N.M. Stat. § 60-1A-2
Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
As used in the Horse Racing Act:
A. "board" means the gaming control board;
B. "breakage" means the odd cents by which the amount payable on each dollar
wagered exceeds a multiple of ten;
C. "commission" means the state racing commission;
D. "exotic wagering" means all wagering other than on win, place or show, through
pari-mutuel wagering;
E. "export" means to send a live audiovisual broadcast of a horse race in the
process of being run at a horse racetrack from the originating horse racetrack to another
location;
F. "guest state" means a jurisdiction, other than the jurisdiction in which a horse
race is run, in which a horse racetrack, off-track wagering facility or other facility that is a
member of and subject to an interstate common pool is located;
G. "guest track" means a horse racetrack, off-track wagering facility or other
licensed facility in a location other than the state in which a horse race is run that is a
member of and subject to an interstate common pool;
H. "handle" means the total of all pari-mutuel wagering sales, excluding refunds and
cancellations;
I. "horse race" means a competition among racehorses on a predetermined course
in which the horse completing the course in the least amount of time generally wins;
J. "host state" means the jurisdiction within which a sending track is located, also
known as a "sending state";
K. "host track" means the horse racetrack from which a horse race subject to an
interstate common pool is transmitted to members of that interstate common pool, also
known as a "sending track";
L. "import" means to receive a live audiovisual broadcast of a horse race;
M. "interstate common pool" means a pari-mutuel pool that combines comparable
pari-mutuel pools from one or more locations that accept wagers on a horse race run at
a sending track for purposes of establishing payoff prices at the pool members'
locations, including pools in which pool members from more than one state
simultaneously combine pari-mutuel pools to form an interstate common pool;
N. "jockey club" means an organization that administers thoroughbred registration
records and registers thoroughbreds;
O. "licensed premises" means land, together with all buildings, other improvements
and personal property located on the land, that is under the direct control of a racetrack
licensee, including the restricted areas, grandstand and public parking areas;
P. "licensee" means a person licensed by the commission and includes a holder of
an occupational, secondary or racetrack license;
Q. "occupational license" means a license issued by the commission to a vendor or
to a person having access to a restricted area on the licensed premises, including a
horse owner, trainer, jockey, agent, apprentice, groom, exercise person, veterinarian,
valet, farrier, starter, clocker, racing secretary, pari-mutuel clerk and other personnel
designated by the commission whose work, in whole or in part, is conducted around
racehorses or pari-mutuel betting windows;
R. "pari-mutuel wagering" means a system of wagering in which bets on a live or
simulcast horse race are pooled and held by the racetrack licensee for distribution of the
total amount, less the deductions authorized by law, to holders of winning tickets; "pari-
mutuel wagering" does not include bookmaking or pool selling;
S. "pari-mutuel wagering pool" means the money wagered on a specific horse race
through pari-mutuel wagering;
T. "practical breeder" means a person who has practical experience in breeding
horses, although the person may not be actively involved in breeding horses;
U. "primary residence" means the domicile where a person resides for most of the
year, and, if the person is temporarily out of state, the address where a person will
return when the person returns to New Mexico or the address that a person uses for
purposes of a driver's license, passport or voting;
V. "quarter horse" means a racehorse that is registered with the American quarter
horse association or any successor association;
W. "race meet" means a period of time within dates specified by the commission in
which a racetrack licensee is authorized to conduct live racing on the racing grounds;
X. "racehorse" means a quarter horse or thoroughbred that is bred and trained to
compete in horse races;
Y. "racetrack license" means a license to conduct horse races issued by the
commission;
Z. "racetrack licensee" means a person who has been issued a racetrack license;
AA.
"racing grounds" means the area of the restricted area of licensed
premises used for the purpose of conducting horse races and all activities ancillary to
the conduct of horse races, including the track, stable area, jockey's quarters and horse
training areas;
BB.
"retainage" means money that is retained from wagers on win, place and
show and on exotic wagers by a racetrack licensee pursuant to the Horse Racing Act;
CC.
"restricted areas" means the stable area, the area behind the pari-mutuel
betting windows and anywhere on the racing grounds;
DD.
"secondary licensee" means all officers, directors, shareholders, lenders
or holders of evidence of indebtedness of a corporation or legal entity owning a horse
racetrack, and all persons holding a direct or indirect interest of any nature whatsoever
in the horse racetrack, including interests or positions that deal with the funds of the
racetrack or that are administrative, policymaking or supervisory;
EE.
"simulcast" means a transmission of a live audiovisual broadcast of a
horse race being run at a horse racetrack other than the horse racetrack or other
licensed facility at which the broadcast is being received for viewing pursuant to a
simulcasting contract;
FF."stakes race" means a horse race in which nominations or entry or starting fees
contribute to the purse; an overnight race is not a stakes race;
GG.
"steward" means an employee of the commission who supervises horse
races and oversees a race meet while in progress, including holding hearings regarding
licensees and enforcing the rules of the commission and the horse racetrack;
HH.
"takeout" means amounts authorized by statute to be deducted from the
pari-mutuel wagers;
II.
"thoroughbred" means a racehorse that is registered with the jockey club;
JJ.
"track" means the surfaced oval area on which horse races are conducted;
and
KK.
"vendor" means a person who provides goods or services to or in the
racing grounds or restricted area of the licensed premises of a horse racetrack.