Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel
Chapter 8 - CONDUCT OF RACES
Section 8-3 - Entries

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 8-3

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) The Racing Secretary is the person authorized to receive entries and declarations.

(b) A horse must be eligible at the time of starting.

(c) The entry of a horse must be in the name of its true owner.

(d) Entries and declarations shall be made in writing and signed by the owner of the horse, or his authorized agent or some person deputized by him, and each Permittee shall provide blank forms on which entries and declarations are to be made.

(e) Entries may be made by telephone or other means approved by the Stewards, but must be confirmed promptly in writing.

(f) A signed entry blank shall be prima facie evidence that the contents of the entry blank express the desires and intent of the person making entry.

(g) Entries shall be closed at an advertised time. The Racing Secretary may postpone closing of overnight races.

(i) When an hour for closing is designated, entries and declaration for sweepstakes cannot be received afterwards.

(ii) If an hour for closing is not designated they may be mailed or transmitted by other means approved by the Stewards up to midnight of the day of closing, provided they are received in time for compliance with every other condition of the race.

(iii) If a miscarriage of any entry or declaration in a stake is alleged, satisfactory proof that it was mailed or transmitted by other means approved by the Stewards must be presented within a reasonable time.

(h) No alteration shall be made in any entry after closing of entries, but an error may be corrected.

(i) Entries which have closed shall be compiled and posted without delay by the Racing Secretary.

(j) In entering a horse:

(i) It must be clearly identified by stating its age, name and color;

(ii) State whether it is a horse, mare, or gelding and the names of its sire and dam. If the registration certificate indicates the dam was covered by more than one stallion the names of all of them must be given in order of service;

(iii) A horse shall be properly identified by its lip tattoo, unique microchip (ISO 11784), or other method approved by the Commission. The lip tattooing and microchipping must be done by a person authorized to do so by the appropriate horse registry. A horse must be properly identified to be eligible to start; and

(iv) The Racing Secretary shall ensure that the registration certificates for all Thoroughbred horses entered to race that were foaled in 2018, or thereafter, have a "Digital Tattoo." This Digital Tattoo shall indicate that the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau has confirmed the identity of the horse and uploaded digital photographs to the breed registry database.

(k) The holder of a claim, whether it is a mortgage, bill of sale or lien of any kind against a horse shall be required to file the claim with the Racing Secretary previous to the time the horse is entered. If the holder fails to file the claim he shall forfeit his rights to the winnings of the horse.

(l) At the time of registration of any horse and before an entry may be made for any race, a registration certificate properly endorsed to the current owner must be filed with the Racing Secretary. The Stewards may waive this requirement if the horse is otherwise properly identified.

(m) The Racing Secretary shall have the right to withdraw or change any unclosed race. Any race appearing in the Condition Book shall be given a reasonable opportunity to fill as it was written before being withdrawn or changed. If a race is declared off, the Racing Secretary may divide any overnight race which may have closed. Post positions for the divided races will be redrawn.

(n) If the number of entries to any purse race is in excess of the number of horses that may be permitted to start, the "starters" for the race and their post positions shall be determined by lot in the presence of those making the entries. The same methods shall be employed in determining the starters and post positions in split races.

(o) A list of names (number to be determined by the Racing Secretary) may be drawn from the overflow entries and listed as "also eligible" to start if and when horses originally carded are scratched. Horses gaining a position in the race from the "also eligible" list shall be determined by lot.

(p) If the owner of a horse on the "also eligible" list is not given the opportunity of starting his horse because of insufficient "scratches" the name of the horse shall be placed on the preferred list.

(i) If a substitute race or extra race is used or placed on the overnight to be used if needed, all horses that were entered and not given the opportunity of starting shall be placed on the preferred list.

(ii) In case of an "entry" the preferred horse only shall be placed on the preferred list unless the second choice of an entry should be included in another division of a divided race and does not gain a position in the race (may not exclude a single interest) then he shall be placed on the preferred list.

(q) In a stakes race finals there is no also eligible list. In the event of a disqualification due to ineligibility the purse will be divided among the remaining entries.

(r) Any horse which has drawn a position in a race and enters again on the next day that entries are taken shall be termed an "in-today" horse and if the race in which the horse is entered over fills the horse shall be given no consideration whatsoever, stakes excepted. A horse on the "also eligible" shall not be considered as an "in-today" horse until he has actually been given a position in the race.

(s) A copy of the preferred list will be posted each afternoon and any claim of error must be made by 5 p.m. of that day. Only claims of error made within the prescribed time will be recognized by the Stewards.

(t) In entering horses on the preferred list a claim of preference must be made at the time of entry and noted on the entry or the preference shall be lost. No claim of error will be considered by the Stewards if the person making the claim has signed an entry which does not show the claim.

(u) No more than two horses of the same ownership or interest shall be entered in a purse race, and both may start, except:

(i) When making an entry, the trainer must express a preference and in no case may two horses start as an entry even though uncoupled for wagering purposes if it deprives a single entry from starting, except in the case of a "maiden" entering in a winners race or an "In Today Horse".

(ii) On tracks of less than 3/4 mile in circumference stakes rules will not apply. Due to the limit on the number of horses allowed to participate in a race, the rules of entering and declaring for a purse race will be followed in every race.

(iii) Horses remaining eligible in stakes but eliminated because of these rules will cause a refund of all fees paid for that horse.

(iv) Any stakes race may be canceled by the Permittee prior to the actual running with no obligation except the return of all paid fees.

(v) An entry of a horse in a sweepstakes is a subscription to the sweepstakes. An entry before the time of closing may be altered or withdrawn.

(w) Entrance money is not refunded on the death of a horse or his failure to start.

(x) The nominator is liable for the entrance money or stake, and the death of a horse or a mistake in its entry does not release the subscriber or transferee from liability for stakes. The entrance money to a purse that is run off shall not be returned on the death of a horse or its failure to start for any cause.

(y) No horse will be allowed at a track and no horse shall be entered or permitted to start unless a current health certificate showing that the horse has been examined and found to be free from symptoms of any infectious disease is on file with the Racing Secretary.

(i) The health certificate is valid when it is made by a licensed and accredited veterinarian in the state where the examination was made. It is current if it is within thirty (30) days prior (unless otherwise directed by the Wyoming State Veterinarian) to the date the horse arrives at a Wyoming race track for the first time in a calendar year. A horse shall not require a new health certificate when shipping directly from a Wyoming race track to another, if the certificate is dated within thirty (30) days of shipping. The certificate shall include the temperature of the horse at the time he is examined. The Permittee conducting the race meeting is responsible for compliance with this ruling.

(ii) A negative EIA (Coggins AGID or ELISA) test is required within twelve (12) months prior to arrival.

(iii) A negative Theleria equi (Piroplasmosis) cELISA test is required within twelve (12) months prior to arrival.

(z) No owner or trainer shall enter or start a horse that:

(i) Is not in sound racing condition.

(ii) Is a known bleeder unless approved by the Commission Veterinarian.

(iii) Has been "nerved" except:
(A) The registration or entry of a horse on which a posterior digital (heel nerve) neurectomy or permanent block has been performed may be accepted if the condition is reported to the Racing Secretary at the time of registration or if the horse is already registered in at the time of the operation.

(B) The Racing Secretary shall make the information available to other licensees and cause the turf authority certificate to be stamped indicating the operation has been performed. Any nerved horse will require an examination and approval by the Commission Veterinarian before being entered.

(aa) A horse shall not become a starter for a race unless all stakes or entrance money for the race have been paid.

(bb) When a person is ruled off a course or suspended, every horse owned in whole or in part by him or under his care and control shall be ineligible to be entered or start in any race until the horse has been reinstated, either by the rescinding of his owner's penalty or by his transfer through bona fide sale to an ownership acceptable to and approved by the Stewards or the Commission.

(cc) When a person is ruled off a course or suspended, he shall not be qualified, whether acting as agent or otherwise, to subscribe for or to enter or run any horse in any race either in his own name or in that of any other person until the rescinding of such penalty.

(dd) No person shall willfully enter or start a horse which he knows or believes to be ineligible or disqualified.

(ee) A horse shall not be qualified to start in any race unless he has been and continues to be properly entered.

(ff) No horse shall run on a transfer except claimed horses. (See claiming section.)

(gg) The Stewards or Racing Secretary shall have power to call on any person in whose name a horse is entered to produce proof that the horse entered is not the property of any person who is disqualified, or to produce proof of the extent of his interest or property in the horse, and in default of proof being given to their satisfaction, may declare the horse out of the race.

(hh) No horse shall be allowed to enter or start in any race unless:

(i) It has been registered with the Registry Office of the Jockey Club of New York, The American Quarter Horse Association or the official stud book and registry of any other breed which maintains a national stud book and registry.

(ii) The registration certificate is on file with the Racing Secretary, with the exception of those horses whose registration certificate is on file in electronic form.
(A) The Stewards may waive this requirement for horses shipped in from a race meet operating within Wyoming if the horse is properly identified. The registration certificate must be on file with the Racing Secretary one (1) hour prior to post time of the first race of the day.

(B) Exceptions may be made by the Stewards if the horse has been shipped to a track for a special race and the horse has been currently racing at another recognized meeting, but only after positive identification has been made.

(ii) If a horse's name is changed, his new name shall be registered with the Jockey Club of New York, the registry of the American Quarter Horse Association or the recognized national stud book and registry of any other breed, and no entry shall be accepted until a new registration certificate has been issued.

(jj) No horse shall be permitted to start whose name and true ownership is not registered with the Racing Secretary.

(kk) A horse involved in multiple ownership shall not be permitted to enter or to start until the rules for the registration of multiple ownership have been complied with.

(ll) A horse shall not be qualified to be entered or to start in any race if it is owned or is under the management of a disqualified person.

(mm) If an entry from any disqualified person or a disqualified horse is received the entry shall be void and any money paid for the entry shall be returned if the disqualification is disclosed forty-five (45) minutes before post time for the race, otherwise any such money shall be paid to the winner.

(nn) No disqualified horse shall be allowed to start in any race.

(oo) A horse is ineligible to start a race when it is wholly or partially owned by the spouse of a disqualified person or a horse is under the management of the spouse of a disqualified person, in such cases it being presumed that the disqualified person and spouse constitute a single financial entity with respect to the horse, which presumption may be rebutted.

(pp) No horse on the schooling list, the Veterinarian's list or on the Stewards list shall be qualified to be entered or to start.

(qq) If a horse is sold to a disqualified person the horse's racing engagements shall be void as of the date of the sale.

(rr) No horse shall be allowed to enter or to start in any race if the owner of that horse is in arrears, except with the approval of the Stewards.

(ss) The entry of any horse which has been excused from starting on account of sickness or physical disability will not be accepted for a minimum of two (2) racing days, exclusive of the day of scratch. The entry must be accompanied by a certificate of fitness from the track veterinarian and be approved by the Stewards.

(tt) A maiden over five (5) years of age or any horse over twelve (12) years of age will not be allowed to start unless special permission is granted by the Commission.

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