PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the duties of the racing secretary.
- (1) The racing secretary is responsible for setting the conditions for each race of the meeting, regulating the nomination of entries, determining the amounts of purses and to whom they are due and the recording of racing results.
(2) The secretary shall establish the conditions and eligibility for entering the races of the meeting and cause them to be published to owners, trainers and the commission.
- (A) Unless otherwise provided by the conditions, the winner of a certain sum means the winner of a single race of that sum.
- (B) Corrections to the conditions must be made within twenty-four (24) hours of publication.
- (3) Upon the closing of entries each day, the secretary shall post a list of entries in a conspicuous location in his/her office.
- (4) The secretary shall be caretaker of the permanent records of all stakes, entrance monies and arrears paid or due in a race meeting and shall keep permanent records of the results of each race of the meeting.
(5) The secretary, or a handicapper assigned by him/her, shall assign the weight to be carried by each horse in a handicap, according to the following table, when weights are not stated in the condition of the race:
(5/31/01)* MATT BLUNT
Distance
One-half mile
Six furlongs
One mile
One mile & a quarter
One mile & & a half
Two miles
MATT BLUNT January & March &
Age February
3 117 4 130 5 & up 130
3 114 4 129 5 & up 130
3 107 4 127 5 & up 128
3 101 4 125 5 & up 127
3 98 4 124 5 & up 126
3 96 4 124 5 & up 126 Scale of Weights for Age
April May
119 121 130 130 130 130
117 119 130 130 130 130
111 113 128 127 128 127
107 111 127 127 127 127
104 108 126 126 126 126
102 106 126 126 126 126 June July
123 125 130 130 130 130
121 123 130 130 130 130
115 117 126 126 126 126
113 116 126 126 126 126
111 114 126 126 126 126
109 112 126 126 126 126 August September 12 CSR 50-30
November &
October December
108 111 127 128 130 130 130 130
105 108 126 127 130 130 130 130
96 99 121 122 126 126 126 126
120 121 126 126 126 126
119 121 126 126 126 126
117 119 125 124 125 124
- (A) In all races except handicaps and races where the conditions expressly state to the contrary, two (2)-year old fillies are allowed three pounds (3 lbs.); mares three (3) years old and upward are allowed five pounds (5 lbs.) before September 1 and three pounds (3 lbs.) thereafter.
- (6) Penalties and weight allowances are not cumulative unless so declared in the condition of a race by the secretary, winnings shall be considered to include all monies and prizes won up to the time of the start of a race, including those races outside the United States. Foreign winnings shall be determined on the basis of the normal rate of exchange prevailing on the day of the win.
- (7) Winnings during the year shall be reckoned by the secretary from the preceding January 1.
- (8) In determining the net value to the winner of any race, the sums contributed by its owner or nominator shall be deducted from the amount won. In all stakes races, the winnings shall be computed on the value of the gross earnings.
- (9) Unless the conditions of a race provide otherwise, the entrance money, starting and subscription fees and other contributions shall go to the winner of the race. If for any reason a race is not run, those entrance, starting and subscription fees shall be returned to the nominator.
- (10) The secretary has the authority to withdraw, cancel or change any race which has not been closed. In the event the canceled race is a stakes race, all subscriptions and fees paid in connection with the race shall be refunded.
- (11) The racing secretary shall designate one
- (1) person to supervise the assignment of stalls to horsemen and shall ensure that a list of the assignments shall be made available to the commission within forty-eight (48) hours of the opening of the race meet and shall maintain the list in an updated condition.
AUTHORITY: section 313.540, RSMo 1986.* Original rule filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Jan. 12, 1987.
*Original authority: 313.540, RSMo 1986.