Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In order to be
eligible to participate in a race, a jockey shall be licensed by the
Commission.
A-1. Except as provided
in §A-2 of this regulation, to qualify for a jockey license, an individual
shall continue to meet the physical requirements set forth under Regulation
.23A of this chapter and shall:
(1) Have
successfully completed an apprenticeship program as sanctioned by a
jurisdiction which regulates racing; or
(2) Display, to the satisfaction of the
stewards, that the individual meets all of the other requirements under
Regulation .23A of this chapter, except §A(1)(b) of that
regulation.
A-2.
Restricted Jockey License. Based on the degree of competency demonstrated, an
individual who does not wish to be licensed as a jockey under the provisions of
§A-1 of this regulation may be granted a jockey license by the Commission,
and this license shall restrict the individual to riding in:
(1) Races for amateur jockeys;
(2) Steeplechase races; or
(3) Other races designated by the
Commission.
B. An
individual younger than 16 years old may not be licensed as a jockey.
C. A jockey shall ride under the jockey's
legal name.
D. The stewards may
permit a jockey to ride pending action on the jockey's application for a
license.
E. A jockey under
suspension in any state or foreign country may not ride during the period of
the jockey's suspension except as provided under Regulation .45AA of this
chapter.
F. A jockey may not smoke
in public while wearing racing colors.
G. While riding in a race, a jockey shall
wear a number on the jockey's right arm which shall correspond to the:
(1) Saddle cloth number of the horse the
jockey is riding in the race; and
(2) Number of the horse the jockey is riding
in the race as printed in the official program.
H. Weight.
(1) A jockey who is engaged to ride in a race
shall:
(a) Report to the scale room on the day
of the race not later than the time specified by the clerk of the
scales;
(b) Report the jockey's
engagements and over weights, if any, not later than the time specified by the
clerk of the scales;
(c) Remain in
the jockey room, except to view the races from a point approved by the
stewards, or to ride in a race, until all of the jockey's engagements for the
day have been fulfilled; and
(d)
Weigh out at the appointed time unless excused by the stewards.
(2) A jockey who has an engagement
to ride in a stake race shall report to the clerk of the scales not later than
1 hour before the post time of that race.
I. A fine shall be paid by the jockey upon
whom the fine was levied, and any other person paying this fine shall be
subject to appropriate action by the Commission.
J. A jockey may not have more than one
agent.
J-1. All engagements to
ride, other than those for the contract employer of the jockey, shall be made
by the:
(1) Jockey;
(2) Jockey's agent;
(3) Jockey's employer; or
(4) Clerk of the scales.
K. On a day that a jockey is scheduled to
ride, the jockey may not bet on any race except:
(1) To win on a horse which the jockey is
scheduled to ride; and
(2) Through
the owner or trainer of that horse.
L. A jockey may not receive a gift from a
person other than the owner or trainer of the horse for whom the jockey is
riding.
M. A person may not:
(1) Knowingly act in the capacity of part
owner, or trainer, of any horse in which a jockey possesses an
interest;
(2) Make any bet with, or
in behalf of, any jockey, except as provided in §K of this rule;
or
(3) Aid or abet in any breach of
these rules.
N.
Ownership of Horses.
(1) Unless a jockey is
licensed under the provisions of §A-2 of this regulation, the jockey may
not be the owner of a thoroughbred race horse.
(2) If a jockey licensed under the provisions
of §A-2 of this regulation owns a horse and that horse is in a race in
which the jockey is riding, the jockey shall ride that horse.
O. Equipment. In addition to the
equipment a jockey is otherwise required to use to ride a horse in a race, a
jockey shall wear the following equipment which is designed to reduce the risk
of injury on the racetrack:
(1) A safety
helmet; and
(2) A safety vest:
(a) Weighing not more than 2 pounds,
and
(b) Equaling or exceeding the
requirements under Regulation .21-1 of this chapter.
P. A jockey who makes a frivolous
complaint may be fined or suspended by the stewards or the
Commission.
Q. The stewards shall
penalize a jockey according to the gravity of the offense, if, without adequate
cause, the jockey does not:
(1) Put forth
every reasonable effort and exercise the greatest diligence in riding a race;
or
(2) Ride out a horse in a
race.
R. Use of the
Whip.
(1) Except to control a horse, a jockey
or any other individual may not strike a horse with a whip:
(a) On or about the horse's head;
or
(b) Under the horse's
flank.
(2) During the
running of a race, a jockey:
(a) Shall use
the whip in a manner that is consistent with the jockey's best effort to obtain
the maximum placing of the horse in the race; and
(b) May not use the whip in a brutal manner
when it is apparent that the horse the jockey is riding has obtained its
maximum placing in the race.
(3) If a trainer does not want the jockey who
is riding the trainer's horse in a race to carry a whip, the trainer shall:
(a) Obtain permission from the stewards;
and
(b) Notify the jockey who is
riding the horse.
