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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-4 - Handicapper

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Handicapper, who may be the Racing
				Secretary, shall assign the weights to be carried by each horse in a
				Handicap.
(b) The Handicapper shall
				append to the weights for every Handicap the day and hour for which winners
				will be liable to weight penalty.
(c) If there are no penalties, that fact
				shall be appended to the weights. No alteration of weights shall be made after
				publication.
(d) In case of
				omission, through error, of the name or weight to be carried of a horse duly
				entered, the omission shall be rectified by the Handicapper, with permission of
				the Stewards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-5 - Horsemen's Bookkeeper

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each Permittee shall have a Bookkeeper,
				approved by the Commission, whose duty it is to keep and preserve books which
				will reflect the deposits or other credits and withdrawals or other charges
				that may be made by an owner or other licensee. The Bookkeeper shall have an
				office at the track and the office shall be open on each racing day during the
				hours specified by the Commission. He must also furnish reports and information
				as may be required by the Commission or its representative.
(b) The Bookkeeper shall maintain a record
				which includes the information obtained from the Clerk of the Scales per
				Section 3(d),
				the "post time" of each race, running time of the race, the amount of the purse
				and its division, the placing of the first five horses as reported by the
				placing judges and the amounts of fees collected or charged. All rulings made
				by the Stewards and the original signed claims shall be attached to and become
				a part of the Bookkeeper's record.
(c) The Bookkeeper shall keep a complete
				record of all races and submit the record to the Racing Secretary and the
				Commission.
(i) Total purses paid for the
				event including added money in stakes.
(ii) List of all stakes races.
(A) Total added money.
(B) Total amount contributed by
				horsemen.
(C) Total purses plus
				added money.
(iii) Total
				number of two-year-old races.
(A) Total purses
				paid.
(B) Total amount contributed
				by horsemen.
(iv) Total
				number of three-year-old races.
(A) Total
				purses paid.
(B) Total amount
				contributed by horsemen.
(v) Total number of "Wyoming Bred" races run.
(A) Total purses paid for "Wyoming Bred"
				races.
(B) Total amount contributed
				by horsemen.
(vi) Total
				number of "Wyoming Bred" races offered but unable to fill.
(vii) Complete list of all claimed horses
				including price and date of claim.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-5 - Horsemen's Bookkeeper

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each Permittee shall have a Bookkeeper,
				approved by the Commission, whose duty it is to keep and preserve books which
				will reflect the deposits or other credits and withdrawals or other charges
				that may be made by an owner or other licensee. The Bookkeeper shall have an
				office at the track and the office shall be open on each racing day during the
				hours specified by the Commission. He must also furnish reports and information
				as may be required by the Commission or its representative.
(b) The Bookkeeper shall maintain a record
				which includes the information obtained from the Clerk of the Scales per
				Section 3(d), the "post time" of each race, running time of the race, the
				amount of the purse and its division, the placing of the first five horses as
				reported by the placing judges and the amounts of fees collected or charged.
				All rulings made by the Stewards and the original signed claims shall be
				attached to and become a part of the Bookkeeper's record.
(c) The Bookkeeper shall keep a complete
				record of all races and submit the record to the Racing Secretary and the
				Commission.
(i) Total purses paid for the
				event including added money in stakes.
(ii) List of all stakes races.
(A) Total added money.
(B) Total amount contributed by
				horsemen.
(C) Total purses plus
				added money.
(iii) Total
				number of two-year-old races.
(A) Total purses
				paid.
(B) Total amount contributed
				by horsemen.
(iv) Total
				number of three-year-old races.
(A) Total
				purses paid.
(B) Total amount
				contributed by horsemen.
(v) Total number of "Wyoming Bred" races run.
(A) Total purses paid for "Wyoming Bred"
				races.
(B) Total amount contributed
				by horsemen.
(vi) Total
				number of "Wyoming Bred" races offered but unable to fill.
(vii) Complete list of all claimed horses
				including price and date of claim.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-6 - Identifier

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No horse shall be permitted to start that
				has not been fully identified by the Official identifier. The trainer is
				responsible for the identification.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Official
				Identifier to check all contestants for each and every race and to have all
				horses properly identified, keeping a record on solid colored horses and horses
				starting for the first time according to the published record of the "Chart
				Books" of the Daily Racing Form. This record is to be retained by the Racing
				Secretary.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-7 - Jockey Room Custodian

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) It shall be the duty of the Jockey Room
				Custodian to see to it that order, decorum and cleanliness are maintained in
				the jockey and scale rooms.
(b) The
				Custodian shall assist the Clerk of Scales in the performance of his
				duties.
(c) The Custodian shall see
				to it that no person, other than racing officials, the Commission or its
				representatives, and the necessary Jockey Room Attendants, is admitted to the
				jockey room on a day of racing without express permission of the Stewards for
				each time of entry.
(d) The
				Custodian may permit the assistant starters to use the jockey room for the
				purpose of changing clothes prior to post time and following the running of the
				last race. However, they shall not be in the jockey room between forty-five
				(45) minutes before post time for the first race, and the finish of the last
				race.
(e) The Custodian shall
				oversee the care and storage of all racing colors.
(f) The Custodian shall oversee the jockey
				attendants and arrange their rotation among jockeys in the matter of weighing
				out.
(g) The Custodian shall see to
				it that no jockey attendant not approved by the Stewards and licensed by the
				Commission is permitted to assist any jockey at any time.
(h) The Custodian shall report to the
				Stewards any irregularities that occur in his province.
(i) The Custodian shall see to it that
				jockeys are neat in appearance and attired in keeping with the rules when they
				leave the rooms to ride in a race.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-8 - Mutuel Manager

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Mutuel Manager of the pari-mutuel
				department shall deliver to the Commission at the end of each pari-mutuel event
				day a record showing the amount wagered in each pool, including but not limited
				to "win", "place", and "show", the commissions, and the breakage for each race
				or go-round and the totals of each for the day. The method of delivery shall be
				approved by the Commission or it's designate.
(b) The manager of the pari-mutuel department
				shall deliver to the Commission at the conclusion of the meet or at any time
				requested prior to that time, a copy of all take-out and calculating
				sheets.
(c) The mutuel manager is
				held responsible for the conduct of his employees. He shall not be responsible
				for their "shorts" or "longs".
(d)
				Each seller or cashier shall be responsible to the mutuel manager for his
				"shorts" or "longs"; the "shorts" or "longs" shall be recorded and reported to
				the Commission daily.
(e) The
				Mutuel Manager shall employ only those licensed by the Commission.
(f) The Mutuel Manager shall allow no one to
				enter the mutuel department other than those entitled to do so by virtue of
				these rules.
(g) The Mutuel Manager
				shall countersign (or approve) all licenses granted by the Commission to the
				employees of the mutuel department if requested to do so by the
				Commission.
(h) The Mutuel Manager
				shall report in detail to the Commission his reasons for discharging an
				employee.
(i) The Mutuel Manager
				shall be responsible for the "odds board" and the information it
				reflects.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-9 - Outrider

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be at least one Outrider. The
				Outriders shall be neat in appearance and must wear an approved helmet with
				chin strap securely fastened while on the track. The Outriders shall be
				approved by and work under the direction of the Stewards.
(b) The Leading Outrider shall:
(i) Be in charge of the post
				parade.
(ii) See to it that all
				jockeys and pony riders conduct themselves in a manner in conformity with the
				best interests of racing.
(iii) Not
				permit any rider to dismount unless an emergency exists.
(iv) Take special notice of all pony riders
				and jockeys to see that no illegal equipment is exchanged and that all
				conversation during the post parade is held to a minimum.
(v) Report to the Stewards any unusual
				conduct that occurs during the parade.
(vi) Report to the Stewards any participant
				in the parade who is not neatly attired.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-10 - Paddock Judge

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In the interest of public safety, the
				Paddock Judge shall exclude from the paddock all persons who have no immediate
				business with the horses entered. The members of the Commission, its staff and
				special representatives and those having special permission from the Stewards
				are excepted.
(b) The Paddock Judge
				shall keep a record of all equipment carried by all horses in all races under
				his jurisdiction, permitting no change in equipment not authorized by the
				Stewards.
(c) The Paddock Judge
				shall see that all horses are properly shod in every race.
(i) A horse starting in a race shall not be
				shod with ordinary or training shoes nor shall he run without shoes unless by
				permission of the Stewards.
(ii)
				Bar plates may be used only with consent of the Stewards and discontinuance of
				their use must be approved by the Stewards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-11 - Patrol Judge

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When deemed necessary by the Stewards the
				Permittee shall appoint patrol judges who shall be capable men of experience
				and integrity. The Patrol Judges must be approved by the Commission before
				appointment.
(b) The Stewards shall
				determine the number of Patrol Judges needed and shall direct the placing of
				the Patrol Judges at points of vantage about the racetrack.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-12 - Photographer

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) On all tracks the operator of the camera
				taking pictures approaching the finish line and in the winner's circle after
				each race, shall be approved by the Commission.
(b) Photographers other than the official
				licensed photographer, shall not be permitted on the track or arena unless
				special permission is granted by the Stewards or the Commission, and then only
				for pictures that are specifically mentioned and in places indicated by the
				Stewards or the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-13 - Placing Judges

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Placing Judges shall occupy the
				Placing Judges' stand at the time the horses pass the winning post in each
				race, and their duty shall be to place and record five horses or as many more
				as they think proper in the order of their finish in each race.
(b) The Placing Judges shall announce their
				decisions without delay and display the number of the first four horses in the
				order of their finish, and their decisions shall be final unless objection to
				the winner or any horse placed within the purse is made and sustained. This
				rule shall not prevent the judges from correcting any mistake, such correction
				being subject to confirmation by the Stewards.
(c) When the Placing Judges differ, the
				majority shall govern, but first a photograph of the finish shall be inspected
				as an aid in the decision and at all times when the winning range is less than
				half a length and in other cases where the horses are widely spaced across the
				track, the photograph, if available, shall be inspected and an identical copy
				shall be posted for public observation.
(d) If it is considered advisable to consult
				a picture from the finish camera, the placing judges shall post, without
				waiting for a picture, placements as are in their opinion unquestionable, and
				after consulting the picture, make the other placements.
(e) The Placing Judges shall consider only
				the relative position of the respective noses of the horses in determining the
				places of the horses at the finish of a race.
(f) Nothing in these rules shall be construed
				to prevent the Placing Judges, with the approval of the Stewards, from
				correcting an error before the display of the "Official" sign in case it has
				been displayed through error.
(g)
				It shall be the duty of the Placing Judges to advise the Clerk of Scales of the
				finish of each race as it is declared "Official".
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-14 - Racing Secretary

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Racing Secretary shall discharge all
				duties of his office, expressed or implied, as required by the Rules.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Racing
				Secretary or the Barn Superintendent to assign to applicants such stabling as
				he may deem proper. He and the Stewards shall settle any and all conflicting
				claims for stable privileges.
(c)
				It shall be the duty of the Racing Secretary to maintain an accurate record of
				all races won and to attach the record to the turf authority registration
				papers.
(d) The Racing Secretary
				shall compile an official program for each racing day which shall state the
				time fixed for the first race and give the names of the horses which are to run
				in each of the races of the day.
(e) The program shall indicate the order in
				which each race is to be run; the purse, conditions, distance of each race; the
				owner, trainer, and jockey for each horse; each owner's racing colors, the
				weight assigned to each horse; his number and post position, color, sex, age
				and breeding. The program may show other pertinent data subject to the approval
				of the Commission.
(f) The Racing
				Secretary shall receive all entries and declarations.
(g) The Racing Secretary shall be charged
				with the responsibility of maintaining exact records of the licenses of
				trainers and jockeys, partnership papers, contracts between a jockey and his
				employers, appointment of authorized agents and jockey agents, the adoption of
				colors, and the adoption of assumed names. The Racing Secretary shall include
				appropriate information in the programs.
(h) Each morning as soon as the entries have
				been closed and compiled, the declarations made and approved by the Stewards
				the Racing Secretary shall post the overnight list in a conspicuous place in
				his office. Any newspaper desiring the overnight list shall be furnished a
				copy.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-15 - Starter

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Only the Starter, or a deputy approved by
				the Starter, the Stewards and the Commission, may start a race.
(i) In case of emergency a Starter may be
				appointed by the Stewards.
(ii)
				Such emergency shall not exist for more than three racing days without
				Commission approval.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-16 - Stewards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Stewards shall have the power to
				interpret and enforce these Rules and determine all questions pertaining to a
				racing or pari-mutuel event matter not specifically covered by these Rules in
				conformity with justice and customs of the turf or pari-mutuel events, being
				subject to the powers and duties of the Commission.
(b) In matters pertaining to racing or
				pari-mutuel events, the order of the Stewards supersedes the orders of the
				officers and directors of the Permittee.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Stewards to
				regulate and govern the conduct of all officials and of all owners, trainers,
				ropers, jockeys, grooms, and other persons attending horses during, before and
				after events, unless the power and the duty is vested only in the
				Commission.
(d) The Stewards shall
				have unrestricted access to all stands, weighing rooms and jockey rooms,
				enclosures and other places in use for the event.
(e) All entries and declarations shall be
				under the supervision of the Stewards or Judges and no declaration shall be
				made without their permission.
(f)
				All questions within their authority shall be determined by a majority vote of
				the Stewards or Judges.
(g) In the
				interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State of
				Wyoming, the Stewards may summarily declare a horse scratched and may suspend a
				license pending a Stewards hearing and/or hearing before the
				Commission.
(h) The Stewards have
				power to punish at their discretion any person subject to their control for
				violations of these Rules or regulations or for violation of the horse racing
				laws of Wyoming by suspension from acting or riding for up to thirty (30)
				calendar days or by fine not exceeding $1,000 or both, and if they consider
				necessary any further punishment or additional fine, they shall so report to
				the Commission. The licensee is entitled to attend an informal hearing with the
				Stewards before punishment is imposed.
(i)
				Informal Stewards Hearing, see Chapter 3, Section
				4.
(ii) Formal Stewards Hearing, see Chapter 3,
				Section 5.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-16 - Stewards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Stewards shall have the power to
				interpret and enforce these Rules and determine all questions pertaining to a
				racing or pari-mutuel event matter not specifically covered by these Rules in
				conformity with justice and customs of the turf or pari-mutuel events, being
				subject to the powers and duties of the Commission.
(b) In matters pertaining to racing or
				pari-mutuel events, the order of the Stewards supersedes the orders of the
				officers and directors of the Permittee.
(c) It shall be the duty of the Stewards to
				regulate and govern the conduct of all officials and of all owners, trainers,
				ropers, jockeys, grooms, and other persons attending horses during, before and
				after events, unless the power and the duty is vested only in the
				Commission.
(d) The Stewards shall
				have unrestricted access to all stands, weighing rooms and jockey rooms,
				enclosures and other places in use for the event.
(e) All entries and declarations shall be
				under the supervision of the Stewards or Judges and no declaration shall be
				made without their permission.
(f)
				All questions within their authority shall be determined by a majority vote of
				the Stewards or Judges.
(g) In the
				interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of the State of
				Wyoming, the Stewards may summarily declare a horse scratched and may suspend a
				license pending a Stewards hearing and/or hearing before the
				Commission.
(h) The Stewards have
				power to punish at their discretion any person subject to their control for
				violations of these Rules or regulations or for violation of the horse racing
				laws of Wyoming by suspension from acting or riding for up to thirty (30)
				calendar days or by fine not exceeding $1,000 or both, and if they consider
				necessary any further punishment or additional fine, they shall so report to
				the Commission. The licensee is entitled to attend an informal hearing with the
				Stewards before punishment is imposed.
(i)
				Informal Stewards Hearing, see Chapter 3, Section 4.
(ii) Formal Stewards Hearing, see Chapter 3,
				Section 5.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-17 - Commission Safety Officer

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission Safety Officer employed by
				the Commission shall monitor activities and practices in the stable area, barn
				area, and on the racetrack for compliance with all Commission Rules. The
				Commission Safety Officer shall work primarily on the permitted grounds during
				training and racing hours, assist the Stewards in decisions, and make safety
				recommendations to all racing officials. The Commission Safety Officer's
				responsibility shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) Conducting pre-race meet racetrack safety
				inspections;
(ii) Monitoring
				outrider compliance;
(iii)
				Monitoring starting gate compliance;
(iv) Monitoring ambulance and medical
				personnel protocols for horses and riders;
(v) Assisting Stewards and Commission
				Veterinarians with follow-up on horses barred from training or vanned off
				during training and racing;
(vi)
				Reviewing ship-in and ship-out lists and undertaking appropriate
				investigations;
(vii) Conducting
				random license checks in the stable area;
(viii) Conducting random barn inspections to
				monitor safety and regulatory compliance;
(ix) Advising Stewards of all planned and
				random inspections;
(x) Making
				recommendations to the Permittees and racing officials to ensure the welfare of
				horses and riders, the integrity of racing, and compliance with applicable
				horse racing laws and regulations; and
(xi) Creating a culture of safety for horses,
				riders, and racetrack personnel.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-17 - Timers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be one or more Timers. They
				shall determine the official time of each race, go-round, or
				contestant.
(b) When an electric
				timing device is used, the races shall also be timed in the usual manner by the
				Timers. Any electrical timing device must be approved by the
				Commission.
(c) The time shall be
				announced and/or displayed immediately following each race or after each
				roper.
(d) Every Commission
				licensee exercising a race horse shall, upon request of an official timer,
				correctly state the distance over which the horse is to be worked and the point
				on the race track where it is intended to start the workout. He must identify
				the horse if requested to do so.
Timers for roping events additional information refer to
				  Chapter 12, Section 8
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-18 - Track Safety Officer

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Track Safety Officer employed by the
				Permittee shall monitor the paddock, barns, and racetrack areas during all
				training and racing hours. The Track Safety Officer shall assist in the
				oversite of equine safety, racetrack safety, risk management, and injury
				prevention at each racetrack. The Track Safety Officer's responsibilities shall
				include, but not be limited to:
(i) Assisting
				the Stewards and Commission Safety Officer;
(ii) Assisting in the reporting of injuries
				taking place in the barn area and during non-race days; and
(iii) Data entry into the Equine Injury
				Database.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-18 - Commission Veterinarian

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission shall employ a graduate
				veterinarian surgeon in good standing and licensed to practice under the laws
				of the State of Wyoming.
(b) He
				shall be present in the paddock to inspect all horses and shall perform other
				duties as shall be prescribed by the Stewards or the Commission. Adequate
				transportation for him shall be provided by the Permittee.
(c) He shall be responsible for securing
				specimens of urine and blood or any other specimens from any horse designated
				by the Stewards or by the Commission and shall maintain records for
				identification of specimens as required by the Commission.
(i) He shall be responsible for securing the
				proper signatures of witnesses to the taking of specimens and the ultimate
				sealing for delivery to the official chemist.
(ii) He shall be responsible for delivery or
				shipment of all specimens to the official chemist.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-19 - Track Superintendent

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Track Superintendent shall be
				responsible for all track maintenance, ensuring that the track surface is
				properly groomed and prepared for training and racing hours. The Track
				Superintendent shall at all times maintain the event surface in good condition
				and shall have available adequate and proper equipment and implements to
				maintain a uniform event surface,weather conditions permitting.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-20 - Timers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) There shall be one or more Timers. They
				shall determine the official time of each race, go-round, or
				contestant.
(b) When an electric
				timing device is used, the races shall also be timed in the usual manner by the
				Timers. Any electrical timing device must be approved by the
				Commission.
(c) The time shall be
				announced and/or displayed immediately following each race or after each
				roper.
(d) Every Commission
				licensee exercising a race horse shall, upon request of an official timer,
				correctly state the distance over which the horse is to be worked and the point
				on the race track where it is intended to start the workout. He must identify
				the horse if requested to do so.
Timers for roping events additional information refer to
				  Chapter 12, Section
				  8
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 5 - OFFICIALS › Section 5-21 - Commission Veterinarian

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission shall employ a graduate
				veterinarian surgeon in good standing and licensed to practice under the laws
				of the State of Wyoming.
(b) He
				shall be present in the paddock to inspect all horses and shall perform other
				duties as shall be prescribed by the Stewards or the Commission. Adequate
				transportation for him shall be provided by the Permittee.
(c) He shall be responsible for securing
				specimens of urine and blood or any other specimens from any horse designated
				by the Stewards or by the Commission and shall maintain records for
				identification of specimens as required by the Commission.
(i) He shall be responsible for securing the
				proper signatures of witnesses to the taking of specimens and the ultimate
				sealing for delivery to the official chemist.
(ii) He shall be responsible for delivery or
				shipment of all specimens to the official chemist.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 6 - PERMITTEE › Section 6-2 - Rules of Sanitation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each Permittee shall make such sanitary
				arrangements as baths, toilets, etc., for the use of jockeys, mutuel employees,
				horsemen and other employees as may be required by the Commission.
(b) All facilities where food is served shall
				be maintained in sanitary condition and abide by county health department
				standards where operating.
(c) All
				used bedding and manure shall be removed from the stalls daily and shall be
				deposited at a place designated by the Permittee.
(d) Each trainer shall keep all hay, grain
				and other feed in a sanitary manner and covered.
(e) Any illness or unusual symptoms of
				illness shown by a horse shall be immediately reported by the trainer or
				attending veterinarian to the Official Veterinarian, Stewards or the
				Commission.
(f) In case of any
				illness or unusual symptoms which might be contagious, the Stewards are
				empowered to employ, at the expense of the Permittee, a board of three
				veterinarians, licensed by the State of Wyoming, for the purpose of diagnosis,
				observation and/or treatment. The decision of the board to isolate any horse
				shall be binding upon the trainer and owner.
(i) The reasonable cost and expense of
				isolation, including keep and medical care, shall be borne by the owner or
				trainer of the horse during the period of isolation.
(ii) In event of the positive diagnosis of
				any infectious disease, the horse diagnosed shall remain isolated and
				quarantined for the period of time the Commission may determine.
(iii) A horse shall not be removed from
				quarantine without permission of the Stewards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 6 - PERMITTEE › Section 6-3 - Telephone

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No telephone, television or other method
				of electrical, mechanical, manual or visual communication shall be installed
				within the enclosures of any Permittee until approved by the
				Commission.
(b) A telephone on a
				private wire shall be installed in the quarters assigned to and occupied by the
				Commission. All costs of the telephone service shall be borne by the Permittee,
				and the service shall not be interrupted at any time during that
				period.
(c) Each Permittee shall
				furnish a blueprint of its facility to the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-1 - Licensing Generally

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any person who is engaged in or employed
				by those engaged in a pari-mutuel event racing or operating a race meeting and
				those who operate concessions under authority from any Permittee must be
				licensed by the Commission.
(i) Members of
				the Commission, appointed officials, and employees of the Commission shall be
				issued Commission identification badges in lieu of a license. The
				identification badges shall be authority to access any and all areas of the
				grounds.
(ii) Any charitable,
				religious or civic organization which is approved by the Commission to operate
				a concession or its employees, working without pay for their services,
				providing if the employee and concessionaire could meet all requirements of a
				licensee, may be furnished a "tax-free" pass providing a list of the employees
				has been furnished to the Commission.
(iii) Any person who operates concessions,
				other than the permittee or an organization which qualifies under Sub-Section
				(ii) above, shall be licensed and approved by the Commission. A Concession
				operator shall furnish the Commission a list of all employees. A "tax free"
				pass may be furnished employees meeting all requirements of a
				licensee.
(iv) The Permittee shall
				furnish a list of all employees working in concessions, parking, or admissions.
				A "tax free" pass may be furnished, employees meeting all requirements of a
				licensee.
(v) "Tax free" passes
				furnished under Sub-Sections (ii), (iii), (iv) above will not be afforded
				access to restricted areas.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-2 - Authorized Agent

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each authorized agent must obtain a
				license from the Commission.
(b)
				Application for a license must be filed for each owner represented.
(c) A written instrument signed by the owner
				must accompany the application and shall clearly set forth among the delegated
				powers whether or not the agent is empowered to collect money from the
				Permittee and the owner's signature must be acknowledged before a notary
				public.
(d) If the written
				instrument is a power of attorney, it shall be filed with the Commission. It
				shall be attached to the application.
(e) Any changes must be in writing and be
				filed with the Commission.
(f) The
				term of the license shall expire December 31, of each year unless the agent's
				appointment is revoked by the owner or the license is revoked by the
				Commission.
(g) Owner's revocations
				must be in writing, sworn to before a notary public and filed with the
				Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-3 - Colors

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All racing colors carried in races shall
				be registered annually with the Commission.
(b) The annual fee is twenty ($20)
				dollars.
(c) No person shall start
				a horse in racing colors other than those registered in his own or assumed
				name, except that an owner may start a horse in colors registered to his or her
				trainer providing any horse owned by the trainer starts in the trainer's
				colors.
(d) Any disputes between
				claimants to the right of the particular racing colors shall be decided by the
				Stewards.
(e) The Commission will
				not permit the use of colors which in its opinion are not neat and clean and
				proper in other respects.
(f)
				Unless otherwise approved by the Commission, the standard colors for specific
				post positions shall be as follows:
Number 1---Red
Number 2---White
Number 3---Blue
Number 4---Yellow
Number 5---Green
Number 6---Black
Number 7---Orange
Number 8---Pink
Number 9---Turquoise
Number 10--Purple
Number 11--Grey
Number 12--Lime
(i) The
				Permittee shall supply the standard colors and may charge the owners a
				reasonable rental for the use and maintenance of the
				colors.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-4 - Jockeys

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each jockey must obtain a license from
				the Commission.
(b) No person under
				sixteen (16) years of age shall be granted a jockey's license.
(c) A person who has never ridden as a jockey
				shall not be granted a license as a jockey. (See Sec. 6 for apprentice
				jockey.)
(d) No jockey licensed in
				Wyoming shall be the owner or part owner of any horse racing in
				Wyoming.
(e) A jockey who is under
				contract shall not ride in any race without the consent an owner he is
				contracted with.
(f) Each Jockey
				who is under contract shall file a copy of each contract with the Commission
				and the Racing Secretary.
(g) All
				jockeys shall faithfully fulfill all engagements in respect to racing.
				Inability to fulfill engagements must be reported to and receive the approval
				of the Stewards.
(i) Any jockey having given a
				call personally or through his agent, who fails to fulfill the engagement may
				not accept another mount or be assigned to another mount in that race by the
				Stewards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-5 - Jockey Agents

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each Jockey Agent must obtain a license
				from the Commission.
(b) The
				Stewards may permit an applicant to act pending decision on his application for
				a license.
(c) A jockey agent may
				handle no more than one jockey and one apprentice at the same time. A jockey
				agent shall not make or assist the making of any engagement for any rider other
				than those he is licensed to represent. The Stewards may approve a jockey
				agent's representing two journeymen if conditions justify.
(d) If a jockey agent gives up the making of
				engagements for any rider, he shall immediately notify the Stewards and the
				Racing Secretary and he shall also turn over to the Stewards a list of any
				unfilled engagements he may have made for that rider.
(e) Jockey agents must have in their
				possession at all times engagement books approved by the Stewards, and all
				engagements made for jockeys by agents must be recorded in the books. Books are
				subject to examination by the Stewards at all times.
(i) When an owner or trainer engages the
				services of a jockey through a jockey agent he must obtain a ticket from the
				jockey agent specifying whether or not he has first or second call on the
				services of the jockey. The calls must be declared at time of entry.
(ii) No person other than an owner, trainer,
				jockey agent or authorized agent of an owner shall make engagements for a
				jockey. A jockey not represented by an agent may make his own
				engagements.
(iii) Before each
				day's entries are taken jockey agents are required to file their first, second,
				and third calls in each race in the Racing Secretary's office with a person
				designated by the Stewards. If during the time entries are being taken, an
				agent should lose or pick up a call, he shall immediately add those calls to
				the one previously filed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-6 - Jockey Apprentices

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Jockey apprentices must obtain a license
				from the Commission.
(b) Jockey
				apprentices shall be bound by all rules for jockeys except as the rules may be
				in conflict with the following specific regulations for apprentices.
(c) The Stewards may grant a temporary
				license for the riding of two races and if approved by the Stewards the
				temporary license may be replaced with an apprentice jockey license.
(d) Apprentice certificates must be on forms
				supplied by the Commission and a duplicate original copy, along with a
				satisfactory record of birth, shall be filed with the Commission.
(e) An apprentice jockey shall ride with a
				five pound weight allowance beginning after his first mount and for one full
				year from the date of his fifth winning mount.
(i) If after riding one full year from the
				date of his fifth winning mount, the apprentice jockey has failed to ride a
				total of 40 winners from the date of his first winning mount, he shall continue
				to ride with a five pound weight allowance for one more year from the date of
				his fifth winning mount or until he has ridden a total of 40 winners, whichever
				comes first.
(ii) If an apprentice
				jockey is unable to ride for a period of 14 consecutive days or more after the
				date of his fifth winning mount because of service in the armed forces of the
				U.S.A., or because of physical disablement, the Commission may extend the time
				during which the apprentice weight allowance may be claimed for a period not to
				exceed the period the apprentice jockey was unable to ride.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-7 - Owner

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Each owner must obtain a license from the
				Commission and shall register with the Racing Secretary at each track all his
				horses, giving the name, color, sex, age and breeding of each horse.
(b) A license as an owner shall not be
				granted to a corporation or to the lessee of any corporation unless the
				corporation shall have no more than ten stockholders or members, each of whom
				shall be the registered and beneficial owner of stock or membership in the
				corporation. A corporation having more than ten stockholders shall not lease
				for racing purposes to any natural person or partnership any horse owned or
				controlled by it. Each stockholder must obtain an owners license. All the
				stockholders of a corporation which own or lease horses for racing purposes in
				Wyoming shall file with the Commission when requested, a report containing
				information the Commission may specify. If a stockholder fails to file the
				report the Commission may refuse a license to any lessee of the corporation or
				may revoke any license.
(i) Prior approval by
				the Stewards shall be required for leases. No licensee shall lease a horse for
				the purpose of racing at Wyoming tracks without prior approval of the
				Stewards.
(ii) The lessee and
				lessor shall hold an owners license.
(iii) A copy of the lease shall be furnished
				to the Commission. Each licensee who leases a horse racing at any meeting must
				submit a copy of that lease to the Commission. The lease must contain at least
				all of the conditions of the lease arrangement and the names of all parties and
				horses related to the lease. The failure to submit accurate and complete
				information under this rule is a violation of these rules.
(iv) Lessor information. When any lessor of a
				horse is a corporation, syndicate, partnership or other entity of multiple
				interest it shall furnish the Commission under oath the identification of its
				stockholders, members, partners, etc.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-8 - Partnerships

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Partnerships, including husband and wife,
				must be licensed by the Commission.
(b) An authorized agent must be appointed to
				represent a partnership in all matters and only he shall withdraw money or sign
				claims for the partnership. A notarized instrument must be signed by all
				members of a partnership in the appointment of an authorized agent.
(c) Partnership papers shall set forth the
				following:
(i) The name and address of each
				person having any interest in the horses involved.
(ii) The relative proportions of the
				interests.
(iii) To whom the
				winnings are payable.
(iv) In whose
				name the horses shall run.
(v) Who
				has the power of entry and declaration.
(vi) The terms of any contingency, lease or
				any other arrangement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-9 - Stable Names

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All names used that do not reveal the
				actual identity of the owner shall be considered a "Stable Name" and must be
				licensed with the Commission.
(b)
				When applying to race under a Stable Name the applicant must disclose the
				identity behind the Stable Name. If multiple ownership or a partnership is
				involved in the identity, the Rules covering partnerships and/or multiple
				ownerships must be complied with.
(c) Changes in identities must be reported
				immediately to and be approved by the Commission.
(d) A person cannot register more than one
				Stable Name at the same time, nor can he use his real name for racing purposes
				so long as he has a registered Stable Name.
(e) Any person who has been registered under
				a Stable Name may cancel it after he has given written notarized notice to the
				Commission.
(f) A person cannot
				register as his Stable Name one which has been registered by any other person
				with an Association conducting a recognized meeting, with the Jockey Club of
				New York, or with another racing authority.
(g) A person may not register as his Stable
				Name one which is the real name of any owners of race horses nor one which is
				the real name of any prominent person not owning race horses.
(h) A trainer who is a licensed owner or part
				owner may use a Stable Name as owner or part owner providing he is the trainer
				for the Stable Name owner. No trainer may be licensed as a trainer other than
				in his legal name.
(i) A Stable
				Name shall be plainly distinguishable from that of another registered Stable
				Name. When appearing on the program, the Stable Name must be accompanied by the
				legal name of the owner. If the Stable Name has more than one owner, one legal
				name of an owner must appear followed by the term "et al".
(j) A corporate name shall be considered a
				Stable Name for the purposes of these Rules, but the Commission reserves the
				right to refuse any corporation the privileges of registering a Stable Name or
				racing as a corporation unless Section
				7 of these rules are complied
				with.
(k) If more then one (1)
				person races with a Stable Name registered as the owner, an authorized agent
				shall be appointed and he shall transact all business.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-10 - Trainers / Assistant

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No person shall be eligible to hold a
				trainer's license unless he:
(i) Is at least
				19 years old.
(ii) Is qualified in
				the opinion of the Stewards by reason of experience, background and knowledge
				of racing.
(iii) Passes a written
				examination administered by the Stewards.
(iv) Passes a "barn test" administered by
				horsemen's representatives under the supervision of the Stewards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel › Chapter 7 - LICENSING/LICENSEES › Section 7-11 - Veterinarians

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Every veterinarian who examines or treats
				a horse whose papers are on file in the Racing Secretary's office or treats a
				horse that is going to be entered as a haul-in entry must be licensed by the
				Commission.
(b) Each veterinarian
				must report to the Commission Veterinarian and the Stewards no later than 9
				a.m. on the following morning on forms supplied by the Commission the
				following:
(i) The name of the horse examined
				and/or treated.
(ii) The name of
				the owner and trainer of the horse.
(iii) The diagnosis made and the name and
				amount of all drugs and medicines prescribed or administered.
(iv) The name and amount of all drugs and
				medicines prescribed for future use by the trainer.