Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 1743 - Thoroughbred and Appaloosa Horses Competing in Quarter Horse Races

(a) Thoroughbred and Appaloosa horses may be entered in Quarter Horse races under the following conditions:

(1) Such races are held at Quarter Horse meets, mixed breed meets, and fair meets.

(2) Such races do not exceed a distance of five (5) furlongs.

(3) A Quarter Horse race in which Thoroughbreds and Appaloosas compete shall be designated as a Quarter Horse race.

(4) Thoroughbreds shall constitute less than half the number of horses in such races.

(5) A maiden Thoroughbred or a maiden Appaloosa competing in and winning a Quarter Horse race loses its maiden status for all future races regardless of the value of the purse to the winner.

(6) A Thoroughbred or an Appaloosa competing in and winning a Quarter Horse race at a Quarter Horse race meeting, fair or mixed race meeting shall not be penalized for winning in races run thereafter at any Thoroughbred or mixed race meeting if the net winning purse to such horse is $2,750 or less.

(7) No claim for an apprentice allowance may be made for a Thoroughbred or an Appaloosa competing in a Quarter Horse race unless the conditions for the race provide for such an allowance for all competing horses in the race.

(8) No Thoroughbred or Appaloosa will run in a Quarter Horse race unless the past performance of the Thoroughbred or Appaloosa is published in a recognized racing publication or in the official program.

(9) The Racing Secretary shall provide information to recognized racing publications or the official program about the past performance of Thoroughbred and Appaloosa horses who have competed in previous Quarter Horse races.

(b) The association which conducts the meeting shall, as provided in subdivision (b) of Business and Professions Code Section 19613, pay to the horsemen's organization representing Thoroughbred horsemen an amount for administrative expense and services rendered to horsemen equivalent to 1.5 percent of the amount available to Thoroughbred horses for purses, and an amount for a pension plan for backstretch personnel to be administered by the horsemen's organization equivalent to an additional 1 percent of the amount available to the Thoroughbred horses for purses. The remainder of the portion shall be distributed as purses.

(c) Any redistributable money paid to the Board pursuant to Business and Professions Code Section 19641 which is paid to a welfare fund established by a horsemen's organization from races with both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horses shall be divided pro rata between the two welfare funds based on the number of Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses in the race.

(d) Notwithstanding the composition of the qualifying field, payments made to horsemen's associations as specified in Business and Professions Code Section 19533(b) shall be made on the proportional basis of the horses officially starting the race.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 1743

1. New section filed 10-23-91; operative 11-22-91 (Register 92, No. 5).
2. Repealer and new section filed 3-30-93; operative 3-30-93 (Register 93, No. 14).

Note: Authority: Sections 19420, 19440 and 19533, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19420, 19440 and 19533, Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 10-23-91; operative 11-22-91 (Register 92, No. 5).
2. Repealer and new section filed 3-30-93; operative 3-30-93 (Register 93, No. 14).