810 KAR 1:012. Horses.

      RELATES TO: KRS 230.210-230.360

      STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS Chapter 13A

      NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: To regulate conditions under which thoroughbred racing shall be conducted in Kentucky. The function of this administrative regulation is to outline the requirements for horses entered to be raced.

      Section 1. Registration Required. No horse shall be entered or raced in this state unless duly registered and named in the registry office of the Jockey Club in New York and unless the registration certificate or racing permit issued by the Jockey Club for the horse is on file with the racing secretary; except, however, the stewards may for good cause, in their discretion, waive this requirement if the horse is otherwise correctly identified to the stewards' satisfaction. The Jockey Club registration certificate of each horse shall be filed with the horse identifier within forty-eight (48) hours after horse's arrival on the association grounds.

      Section 2. Ringers Prohibited. (1) No horse shall be entered or raced in this state designated by a name other than the name under which the horse is currently registered with the Jockey Club in New York. If a horse's name is changed by the Jockey Club, the horse's former name shall be shown parenthetically in the daily race program the first three (3) times the horse races after the name change.

      (2) No person shall at any time cause or permit the correct identity of a horse to be concealed or altered. No person shall refuse to reveal the correct identity of a horse he owns, or which is in his care, to a racing official or member of the regular news media.

      (3) No horse shall race in this state without a legible lip tattoo number applied by agents of the Thoroughbred Racing and Protective Bureau.

      (4) No horse shall be entered or raced in this state if previously involved in a "ringer" case to the extent that: a person having control of such horse knowingly entered or raced the horse while designated by a name other than the name under which the horse was registered with the Jockey Club; or the person having control of such horse participated in or assisted in the entry or racing of some other horse under the name registered as belonging to the horse in question.

      Section 3. Denerving. (1) Any horse on which a neurectomy has been performed shall have such fact designated on its registration certificate or racing permit. It shall be the joint responsibility of the practicing veterinarian who performed the operation and the trainer of the denerved horse to insure that such fact is designated on the registration certificate or racing permit.

      (2) No horse whose ulnar, radial, or median nerve has been either blocked or removed (known as high nerved), or whose volar or plantar nerve has been blocked or removed bilaterally, shall not be entered or raced in this state.

      (3) A horse whose volar or plantar nerve has been removed unilaterally or which has had a posterior digital neurectomy (known as low nerved), may be permitted to race provided such denerving has been reported by the trainer to the stewards, and the horse has been approved for racing by the authority veterinarian prior to being entered for a race.

      (4) If a horse races in violation of this administrative regulation and participates in the purse distribution, then no protest thereon shall be considered unless submitted in writing to the stewards within forty-eight (48) hours after the race.

      (5) If a horse races in violation of this administrative regulation and is claimed, then no protest thereon shall be considered unless the successful claimant submits a protest in writing within forty-eight (48) hours requesting the claim be voided. If the claim is voided, the horse shall be returned to the owner who started the horse in the race, and the claim price shall be returned to the claimant.

      (6) A list of all denerved horses shall be posted in the racing secretary's office. No person shall report a horse as having a neurectomy if in fact the horse has not had a neurectomy.

      Section 4. Bleeders. Any horse that bleeds either during or after a race or workout and is not on bleeder medication may race on bleeder medication at the discretion of the authority veterinarian. Horses that bleed while on bleeder medication shall be placed on the veterinarian's list and shall remain on the list until removed by the authority veterinarian after consultation with the practicing veterinarian. If the authority veterinarian and the practicing veterinarian disagree on the removal of the horse from the veterinarian's list, then a third veterinarian shall be appointed by the chairman of the authority or his designee. The opinion of the third veterinarian shall be delivered to the secretary of the authority or his designee who shall make a final decision on the issue.

      Section 5. Health Certificate Required. No horse shall be stabled on association grounds unless within ten (10) days prior to arrival on association grounds, the horse has been examined by an accredited practicing veterinarian who shall certify the identity of the horse, temperature at time of examination, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief the horse is free from any infectious or contagious disease or exposure thereto and observable ectoparasites, and as to such other matters as may be required from time to time by the Kentucky State Veterinarian. Notice of this requirement shall accompany stall applications and be included in the condition book.

      Section 6. Workouts. No horse shall be schooled in the paddock or taken onto a track on association grounds for training or workout, other than during normal training hours posted by the association, without special permission of the stewards.

      Section 7. Age Restrictions. No maiden six (6) years of age or older which has made five (5) life time starts on the flat shall be entered or start.

      Section 8. Fillies and Mares Bred. Any filly or mare that has been covered by a stallion shall be so reported to the racing secretary prior to being entered in a race. A list of all fillies and mares so reported, showing the names of stallions to which they have been bred, shall be posted in the racing secretary's office. No filly or mare that has been covered by a stallion shall be entered in a claiming race, unless a written release from the stallion owner is attached to the filly or mare's registration certificate indicating that the stallion service fee has been paid or satisfied.

      Section 9. Serviceable for Racing. No horse shall be entered or raced that:

      (1) Is not in serviceable, sound racing condition. The stewards may at any time cause a horse on association grounds to be examined by a qualified person.

      (2) Is posted on a veterinarian's list, or stewards' list, or starter's list, or is suspended, in any racing jurisdiction.

      (3) Has been administered any drug in violation of 810 KAR 1:018.

      (4) Is blind or has seriously impaired vision.

      (5) Is not correctly identified to the satisfaction of the stewards.

      (6) Is owned wholly or in part by, or is trained by, an ineligible person.

      Section 10. Equipment. (1) Whips and blinkers shall be used consistently on a horse. Permission to change use of any equipment used on a horse in its last previous start shall be obtained from the stewards. A horse's tongue may be tied down during a race with a clean bandage or gauze. A horse's bridle may weigh no more than two (2) pounds. Bits shall be of a metallic alloy base of stainless steel or aluminum and may be encased in rubber, plastic, or leather. War bridles shall be prohibited. No horse shall race in ordinary training shoes. Bar shoes may be used for racing only with permission of the stewards.

      (2) Use on a horse either in a race or workout of any goading device, chain, spurs, electrical or mechanical device, or appliance other than the ordinary whip which may be used to alter the speed of the horse, shall be prohibited.

      (3) No whip shall be used that weighs more than one (1) pound or is longer than thirty (30) inches with one (1) popper. No stingers or projections extending through the hole of a popper or any metal part on a whip shall be permitted. Indiscriminate or brutal use on a horse of an ordinary whip, as determined by the stewards in their sole discretion, shall be prohibited.

      Section 11. Sex Alteration. Any alteration in the sex of a horse shall be reported by the horse's trainer to the racing secretary promptly. The racing secretary shall note any alteration in the sex of a horse on the horse's registration certificate.

      Section 12. Postmortem Examination. Each horse which suffers a breakdown on the race track,in training, or in competition, and is destroyed, and each horse which expires while stabled on a race track under jurisdiction of the Racing Authority, shall undergo a postmortem examination at the University of Kentucky at the discretion of the authority steward and the authority veterinarian. (KSRC Ch. 12, 12.01 to.12; 1 Ky.R. 906; eff. 5-14-75; Am. 3 Ky.R. 458; eff. 1-5-77; 4 Ky.R. 591; eff. 10-4-78; 7 Ky.R. 254; eff. 10-1-80; 670; eff. 4-1-81; 10 Ky.R. 676; eff. 12-2-83; 15 Ky.R. 1154; eff. 1-13-89; 18 Ky.R. 2005; eff. 2-19-92; TAm eff. 8-9-2007.)