Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. An individual
may not drive in a race unless licensed to do so by the Commission.
B. An individual may not be granted a license
to drive under any name other than the individual's legal name.
C. A horse may not appear upon the track
within 1 hour preceding post time of the first event of the day unless the
driver of the horse is dressed in colors.
D. A driver wearing colors may not:
(1) Leave the paddock, except to drive, until
all of the driver's engagements are fulfilled and the colors removed;
(2) Enter the public areas of the racetrack
without the permission of the judges; and
(3) Partake of intoxicating beverages or
controlled dangerous substances.
E. A driver wearing colors but not competing
in a particular race may view the race from the stand as provided under
Regulation .16 of this chapter.
F.
The driver of a horse in a race:
(1) Shall
endeavor to win;
(2) Shall drive
the horse in a manner to achieve the best possible position at the end of the
race;
(3) Shall set or maintain a
pace comparable to the class in which the driver is racing and violates this
provision by:
(a) Going an excessively slow
quarter, or any other distance, that changes the normal pattern, overall
timing, or general outcome of the race, or
(b) Failing to react to the pace;
(4) May not drive the horse in a
careless or indifferent manner;
(5)
May not drive the horse in an inconsistent manner compared to an established
pattern of prior performances;
(6)
May not drive a horse so as to perpetuate or aid in a fraud; and
(7) May not bet on the race, except:
(a) To win on the horse the driver is
scheduled to drive, and
(b) Through
the owner or trainer of that horse.
G. A driver under a contract of employment
may not drive for a person other than the driver's employer in a race where a
horse is entered which is:
(1) Owned or
trained by the driver's employer;
(2) In the same stable as that of the
driver's employer; or
(3) Under the
same management as that of the driver's employer.
H. A driver shall wear an approved helmet
with the chin strap fastened while driving in a race.
I. An approved helmet under §H of this
regulation is one that is manufactured in accordance with the:
(1) 1984 Standard for Protective Headgear
(Snell Memorial Foundation);
(2)
Laboratory Procedure for Motorcycle Helmet Testing (Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard No. 218, U.S. Department of Transportation); or
(3) Specification for Headgear Used in Horse
Sports and Horseback Riding (ASTM Standard F085.53, Draft #4, 1986).
