# Business Regulation (GBR)

## Title 11. Horse Racing

### Subtitle 5. Thoroughbred Racing

#### Section 11-503

(a)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a licensee shall give preference in stall allocation to a trainer:

    (i) who has a permanent residence in the State; and

    (ii) whose horse qualifies under the eligibility rules that the Commission or a licensee adopts.

  (2) A licensee need not allocate more than 60% of the licensee's stalls to trainers who have permanent residences in the State.

  (3) A trainer who claims a preferential action under this subsection shall give the licensee an affidavit stating the qualifications and condition of each horse for which the trainer requests a stall.

(b)

  (1) This subsection applies to trainers who:

    (i) are from the northeastern area of the State; and

    (ii) were chosen originally by the licensee as eligible for stall space.

  (2) The Commission shall seek cooperation among licensees to ensure that, when horses are stabled for a race meeting at a track in the State, consideration is given to assigning a trainer, to the extent practicable and without charge, a stall nearest to the county of residence of the trainer.

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Md. Code Ann., Bus. Reg. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)