming race, the
					 engagements of the horses are included.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.270 - Who may claim

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(a) If an owner
				  ships away only part of his horses, the stewards shall be free to decide
				  whether or not a part was left behind merely to circumvent the claiming rule.
				  If the stewards decide an attempt was made at circumvention of this section,
				  the claim involved is void.
(b)
				  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, only an owner or his
				  trainer acting as his authorized agency may claim horses.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.251 (relating to general
						provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › CLAIMING RACES › Section 163.271 - Claimant of horse in dispute

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During the pendency of a review or appeal of a claim, the
					 claimant of a horse in dispute shall be deemed entitled to enter, run or
					 otherwise handle a horse, subject to an order of disposition decreed by the
					 Commission upon application and approval for supersedeas under §
										165.181(b)
					 (relating to investigation and special procedures).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › SAFETY › Section 163.291 - Safety

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(a) Racing
				  associations shall take every reasonable precaution to make their premises safe
				  for the protection of the persons and property of patrons and
				  licensees.
(b) A person, while
				  exercising a horse, shall wear a safety helmet of a type approved by the
				  stewards. A change may not be made in a helmet without the approval of the
				  stewards. This section shall be enforced by trainers.
(c) Racing associations shall provide an
				  ambulance with proper attendants for the protection of patrons and racing
				  personnel during normal racing and training hours throughout the race meetings
				  and training periods preceding the same.
(d) Racing associations shall provide a horse
				  ambulance for attendance on horses injured on the premises and to the extent as
				  to require this sort of facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.301 - Whips

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An electrical or mechanical or other appliance other than
					 the ordinary whip, not in excess of 30 inches in length, may not be applied to
					 a horse in a race or workout. A person violating this section shall be ruled
					 off.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.303 (relating to prohibition;
						prima facie evidence;
						disqualification).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.302 - Foreign drugs, medications or substances

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(a)
Policy.
The purpose of
				  this section and §§
										163.303-163.318 is to protect the
				  integrity of horse racing, to guard the health of the horse and to safeguard
				  the interests of the public and the racing participants through the prohibition
				  or control of drugs and medications or substances foreign to the natural horse.
				  In this context:
(1) A horse participating in
				  a race may not carry in its body a substance foreign to the natural horse
				  except as otherwise provided.
(2) A
				  person acting alone or in concert may not administer or cause to be
				  administered a substance to a horse entered to race by injection, oral
				  administration, rectal infusion or suppository, or by inhalation within 24
				  hours prior to the scheduled post time for the first race, except as otherwise
				  provided.
(3) A person other than a
				  veterinarian may not have in his possession equipment for hypodermic injection
				  of a substance for hypodermic administration. A person other than a
				  veterinarian may not have a foreign substance, within the area of the race
				  track complex, which can be administered internally to a horse by a route,
				  except for an existing condition and as prescribed by a veterinarian. The
				  supply of the prescribed foreign substance, by a veterinarian, shall be limited
				  by ethical practice consistent with the purposes of this paragraph.
(4) A foreign substance may not be found in a
				  test sample of a 2-year-old.
(5)
				  Notwithstanding paragraph (3), a person may have in his possession within a
				  race track complex a chemical substance for use on his own person. If the
				  chemical substance is prohibited from being dispensed by Federal or State law
				  without a prescription, he shall possess documentary evidence that a valid
				  prescription for the chemical substance has been issued to him.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.303 - Prohibition; prima facie evidence; disqualification

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(a) A horse participating in a race may not
				  carry in its body a substance except as provided in §
										163.304 (relating to substances of
				  therapeutic value).
(b) A finding
				  by the chemist that a foreign substance is present in the test sample shall be
				  prima facie evidence that the foreign substance was administered and carried in
				  the body of the horse while participating in a race. This finding shall also be
				  taken as prima facie evidence that the trainer and his agents responsible for
				  the care or custody of the horse has been negligent in the handling or care of
				  the horse.
(c) A finding by the
				  chemist of a foreign substance or an approved substance used in violation of
				  this section and §§
										163.301,
				  163.302 and
				  163.304-163.308 in a test sample of a
				  horse participating in a race may result in the horse being disqualified from
				  purse money or other awards except for purposes of parimutuel wagering, which
				  shall be in no way affected.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part IV - Horse Racing Commission › Chapter 163 - RULES OF RACING › ILLEGAL PRACTICES › Section 163.304 - Substances of therapeutic value

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A foreign substance of accepted therapeutic value may be
					 administered as prescribed by a veterinarian when test levels and guidelines
					 for its use have been established by the Veterinary-Chemist Advisory Committee
					 of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners and approved by the
					 Commission.
(1) Only one approved
				  nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) may be present in the body of a
				  horse while it is participating in a race. The presence of more than one NSAID
				  at any test level is forbidden.
(2)
				  The test level of phenylbutazone under this section may not be in excess of two
				  micrograms (mcg) per milliliter (ml) of plasma.
(3) The test level of oxyphenbutazone under
				  this section may not be in excess of two micrograms (mcg) per milliliter (ml)
				  of plasma.
(4) The administration
				  of furosemide shall be permitted for the prophylactic treatment of a confirmed
				  bleeder under the conditions and guidelines set forth in §
										163.305 (relating to bleeder
				  list), and with the approval of the Commission veterinarian.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												163.302 (relating to foreign
						drugs, medications or substances); 58 Pa. Code §
												163.303 (relating to prohibition;
						prima facie evidence; disqualification); and 58 Pa. Code §
												163.308 (relating to official
						laboratory).