Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse)
Chapter 303 - LICENSING, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THOROUGHBRED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSEES-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
TRAINERS
Section 303.14 - Responsibilities of trainers

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 303.14

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) A licensed trainer may represent the owner in the matter of entries, declarations and the employment of jockeys. A licensed trainer may not have an interest, whether by ownership or lease, in a horse of which he is not the trainer at a race meeting at which the trainer is operating as a licensed trainer.

(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 Stewards 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:

(1) Is not in serviceable, sound racing condition.

(2) Has its median, volar or plantar nerves either blocked or removed. The horse is not permitted to race on Commonwealth tracks. A horse which has been nerved below the fetlock (digital nerves) may be permitted to start.

(3) The trainer knows or has reason to know that the horse has been given, either internally or externally, a stimulant, depressant, hypnotic, narcotic drug or other medication prior to the race.

(4) Is on the Stewards' List, Starter's List or Veterinarian's List in any racing jurisdiction.

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 303.15 (relating to other duties and responsibilities of trainers).

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