R 431.4105 Racing eligibility; conflicting published conditions; standards to determine horse qualification in overnight races; condition books at extended pari- mutuel meetings.

Rule 4105. (1) For purposes of eligibility, a race season or a racing year shall be the calendar year. In recording winnings, gross winnings must be used and odd cents must be dropped and disregarded. (2) Time records or bars shall not be used as an element of eligibility. (3) Horses shall be eligible when entries close. (4) If there are conflicting published conditions and neither is withdrawn by the track, the published conditions more favorable to the nominator shall govern. (5) The racing secretary shall prescribe standards to determine whether a horse is qualified to race in overnight races at a race meeting. Where time standards are established at a race meeting for both trotters and pacers, trotters shall be given a minimum of a 2-second allowance in relation to pacers. (6) At extended pari-mutuel meetings, condition books and sheets shall be prepared, and races may be divided or substituted races may be used only where regularly scheduled races fail to fill. Condition sheets or books containing not less than 1 week of a racing program shall be available to horsemen not less than 24 hours before closing on any race program contained therein. The racing secretary shall forward copies of each condition book and overnight sheet to the United States Trotting Association as soon as they are available to the horsemen. (7) Any race conducted under a race meeting license where pari-mutuel wagering is offered shall be considered extended pari-mutuel for the purpose of eligibility.