Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 462 - OREGON RACING COMMISSION
Division 140 - DUTIES
Section 462-140-0350 - Apprentice Jockey
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Apprentice jockeys are bound by all rules for jockeys, except when the rules for jockeys are in conflict with the rules for apprentices.
(2) An apprentice jockey 16 years of age or older who has the equivalent of at least one full year of experience exercising race horses and who has never been licensed as a jockey to ride in race meets which are reported in the Daily Racing Form or other official racing publications is eligible to apply for an "Apprentice Jockey Certificate," subject to approval of the stewards. The conditions of an apprentice jockey license, however, do not apply to quarter horse racing, and a jockey's performances in quarter horse racing do not apply to the conditions of an apprentice jockey license.
(3) The racing commission may extend the weight allowance of an apprentice jockey when, at the discretion of the commission, an apprentice jockey is unable to continue riding due to:
(4) No person may be licensed as an apprentice jockey after losing his or her entitlement to apprentice jockey weight allowance as determined in OAR 462-150-0050(16)(g).
(5) In all overnight races four furlongs or over, except stakes and handicaps, an apprentice jockey shall ride with a five pound weight allowance beginning with his/her first mount and for one full year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount. If after riding one year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount the apprentice jockey has failed to ride a total of forty winners from the date of his/her first wining mount, he/she shall continue to ride with a five pound weight allowance for one more year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount or until he/she has ridden forty winners, whichever comes first.
(6) An apprentice allowance may be waived with the consent of the stewards.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 462.270(3)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 462.270