Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness)
Chapter 203 - LICENSING, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STANDARDBRED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSEES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
TRAINERS AND GROOMS
Section 203.23 - Duties of trainers
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A licensed trainer may represent the owner in entries, declarations and other racing related matters. A licensed trainer may not have an interest, whether by ownership or lease, in a horse not being trained by the licensed trainer at a race meeting where the trainer is operating.
(b) A trainer who represents or files an application for an unlicensed owner shall file with the Commission an affidavit certifying that the trainer will secure a license for the owner within 30 days. The trainer or owner shall be jointly responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate filing of the owner's application. Failure of either to properly secure a license for the owner, may subject both the owner and trainer to a sanction or penalty.
(c) When a trainer is to be absent from the trainer's stable or the grounds where the trainer's horses are racing for a period of more than 2 days and horses are entered or are to be entered, the trainer shall provide a licensed trainer to assume the complete responsibility of the horses entered to run or running. The licensed trainer shall sign in the presence of the Judges a form furnished by the Commission accepting complete responsibility for the horses being entered and running. This section does not apply to trainers having in their employ a licensed assistant trainer.
(d) A trainer may not enter or start a horse that:
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 203.24 (relating to other duties and responsibilities of trainers); and 7 Pa. Code § 203.28 (relating to assistant trainers).