PURPOSE: This rule establishes duties and responsibilities of specific categories of Class C (occupational) licensees.

1. (1) Owners.

   1. (A) The stewards in their discretion may allow an owner to race a horse one (1) time while awaiting the receipt of the owner’s license. An owner who so races, but does not complete his/her application for a license and pay the appropriate fee within a reasonable period of time, shall be precluded from rac- 12 CSR 50-50

ing until his/her application is filed and the license fee paid.

1. (B) Owners shall be responsible for providing individual racing colors and shall register the racing colors with the commission.
2. (C) Owners shall record each transfer of horse ownership with the Jockey Club.

1. (2) Trainers.

   1. (A) The trainer is responsible for and is the absolute insurer of the condition of the horses in his/her care and custody and for the condition and contents of stalls, tack rooms, feed rooms, sleeping rooms and other areas which have been assigned by the association to him/her. The trainer is liable for the presence in the horse during the race of any drug, medication or any foreign or prohibited substance.
   2. (B) Each trainer shall report any unusual sickness of any horse in his/her care to the commission veterinarian. Each trainer shall report any alteration of the sex of a horse in his/her care to the racing secretary.
   3. (C) Each trainer shall attend his/her horse in the paddock and shall be present to supervise its harnessing, unless s/he has obtained the permission of the stewards to send another licensed trainer as a substitute.
   4. (D) No trainer may take or keep on his/her charge a horse owned or controlled wholly or in part by a person unlicensed as an owner. No trainer shall assume responsibility for a horse not under his/her active care and supervision, except as provided in the commission’s rules.
   5. (E) Trainers shall be responsible for horses entered and/or raced as to eligibility, weight and conditions.
   6. (F) Each trainer shall provide a list of all persons in his/her employ to the commission within twenty-four (24) hours of employment or termination and shall ensure such persons are licensed by the commission.
   7. (G) Each thoroughbred or quarter horse trainer shall furnish the name of the jockey engaged to ride each horse entered if possible at the time of entry, but in no event later than scratch time. If no jockey has been named to ride a horse entered to race by scratch time, the stewards shall select the best rider available to ride the horse.
   8. (H) If a trainer engages two (2) or more jockeys for the same race, s/he shall pay the losing fee for each engaged jockey not riding the race, as well as the proper fee to the jockey who does ride. No trainers may employ a jockey for the purpose of preventing him/her from riding in any race.

2. (3) Jockeys.

   1. (A) A jockey shall not be the owner of any race horse.
   2. (B) A jockey shall not bet on any race or cause a wager to be placed on his/her behalf on any race except on his/her own mount and then shall bet only through the owner or trainer of that horse.
   3. (C) A jockey shall ride under his/her legal name.
   4. (D) A jockey shall exert every effort to ride his/her horse to the finish in the best and fastest run of which the horse is capable and shall not ease up or coast to a finish without adequate cause.
   5. (E) Every jockey shall fulfill his/her riding engagements, but shall not be forced to ride a horse s/he believes to be unsound, nor over a racing surface s/he believes to be unsafe.
   6. (F) No jockey shall ride in any race against a starting horse belonging to the jockey’s contract employer unless the jockey’s mount and the contract employers’ horse are both trained by the same trainer.
   7. (G) No jockey shall compete in any race against any horse which is owned, trained or ridden by the jockey’s spouse.
   8. (H) A jockey who is engaged to ride a race shall report to the scale room on the day of the race at the time designated by association officials. S/he shall then report his/her engagements and any overweight to the clerk of scales. Thereafter, s/he shall not leave the jockey room, except by permission of the stewards, until all of his/her riding engagements of the day have been fulfilled. Once a rider has fulfilled his/her riding engagements for the day and has left the jockeys’ quarters, s/he shall not be readmitted to the jockeys’ quarters until after the entire racing program for that day has been completed, except upon permission of the stewards. A jockey is not allowed to communicate with anyone but the trainer or his/her agent while s/he is in the room during the performance except with approval of stewards. On these occasions, s/he should be accompanied by a security guard.

   9. (I) Interference.

      1. 1. When the way is clear in a race, a

horse may be ridden to any part of the course, but may not weave nor cross in front of other contenders so as to interfere with their course or threaten their safety. No jockey shall jostle another horse or jockey. No jockey shall strike another horse or jockey or ride so carelessly as to cause injury or possible injury to another horse in the race. If a horse or jockey interferes with or jostles another horse, the aggressor may be disqualified, unless the interfered or jostled horse or jockey was partly at fault or the infraction was wholly caused by the fault of some other horse or jockey;

1. 2. In a straightaway race, every horse

must maintain position as nearly as possible in the lane in which s/he starts. If a horse is ridden, drifts or swerves out of his/her lane in such a manner that s/he interfers with or impedes another horse, it is a foul.

1. (J) Jockey Weighed Out.

   1. 1. Each jockey must be weighed for

his/her assigned horse not more than thirty (30) minutes before the time fixed for the race.

1. 2. A jockey’s weight shall include

his/her clothing, saddle, girth, pad and saddle cloth.

1. 3. A jockey’s weight shall not include

the number cloth, whip, head number, bridle, bit or reins, blinkers, helmet, tongue strap, tongue tie, muzzle, hood, noseband, shadow roll, martingale, breast plate, bandages, boots and racing plates or shoes.

1. (K) No jockey may weigh more than two pounds (2 lbs.) over the weight his/her horse is assigned to carry unless with consent of the owner or trainer and unless the jockey has declared the amount of overweight to the clerk of the scales at least forty-five (45) minutes before the time of the race. However, under no circumstances shall a horse carry more than five pounds (5 lbs.) overweight. The overweight shall be publicly announced and posted in a conspicuous place both prior to the first race of the day and before the running of the race.

2. (L) Weigh In.

   1. 1. Upon completion of a race each jock-

ey shall ride promptly to the winner’s circle and dismount. S/he shall then present him/herself to the clerk of scales to be weighed in. If a jockey is prevented from riding his/her mount to the winner’s circle because of accident or illness either to him/herself or his/her horse, s/he may walk or be carried to the scales unless excused by the stewards.

1. 2. Each jockey, upon completion of a

race, must return to the winner’s circle and must unsaddle his/her horse, unless excused by the stewards.

1. 3. No person except the valet-attendant

for each mount is permitted to assist the jockey in removing the horse’s equipment that is included in the jockey’s weight, unless the stewards permit otherwise. To weigh in, each jockey shall carry to the scales all pieces of equipment with which s/he weighed out. Thereafter s/he may hand the equipment to the valet-attendant.

1. 4. When any horse places first, second

or third in a race, or is coupled in any form of multiple exotic wagering, and then the horse’s jockey is weighed in short by more than two pounds (2 lbs.) of the weight of which s/he was weighed out, his/her mount may be disqualified and all purse monies forfeited.

1. 5. No jockey may be weighed in more

than two pounds (2 lbs.) over his/her declared weight but consideration shall be given for excess weight caused by rain or mud. If s/he is overweight, his/her mount may be disqualified and all purse monies forfeited.

1. (M) Contracts.

   1. 1. A jockey may contract with an owner

or trainer to furnish jockey services whenever the owner shall require and in that event a jockey shall not ride or agree to ride in any race for any other person without the consent of the owner or trainer to whom the jockey is under contract.

1. 2. No person other than an owner, train-

er, jockey agent or authorized agent of an owner in good standing shall make engagements for an apprentice jockey or jockey. However, a jockey not represented by an agent may make his/her own engagements.

1. (N) Whenever two (2) or more licensees claim the services of one (1) jockey for a race, first call shall have priority and any dispute shall be resolved by the stewards.
2. (O) No jockey shall have a valet-attendant except one provided and paid for by the association.

3. (P) Jockey Agent.

   1. 1. No jockey shall have more than one

1. (1) agent.

   1. 2. All engagements to ride other than

those for the jockey’s contract employer shall be made by the agent.

1. 3. No revocation of a jockey agent’s

authority is effective until the jockey notifies the stewards in writing of the revocation of the agent’s authority. (Q) Every jockey shall attend the video replays as directed by the stewards. (R) The fees to be paid jockeys for mounts shall be— Purse Win 2nd 3rd Unplaced $400 and under 27 19 $500 30 20 $600 36 22 $700–$900 10% 25 $1000–$1400 10% 30 $1500–$1900 10% 35 $2000–$3400 10% 45 $3500–$4900 10% 55 $5000–$9900 10% 65 $10,000–$14,900 10% 5% 5% $15,000–$24,900 10% 5% 5% $25,000–$49,000 10% 5% 5% $50,000–$99,000 10% 5% 5% $100,000 and up 10% 5% 5% 17 16 17 16 17 16 22 20 25 22 30 28 35 33 45 35 50 40 (S) The fees shall be paid except when the jockey rides a horse owned in part or solely by his/her contract holder. 1. A jockey’s fee shall be considered earned when the jockey is weighed out by the clerk of scales and shall not be considered earned if the jockey takes him/herself off of his/her mount. 2. Jockeys finishing a race or a dead heat shall divide equally the totals they individually would have received had one (1) jockey alone won the race. (4) Apprentice Jockeys. (A) Unless excepted under these rules, apprentices are subject to all commission rules governing the conduct of jockeys and racing. (B) An apprentice jockey shall ride with a five pound (5 lb.) weight allowance beginning with his/her first mount and for one (1) full year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount. If after riding (1) one full year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount, the apprentice jockey has failed to ride a total of forty (40) winners from the date of his/her first winning mount, s/he shall continue to ride with a five pound (5 lb.) weight allowance for one (1) more year from the date of his/her fifth winning mount or until s/he has ridden a total of forty (40) winners, whichever comes first. If an apprentice jockey is unable to ride for a period of fourteen (14) consecutive days or more after the date of his/her fifth winning mount because of service in the armed forces of the U.S.A. or because of physical disablement, the commission may extend the time during which the apprentice weight allowance may be claimed for a period not to exceed the period the apprentice jockey was unable to ride. (C) No apprentice jockey may ride for a licensed owner or agent unless with the consent of the apprentice’s contract employer. Owners or trainers and apprentices who are parties to contracts for apprentice jockey services shall file a copy of the contract with the commission and, upon any transfer, assignment or amendment of the contract, immediately shall furnish a copy to the commission. The contracts are subject to the review and approval of the commission. (D) No apprentice jockey shall acquire his/her own contract. (5) Drivers. (A) Every driver shall participate when programmed or assigned by the judges, unless excused by the judges. (B) Each driver shall drive each race so as to win and shall not ease any horse without adequate cause. (C) No driver shall wager on any horse in a race except the horse s/he owns, trains or drives. (D) Drivers shall appear dressed in colors in all races and any pre-race warmup, post parade or time trial. (E) A driver under contract of employment may not drive for any person other than his/her contract holder in any race in which a horse owned or trained by his/her employer, in the same stable or under the same management as his/her employer is entered. (F) In the absence of a contract or other arrangement, driver’s fee shall be twenty dollars ($20) or five percent (5%) of the purse earned, whichever is greater. A driver’s fee shall be considered earned when the horse the driver has been engaged to drive leaves the paddock for the post. (6) Veterinarians. (A) Licensed veterinarians practicing at any meeting are prohibited from any ownership interest in any horse racing during the meeting. (B) Licensed veterinarians are prohibited from placing any wager of money or other things of value directly or indirectly on the outcome of any race conducted at the meeting at which s/he is furnishing professional service. (C) No veterinarian, within the association grounds, shall furnish, sell or loan any hypodermic syringe, needle or other injection device, or any drug, narcotic or prohibited substance to any person within the grounds of a licensed association. (D) Whenever a veterinarian has used a hypodermic needle or syringe, s/he shall destroy the needle and syringe. (E) Whenever a veterinarian prescribes or administers any medication or drug to a horse on the grounds of a licensed association, s/he shall file a report of the services with the stewards. These reports shall be filed within twenty-four (24) hours of the services. (F) Every licensed veterinarian practicing on association premises shall maintain records showing all medications purchased, and for each horse treated, the name of the horse and its owner, the medication, its method of administration and its date of administration. Veterinarians shall retain duplicate copies of bills or statements to trainers or owners which shall be retained for at least three (3) years and made available to the commission upon request. (G) Each veterinarian shall report immediately to the stewards and the commission veterinarian any illness in a horse entrusted into his/her care presenting unusual or unknown symptoms. 12 CSR 50-50 (7) Jockey Agents. (A) No jockey agent may serve as agent for more than two (2) jockeys. No agent shall make or assist in making any riding engagement for a jockey with whom the agent has no contract. (B) Every jockey agent shall have in his/her possession at all times engagement books, subject to examination by the stewards at any time. All engagements made for jockeys shall be recorded in the engagement book. (C) No jockey agent shall give more than two (2) calls per race for any jockey and shall designate one (1) engagement as first call. (D) No agent shall withdraw from the representation of any jockey until notice has been provided to the stewards. (8) Authorized Agents. (A) Authorization of agents shall expire at the end of the license year unless earlier revoked by the owner or commission, or renewed. An owner may appoint only one (1) person at a time to act as his/her agent. (B) When an authorized agent enters a claim for the account of the person for whom s/he is licensed as agent, the name of that person and the agent shall appear on the claim slip. AUTHORITY: section 313.640, RSMo 1986.* Original rule filed Oct. 3, 1986, effective Jan. 12, 1987. Amended: Filed Oct. 13, 1987, effective Jan. 14, 1988. Amended: Filed Dec. 28, 1987, effective June 11, 1988.

*Original authority: 313.640, RSMo 1986, amended 1987.