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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 130 - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND › Part IV - Standardbreds › Section 11VAC10-130-80 - Allocation and restriction of funds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Allocation. The funds generated by harness
				  racing through pari-mutuel wagering shall be allocated according to the
				  following schedule:
1. 15% may be set aside
				  for payment to the breeders of Virginia-bred Standardbred horses that win races
				  at horse racing facilities licensed by the commission;
2. 10% may be set aside for payment to the
				  owners or lessees of Virginia Standardbred stallions that sire Virginia-bred
				  Standardbred horses that win races at horse racing facilities licensed by the
				  commission; and
3. 75% may be paid
				  to supplement purses according to the following provisions:
a. Not less than 75% may be set aside to
				  develop a stakes program for Virginia-bred Standardbred horses; and
b. Any remaining amounts shall be set aside
				  and may be paid to the owner or owners of a Virginia-bred Standardbred horse
				  each time the horse wins or earns purse money in a nonrestricted race at a
				  horse racing facility licensed by the commission.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 130 - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND › Part V - Arabians and Quarter Horses › Section 11VAC10-130-90 - Allocation of funds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The funds generated by Arabian and Quarter horse racing
					 through pari-mutuel wagering shall be allocated to the breed which generated
					 the funds according to the following schedule:
1. 20% shall be set aside for payment to the
				  breeders of Virginia-bred horses that win races at horse racing facilities
				  licensed by the commission;
2. 10%
				  shall set aside for payment to the owners or lessees of registered Virginia
				  stallions which sire Virginia-bred horses that win races at horse racing
				  facilities licensed by the commission; and
3. 70% shall be paid to supplement purses
				  according to the following provisions:
a. A
				  purse supplement may be paid to the owners of Virginia-bred horses each time
				  Virginia-bred horses win nonrestricted races at horse racing facilities
				  licensed by the commission; and
b.
				  A purse supplement shall be paid to purses for races restricted to
				  Virginia-bred horses.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 130 - VIRGINIA BREEDERS FUND › Part V - Arabians and Quarter Horses › Form - FORMS (11VAC10-130)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Virginia
					 Breeders Fund Application for Registration of a Virginia Thoroughbred Stallion
					 (rev. 03/12)
.
Virginia
					 Breeders Fund Application for Registration of a Virginia-Bred Thoroughbred
					 (rev. 03/12)
.
Virginia
					 Breeders Fund Application for Registration of a Virginia-Sired Thoroughbred
					 (rev. 03/12)
.
Standardbred
					 Foal Registration Form (rev. 02/12)
.
2
					 Year Olds Virginia Breeders Fund Virginia-Bred Standardbred Registration Form
					 (rev. 02/12)
.
3
					 Year Olds Virginia Breeders Fund Virginia-Bred Standardbred Registration Form
					 (rev. 02/12)
.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part I - Generally › Section 11VAC10-140-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in these
					 regulations shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise:
"Assigned weight" means the weight carried by a horse
					 specified in the conditions of the race or by the racing secretary and printed
					 in the daily racing program.
"Dead heat" means the finish of a race by two horses or
					 more at the same time.
"Finish wire" means a real or imaginary line from the
					 position of the photo-finish camera to a point immediately across and at right
					 angles to the racing surface.
"Flat racing" means horse racing conducted over a surface
					 without obstacles and includes racing with mounted riders for Arabians, Quarter
					 Horses and Thoroughbreds.
"Highweight handicap" means a handicap race in which the
					 weight assigned to the top horse is not less than 140 pounds.
"Match race" means a race between two horses.
"Nonstarter" means a horse that fails to obtain a fair
					 opportunity to start, as determined by the stewards, when the starter
					 dispatches the horses.
"Official time" means the period from the time the first
					 horse crosses the starting post until the first horse crosses under the finish
					 wire.
"Overweight" means any weight of one pound or more over the
					 assigned weight carried by a horse in a race.
"Place" means to finish second in a race.
"Post position" means the relative position assigned to
					 each horse numbered from the inner rail across the track at the starting line,
					 from which each horse is to start a race.
"Post time" means the advertised moment scheduled for the
					 arrival of all horses at the starting post for a race.
"Produce race" means a race to be run by the produce of
					 horses named or described in the conditions of the race at the time of
					 entry.
"Purse race" means a race for money or other prize to which
					 the owners of horses entered do not contribute a fee of more than $100.
"Race" means a contest among horses for a purse, prize or
					 other reward, run at a race meeting licensed by the commission and in the
					 presence of the stewards.
"Show" means to finish third in a race.
"Starter" means a horse that obtains a fair opportunity to
					 start when the starter dispatches the horses.
"Starting post" means the starting point of a race.
"Underweight" means any weight less than the assigned
					 weight carried by a horse in a race.
"Weigh in" means the presentation of a jockey to the clerk
					 of scales for weighing after a race.
"Weigh out" means the presentation of a jockey to the clerk
					 of scales for weighing prior to a race.
"Win" means to finish first in a race.
"Winner" means the horse whose nose reaches the finish wire
					 first.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-12 - Safety helmets

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Any person mounted on a horse or stable pony on association
					 grounds must wear a safety helmet approved by the American Society for Testing
					 and Materials (ASTM) securely fastened under the chin at all
					 times.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-15 - Safety vests

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A safety
				  vest shall be worn when:
1. Racing, parading,
				  or warming up a horse prior to racing;
2. Jogging, training, or exercising a horse
				  at any time; or
3. Handling horses
				  in the starting gate.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-20 - Paddock time

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The trainer shall be responsible for the arrival in the
					 paddock at the time prescribed by the stewards for each horse entered by the
					 trainer.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-30 - Weighing out

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A jockey shall be weighed out by the clerk of scales no
					 later than 15 minutes before post time. The following provisions shall apply to
					 the weighing out of jockeys:
1. His
				  clothing, saddle, girth, pad and saddle cloth shall be included in a jockey's
				  weight;
2. Bit, blinkers, bridle,
				  chamois, goggles, number cloth, overgirth, reins, safety helmet, safety vest,
				  and whip shall not be included in a jockey's weight;
3. When a substitute jockey is required, he
				  shall be weighed out promptly, and the name of the substitute jockey and weight
				  announced to the public;
4. No
				  jockey may carry overweight in excess of two pounds, without the permission of
				  the owner or trainer;
5. If the
				  overweight is more than one pound but less than five pounds, the jockey shall
				  declare the amount of the overweight to the clerk of scales no later than 45
				  minutes before post time;
6. All
				  overweights must be announced to the public;
7. A substitute jockey must be named, if the
				  overweight exceeds five pounds;
8.
				  If an underweight is discovered after wagering has commenced but before the
				  start, the horse shall be returned to the paddock and the weight
				  corrected;
9. A jockey shall not be
				  weighed out unless the prescribed fee has been deposited with the horsemen's
				  bookkeeper; and
10. Failure to have
				  the prescribed fee on deposit with the horsemen's bookkeeper may be cause for
				  the stewards to excuse the horse from racing.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-40 - Prohibitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No person other than the horse's owner, trainer, employees
					 of the owner or trainer, paddock judge, horse identifier, assigned valet,
					 commission veterinarian or his designee, steward, farrier, pony rider, or
					 outrider shall touch a horse while it is in the paddock. The material used as a
					 tongue tie shall be supplied by the horse's trainer or his designee, who shall
					 affix the tongue tie in the paddock.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-50 - Saddling horses

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The trainer shall be responsible for the saddling of the
					 horse, and in his absence, he must assign an assistant or substitute trainer to
					 saddle each horse entered by him. All horses must be saddled in the paddock
					 unless permission to saddle horses elsewhere has been granted by the
					 stewards.
Statutory Authority: § 59.1-369 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-60 - Changing equipment

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Permission must be obtained from the stewards for the
					 following changes of a horse's equipment from that which the horse used in its
					 last previous start:
1. To add
				  blinkers or any device that would restrict vision or could affect performance
				  to a horse's equipment or to discontinue the use of blinkers or any such device
				  that would restrict vision or could affect performance;
2. To use or discontinue use of a bar
				  plate;
3. To race a horse without
				  shoes or with a type of shoes not generally used for racing; and
4. To race a horse without the jockey
				  carrying a whip.
Changes of equipment shall be noted in the daily program.
					 In the absence of such notation, the change of equipment shall be announced to
					 the public and noted on the closed-circuit television system. The stewards
					 shall cause an appropriate public announcement or a display to be made in the
					 paddock or elsewhere at the discretion of the stewards for the aforementioned
					 changes of equipment.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-70 - First-time starters

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Whips or blinkers may be used on two-year-old horses and
					 other first-time starters, if the horses are schooled from the starting gate
					 under the supervision of the starter, and approved by the starter and the
					 stewards before the time of entry.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-80 - Identifying equipment

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each horse shall carry a conspicuous saddlecloth number
					 and each jockey shall wear a number on his right arm, both of which correspond
					 to the number of the horse as listed in the daily racing program. In the case
					 of a coupled entry, each horse making up the coupled entry shall carry the same
					 number with a distinguishing letter.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-90 - Inspecting equipment

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The paddock judge may, in his discretion, require that
					 bandages on a horse's legs be removed or replaced.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-100 - Post parade

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All horses shall parade past the stewards' stand and carry
					 their assigned weight from the paddock to the starting post, unless excused by
					 the stewards from the post parade. The following provisions shall apply to post
					 parades:
1. The stewards, in their
				  discretion, may excuse a horse from the post parade;
2. Any horse excused from the post parade
				  shall be led by an employee of the owner or trainer and shall carry its
				  assigned weight from the paddock to the starting post;
3. After passing the stewards' stand during
				  the post parade, the horses may leave the parade to walk, canter or otherwise
				  warm up on their way to the starting post;
4. The post parade shall not exceed 12
				  minutes from the time the field enters the racing surface until reaching the
				  starting post, except for unavoidable delays;
5. If a jockey is thrown from a horse during
				  the post parade, he shall remount the horse at the point where he was thrown
				  from the horse;
6. If a jockey is
				  injured during the post parade or a substitute jockey is needed, then the horse
				  shall be returned to the paddock where the horse shall be mounted by the
				  substitute jockey;
7. If a horse
				  leaves the racing surface during the post parade, the horse shall be returned
				  to the racing surface at the nearest practical point to where it left the
				  course and then complete the post parade; and
8. No person shall willfully delay the
				  arrival of a horse at the starting post.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-110 - Lead pony and rider

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A horse may be led to the starting post by a lead pony and
					 rider, but the horse and lead pony shall pass the steward's stand during the
					 post parade en route to the starting post. Lead ponies and riders may be
					 excluded from the paddock at the discretion of the stewards.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-120 - Outrider

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Outriders shall accompany the horses during the post
					 parade and be positioned to render assistance to a jockey riding an unruly
					 horse or catch a loose horse from the time the horses enter the racing surface
					 until reaching the starting post. The outrider shall not help a jockey riding
					 an unruly horse unless the jockey requests the assistance of an outrider. After
					 the start of the race, the outriders shall position themselves to help jockeys
					 in pulling up horses, catch any loose horses or render assistance to any
					 injured horses.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part II - Paddock to Post › Section 11VAC10-140-130 - Post time

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Post time shall be prominently displayed on the
					 closed-circuit television system and, if available, on the infield results
					 board. The starter shall endeavor to get the horses and jockeys at the starting
					 post at post time so as to avoid any delay in effecting the start of the
					 race.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part III - Starting a Race › Section 11VAC10-140-140 - Starter

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The horses and jockeys, lead ponies and riders, and
					 outriders shall be under the supervision of the starter from the time the
					 horses enter the racing surface until the race is started. While the horses,
					 jockeys, lead ponies and pony riders are under his supervision, the starter
					 shall:
1. Grant a delay to allow for
				  the substitution of an injured jockey or for the repairing of broken
				  equipment;
2. Load the horses into
				  the starting gate in the order of their post position or, with the approval of
				  the stewards, load the horses into the starting gate by dividing the field and
				  loading the horses from each section simultaneously;
3. Report to the stewards any delay in the
				  start; and
4. Recall the horses
				  from a false start where a starting gate is not used.
However, the starter, in his discretion, may:
1. Allow other jockeys to dismount during any
				  delay;
2. Unload the horses from
				  the starting gate, if there is a lengthy delay in the start of a race;
				  and
3. Load a fractious horse out
				  of post position order.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part III - Starting a Race › Section 11VAC10-140-150 - Unmanageable horse

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If a horse is unmanageable at the starting post, the
					 starter may recommend to the stewards that the horse be excused. If the
					 stewards excuse a horse from a race because it is unmanageable, they
					 shall:
1. Order all money wagered on
				  the unmanageable horse deducted from the pari-mutuel pool and order a prompt
				  refund; and
2. Place the
				  unmanageable horse on the stewards' list.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part III - Starting a Race › Section 11VAC10-140-160 - Starting gate

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Each licensee shall maintain at least two operable
					 starting gates as required by
					 11VAC10-20-190.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part III - Starting a Race › Section 11VAC10-140-170 - Fair start

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If a door on the starting gate fails to open, a horse is
					 inadvertently loaded into an incorrect post position, or otherwise fails to
					 obtain a fair start, then the starter shall immediately report the
					 circumstances to the stewards. In these circumstances, the stewards
					 shall:
1. Post the "inquiry" sign on
				  the infield results board;
2.
				  Advise the public through the public address system and any other appropriate
				  means to hold all mutuel tickets;
3. Make a determination of whether the horse
				  obtained a fair start after consulting with the starter, other appropriate
				  persons and reviewing the video tape recordings of the race; and
4. If the stewards determine that a horse did
				  not obtain a fair start, they may order a refund on any or all of the portions
				  wagered upon the horse; however, the horse shall be entitled to any purse money
				  earned by its finish in the race.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part III - Starting a Race › Section 11VAC10-140-180 - Nonstarter

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If the horse is declared a nonstarter in a stakes race,
					 futurity or other special event, then any entrance or starting fees shall be
					 refunded.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part III - Starting a Race › Section 11VAC10-140-190 - Assistance prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Only the jockey may strike a horse at the start of a race.
					 Only the jockey shall be permitted to shout or otherwise assist in breaking the
					 horse away from the starting gate. During the running of a race, no assistance
					 may be rendered by others.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-200 - Leading horse

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A leading horse when clear of all other horses in the race
					 is entitled to any part of the racing surface, but no horse shall cross or
					 weave in front of other horses in any way to impede them, cause interference or
					 constitute intimidation.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-210 - Interference

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
During a race, or while under the starters orders for a
					 steeplechase race, no jockey shall (i) strike, strike at, or touch another
					 jockey or another jockey's horse or equipment or (ii) jostle another horse to
					 interfere with that jockey or horse.
Statutory Authority: §
												59.1-369
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-220 - Third party interference

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If a horse or jockey interferes with or jostles another
					 horse, the aggressor may be disqualified, unless the interfered or jostled
					 horse or jockey was partly at fault or the interference was wholly caused by
					 the fault of some other horse or jockey.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-230 - Control of horse

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A jockey shall be responsible for making his best effort
					 to control and guide his mount during the running of the race so that it does
					 not jostle, impede, interfere or intimidate another horse or
					 jockey.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-240 - Off course

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
If a horse leaves the prescribed course of a race and
					 jumps any fence or goes around any beacon or other obstacle other than those on
					 the prescribed course, it must turn back and resume the race from the point at
					 which it originally left the prescribed course, or be disqualified. A rider who
					 continues in a race on a horse thus disqualified may be fined or suspended, or
					 both. If a beacon or flag is dislodged from its position, it is no longer
					 considered to mark the course and can be ignored by the
					 rider.
Statutory Authority: 59.1-369 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-250 - Ridden out

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All horses shall be ridden to win or finish as near as
					 possible to the first-place horse and show the best and fastest performance of
					 which it is capable in the running of the race.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-260 - Easing

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A jockey shall not restrain a horse without adequate
					 cause, even if it has no apparent chance to earn a portion of the purse money.
					 A jockey shall not unnecessarily cause a horse to shorten its
					 stride.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-270 - Instructions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
All horses and jockeys are expected to give their best
					 efforts during the race, and any instructions or advice to jockeys to ride or
					 handle their mounts otherwise than to win, is forbidden.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-280 - Reversal of form

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The stewards shall consider marked reversals of form and
					 conduct inquiries of owners, trainers, jockeys and any other holders of permits
					 that they deem appropriate to determine whether the horse was deliberately
					 restrained or impeded in any way from winning or finishing as near as possible
					 to the first-place horse.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-290 - Use of whip

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Whips are to be used uniformly and the stewards shall
					 conduct inquiries into excessive or non-use of a whip, or the dropping of a
					 whip during the running of a race.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-300 - Prohibited equipment

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
No device other than the ordinary whip, shall be used to
					 affect the speed of the horse during a race. No sponge or other object may be
					 used to interfere with the respiratory system of a horse.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 140 - FLAT RACING › Part IV - Post to Finish › Section 11VAC10-140-310 - Weighing in

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After a race has been run, a jockey shall pull up his
					 horse, ride promptly to the clerk of scales, dismount, and be weighed in by the
					 clerk of scales. The following provisions shall apply to the weighing in of
					 jockeys:
1. The winning horse may be
				  accompanied by an outrider after the horse has been pulled up and is returned
				  to the clerk of scales;
2. If a
				  jockey is prevented from returning to the clerk of scales because of an
				  accident or injury to either horse or rider, the jockey may be conveyed to the
				  winners' circle by other means or excused by the stewards from weighing
				  in;
3. A jockey must, upon
				  returning to the clerk of scales, unsaddle the horse he has ridden and no other
				  person shall touch the horse except by its bridle;
4. No person shall help a jockey in removing
				  from the horse the equipment that is to be included in the jockey's
				  weight;
5. No person shall throw
				  any covering over any horse at the place of dismounting until the jockey has
				  removed all the equipment that is to be included in his weight;
6. A jockey shall carry over to the scales
				  all pieces of equipment carried when weighing out, but after weighing in, the
				  equipment may be handed to a valet;
7. A jockey shall not weigh in at less weight
				  than he weighed out, and the stewards shall be informed of any underweight or
				  overweight carried by the jockey; and
8. If a jockey weighs in two or more pounds
				  less than the weight at which he weighed out, the horse shall be
				  disqualified.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part I - Generally › Section 11VAC10-150-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms when used in this chapter
					 shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
"Hopples" means equipment including straps with loops at
					 each end, each loop encircling a leg on a horse's body which tend to steady the
					 horse and help it to maintain its gait.
"Harness racing" means races whereby registered
					 Standardbred horses compete in harness and hitched to sulkies or under
					 saddle.
"Starter" means a horse that obtains a fair start when the
					 starter dispatches the horses.
"Starting point" means a point, no less than 200 feet from
					 the first turn, where the starter gives the word, "Go."
"Sulky" means a United States Trotting Association-approved
					 dual-shaft, dual-wheel racing vehicle on which the driver is seated.
"Warmup trip" means a horse being exercised prior to
					 racing.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-12 - Safety helmets

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A protective helmet, meeting the 2000 Standard for
					 Protective Headgear (Snell Memorial Foundation), meeting Federal Motor Vehicle
					 Safety Standard No. 218 ( 49
					 CFR 571.218 ), or that is ASTM/SEI certified,
					 securely fastened under the chin, must be worn at all times on association
					 grounds when:
1. Racing, parading, or
				  warming up a horse prior to racing; or
2. Jogging, training, or exercising a horse
				  at any time.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-15 - Safety vests

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A. A safety
				  vest shall be worn when:
1. Racing, parading
				  or warming up a horse prior to racing; or
2. Jogging, training or exercising a horse at
				  any time.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-20 - Paddock procedures

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The trainer shall be responsible for the arrival in the
					 paddock at the time prescribed by the stewards for each horse entered by the
					 trainer. The following provisions shall apply to the procedures to be followed
					 in the paddock:
1. The paddock time
				  shall not be less than one hour prior to post time;
2. Except for warmup trip, no horse shall
				  leave the paddock until the post parade;
3. No driver, trainer or groom, once admitted
				  to the paddock shall leave the paddock unless to attend a horse during a warmup
				  trip;
4. Once leaving the paddock
				  no person, except an owner who has another horse entered in a later race, shall
				  be permitted to return;
5. Any
				  horse that falls to the racing surface during a warmup trip shall be
				  automatically excused by the stewards;
6. The licensee shall provide the services of
				  a farrier during hours when horses are racing or taking warmup trips;
				  and
7. The licensee shall provide
				  equipment so that racing will not be unnecessarily delayed due to broken
				  equipment.
8. A trainer may
				  exercise his option not to take warmup trips with his horse prior to racing;
				  however, such horse shall be satisfactorily paraded before the commission
				  veterinarian or his assistant prior to starting in a race to determine the
				  horse's fitness for racing.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-30 - Sulky

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Harness racing shall be conducted with each horse hitched
					 to a United States Trotting Association-approved sulky. Each sulky shall have
					 dual shafts and shall be equipped with wheel discs on the inside and outside of
					 each wheel. During inclement weather, the wheels may be covered with mud
					 guards. With the permission of the stewards, harness racing may be conducted
					 under saddle.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-40 - Identifying equipment

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The licensee shall supply to each horse entered a numbered
					 saddle pad which corresponds to the number of the horse as listed in the daily
					 racing program. The horse shall wear the designated saddle pad during all
					 warmup trips.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-50 - Racing colors

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Drivers must wear distinguishing colors, clean white pants
					 and a safety helmet, with the chin strap in place, during all warmup trips and
					 races.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-60 - Substitute driver

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No driver shall, without good and sufficient reason,
					 refuse to drive a horse when ordered by the stewards to substitute for another
					 driver. When a driver is programmed to drive a horse and removed at his
					 request, he shall not be permitted to drive another horse in the same
					 race.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-70 - Late driver change

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No driver may be changed without the permission of the
					 stewards and for good cause. A person who causes a driver change after the
					 daily racing program has been printed shall be subject to disciplinary
					 action.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-80 - Hopples

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A horse habitually wearing hopples shall not be permitted
					 to start in a race without them unless permission is granted by the stewards. A
					 free-legged pacer shall not be permitted to race with hopples unless permission
					 is granted by the stewards. Any person altering a horse's hopples for a
					 fraudulent purpose shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-90 - Excessive use of the whip

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Drivers will be allowed whips not exceeding three feet,
					 nine inches, plus a snapper not longer than six inches. The following actions
					 shall be considered as excessive use of the whip:
1. Causing visible injury;
2. Whipping a horse after a race;
				  and
3. Whipping under the arch or
				  shafts of the sulky.
The use of the whip shall be confined to an area above and
					 between the sulky shafts, to include the sulky shafts and the outside wheel
					 discs. Drivers shall keep a line in each hand from the start of the race until
					 the head of the stretch finishing the race.
The commission veterinarian or his designee shall make a
					 mandatory visual inspection of each horse following each race for evidence of
					 excessive use of the whip.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-100 - Post parade

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No horse may be excused from the post parade without the
					 permission of the stewards. The horses comprising a race shall be formed in a
					 post parade and on the track no less than 12 minutes prior to post time,
					 unless, due to inclement weather, the stewards decrease the length of time. The
					 starter shall inform the drivers of the number and length of warmup scores to
					 be taken prior to going to the starting gate.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part II - Conduct of Racing › Section 11VAC10-150-110 - Timing procedure

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The time shall be taken from the first horse leaving the
					 point which the distance of the race is measured until the winner reaches the
					 wire. The leading horse shall be timed and his time only shall be announced. In
					 the case of a dead heat for win, the time shall be accorded to the horses
					 involved in the dead heat.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part III - Driving Rules › Section 11VAC10-150-120 - Start

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A driver shall obey the starter's instructions. The starter
					 may make recommendations to the stewards that disciplinary action be taken
					 against a driver for:
1. Delaying the
				  start;
2. Failing to obey the
				  starter's instructions;
3. Rushing
				  ahead of the inside or outside wing of the starting gate;
4. Coming to the starting gate out of
				  position.
5. Crossing over before
				  reaching the starting post;
6.
				  Interfering with another driver or horse during the start; and
7. Failing to come up into the correct post
				  position.
When a horse comes to the starting 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," the
					 horse may be disqualified and placed by the stewards.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part III - Driving Rules › Section 11VAC10-150-130 - Racing

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A. Although a
				  leading horse is entitled to any part of the racing surface, except after
				  selecting his position in the home stretch, the driver of the leading horse and
				  any other driver committing any of the following acts shall be subject to
				  disciplinary action:
1. Changing either to
				  the right or left during any part of the race when another horse is so near him
				  that it causes the other horse to shorten its stride or make a break;
2. Jostling, striking, hooking wheels or
				  interfering with another horse or driver;
3. Crossing sharply in front of a horse or
				  crossing over in front of a field of horses in a reckless manner, endangering
				  other drivers;
4. Swerving in and
				  out or pulling up quickly;
5.
				  Crowding a horse or driver;
6.
				  Carrying a horse out;
7. Causing
				  confusion or interference among trailing horses;
8. Letting a horse pass inside needlessly or
				  otherwise helping another horse to improve his position in the race;
9. Committing any act which shall impede the
				  progress of another horse or causing him to break;
10. Changing course after selecting a
				  position in the home stretch;
11.
				  Swerving in and out, or bearing in and out, in a manner so as to interfere with
				  another horse, cause another driver to change course or take back;
12. Driving in a careless or reckless
				  manner;
13. Loud shouting or other
				  improper conduct; and
14. Kicking a
				  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 in and of itself shall not constitute the offense of
				  kicking. The stewards shall assess a minimum fine of $200, a suspension or both
				  disciplinary actions for the first violation, and any subsequent violation
				  shall result in a suspension.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part III - Driving Rules › Section 11VAC10-150-140 - Objections

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A driver shall lodge an objection by promptly informing the
					 patrol judge prior to pulling up his horse after the race and dismounting. He
					 shall proceed immediately to the designated telephone in the paddock to explain
					 his objection.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part III - Driving Rules › Section 11VAC10-150-150 - Driven to the finish

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A driver shall drive his horse so as to win or finish as
					 near as possible to the first-place horse and demonstrate the best and fastest
					 performance of which it is capable during the race.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part III - Driving Rules › Section 11VAC10-150-160 - Inconsistent driving

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When a horse is driven or has been driven in the past with
					 a design to prevent its winning a race, which it was evidently capable of
					 winning, or driven in an inconsistent manner, or driven in a manner to
					 perpetrate a fraud, the driver and anyone conspiring with him shall be subject
					 to disciplinary action.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part III - Driving Rules › Section 11VAC10-150-170 - Breaking

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A. Driver's
				  responsibility. When a horse breaks from its gait, the driver shall at once,
				  where clearance exists, take the horse to the outside and pull it to its gait.
				  The stewards may set any horse back one or more places if a driver of a
				  breaking horse does not:
1. Properly attempt
				  to pull the horse to its gait;
2.
				  Take the horse to the outside where clearance exists; or
3. Lose ground by the break.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION › Chapter 150 - HARNESS RACING › Part III - Driving Rules › Section 11VAC10-150-180 - Excessive conversation

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A driver engaging in excessive or unnecessary conversation
					 between or among other drivers while on the racing surface, either during
					 warmup trips, post parade or races shall be subject to disciplinary
					 action.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.