Md. Code Regs. 09.10.02.17 - Entries
A. The closing of
entries is determined by the racing secretary. The racing secretary shall check
the eligibility of all horses drawn in to race and verify the horses'
eligibility with the presiding judge. Additions to the entries may not be made
after entries are closed. All entries or declarations shall be made by the
owner or trainer or the registered agent of the owner. All information called
for by the declaration or entry application or blank shall be supplied. The
racing secretary shall refuse all applications, declarations, or entries which
are not fully completed, and promptly notify the owner or trainer or agent of
the reasons for the refusal. The racing secretary shall verify the accuracy of
the name of the owner, the trainer, and the driver as set forth in the
declaration or entry.
B.
Preference.
(1) Preference shall be given in
all overnight events according to a horse's last previous purse race during the
current year. Horses of equal preference should be chosen for the race by draw.
The preference date on a horse that has drawn to race and been scratched is the
date of the race from which the horse was scratched.
(2) When a horse is racing for the first time
in the current year, the date of the first declaration shall be considered its
last race date, and preference applied accordingly, provided, however, that
when an overnight race has been reopened because it did not fill, all eligible
horses declared in to the race before the reopening shall receive preference
over horses subsequently declared, irrespective of the actual preference
dates.
(3) This rule relating to
preference is not applicable to any meeting at which an agricultural fair is in
progress. All horses granted stalls and eligible shall be given an opportunity
to compete at these meetings.
C. When the starters in a race include two or
more horses owned or trained by the same person, or trained in the same stable
or by the same management, they shall be coupled as an "entry" where
pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and a wager on one horse in the "entry" shall
be a wager on all horses in the "entry." However, when a trainer enters two or
more horses in a stake, early closing, futurity, free-for-all, or other special
event under bona fide separate ownerships, the horses may, at the request of
the association and with the approval of the Commission, be permitted to race
as separate betting entries. If the race is split in two or more divisions,
horses in an "entry" shall be seeded in separate divisions insofar as possible,
but the divisions in which they compete and their post positions shall be drawn
by lot. The above provisions shall also apply to elimination heats. When a
nominator starts two or more horses, the judges shall approve or disapprove the
second and third drivers.
D. If any
violation is committed by a person driving a horse coupled as an entry in the
betting, the judges may set both horses back, if, in their opinion, the
violation may have affected the finish of the race. Otherwise, penalties may be
applied individually to the drivers of an entry.
E. In an early closing event, if less horses
are declared in than are required to start, the horse or horses properly
declared in and on the grounds ready to race shall equally share all of the
entrance money and forfeits from each horse named.
F. A horse may not be qualified to start in
any race unless its owner, trainer-driver, driver, colors, etc., have been duly
licensed by the Commission.
Notes
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