Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XLI - Horseracing Occupations
Chapter 7 - Jockeys and Apprentice Jockeys
Section XLI-729 - When Rider May Choose Not to Ride
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XLI-729
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Every rider shall fulfill his duly scheduled riding engagements, unless excused by the stewards. No rider shall be forced to ride neither a horse he believes to be unsound, nor over a racing strip he believes to be unsafe. However:
1.
if a rider voluntarily cancels a duly scheduled riding engagement for any
reason other than the aforementioned, he shall not be permitted to fulfill any
riding engagements thereafter on that race day; and
2. if the stewards find a rider's refusal to
fulfill a riding engagement is based on a personal belief unwarranted by facts
and circumstances, such rider may be subject to disciplinary action.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:148.
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