Title 09 — Subtitle 10. Racing Commission

This chapter applies to:

If a regulation, or a section of a regulation, is germane to a specific breed of horse, it applies only to that breed.

In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

Terms Defined.

A decision or ruling required by these regulations to be made by an entity that is not subject to the authority of the State is subject to review by the Commission.

If the Commission does not concur with a decision of an entity under §A of this regulation, the decision of the Commission controls.

Except as provided in §A-1 of this regulation, in claiming races a horse is subject to claim for its entered price by:

In claiming races a horse is not subject to claim if:

Eligibility to Claim.

A person shall not be eligible to claim more than one horse in a race, either directly or through another.

A valid claim shall:

After the deadline for entering a claim has passed, the stewards or their designee shall:

The stewards may require a person who submits a claim for a horse in a claiming race to make an affidavit declaring that the person is claiming the horse for the person's own account or for the account of another as the registered authorized agent for that person.

If the stewards determine that a horse was improperly entered in a claiming race, they may:

Except as provided in §H-1 or H-2 of this regulation, unless there is a violation of this regulation by the claimant, or the stewards determine that a horse was improperly entered:

A claim shall be voided if a horse is a starter and the horse:

A claim is voidable at the sole discretion of the new owner, for a period of 1 hour after the race is made official, for any horse that:

After the race has been run, the successful claimant shall present verification of the claim by the Racing Secretary to the person accompanying the claimed horse.

A properly claimed horse shall be delivered to the successful claimant in the:

If a trainer refuses to deliver a horse that has been claimed to the successful claimant when verification of the claim is presented in accordance with §I of this regulation, the:

In claiming races, the following acts, or an attempt to commit the following acts, are prohibited:

If a horse is claimed:

For the purposes of §M of this regulation, the day of the claim does not count in computing the time restrictions.

The stewards shall report action taken by them, in reference to a violation of this regulation, to the Commission which may, in its discretion, take any further action it considers appropriate.

A horse which was claimed in another state and entered to race in this State remains subject to the conditions of the claiming regulation in the state where the claim was made until those conditions expire.

Notwithstanding information printed in the program or other racing publications, the claimant is solely responsible for determining the horse's:

National Steeplechase and Hunt Association.

All racing colors carried in races shall be registered annually with the Commission on the application for owner's license. It shall be the sole responsibility of the trainer to see that his or her owner's colors are in the jockey's quarters to be used for his or her respective entries. For failure to do so, the trainer will be subject to fine.

Any temporary change from the recorded colors of the owner shall be approved by the stewards and noted on the scale sheet.

When two horses run a dead heat for first place, all prizes to which first and second horses would have been entitled shall be divided equally between them; this applies in dividing prizes, whatever the number of horses running a dead heat and whatever places for which the dead heat is run. Each horse shall be deemed a winner and liable to penalty for the amount he shall receive.

When a dead heat is run for second place, and an objection is made to the winner of the race, and sustained, the horses which ran the dead heat shall be deemed to have run a dead heat for first place.

If the dividing owners cannot agree as to which of them is to have a cup or other prize which cannot be divided, the question shall be determined by lot by the stewards.

On a dead heat for a match, the match is off.

Purse money may not be distributed or used for claiming purposes within 72 hours of the running of the event in which it was earned.

Any purse money in dispute as the result of an appeal shall be held by the association in an interest-bearing escrow account until a final determination has been made as to the proper distribution of the purse money.

Transfer of Engagements.

Registrations and Transfers of Horses.

Except as provided in Regulations .28 and .57 of this chapter, a horse is not qualified to start in any race unless its owner, trainer, and jockey have been duly licensed by the Commission.

For all races, the racing secretary is to receive entries and declarations.

Entries and declarations shall be made in a manner designated by the racing secretary and signed by the owner of the horse, by the owner's authorized agent, or by some person deputized by the owner.

Entries and scratches may be made by any manner designated by the racing secretary.

Joint subscriptions and entries may be made by any one or more of the owners. However, each partner shall be jointly and severally liable for all fees and forfeits.

Registry of a Horse.

Name of Horse.

A horse may not be permitted to start if it has shoes on the front hooves that:

A horse participating in a turf race at Laurel Park or Pimlico Race Course may only use the following types of shoes:

A horse may not be permitted to enter or to start unless it is in the care of, and is saddled by, a licensed trainer or a licensed assistant trainer.

A horse that has not been fully identified may not be permitted to start.

A horse may not be permitted to start unless its name and true ownership are registered with the racing secretary.

All interests in a horse, except a trainer's percentage of his winnings, shall be filed with the racing secretary before the horse shall start. Every change in interest thereafter during the meeting also shall be filed with the racing secretary.

In all races, except handicaps and races where the conditions expressly state to the contrary, the scale of weights is less by the following: for fillies two years old, 3 pounds; for mares three years old and upwards, 5 pounds before September 1 and 3 pounds thereafter when running against colts, geldings or horses.

To compete in a race, a horse shall be eligible at the time of starting for that race.

A horse involved in a partnership may not be permitted to start until the rules for the registration of partnerships have been complied with.

An entry may not be admitted after the racing secretary has declared them closed, except that, in case of an emergency, the racing secretary, with the consent of a steward, may re-open the entries.

The list of entries for all other races shall be closed at the advertised time. An entry may not be admitted after that time, unless the nominator can prove to the stewards that the entry was mailed before the advertised time of closing. Starters shall be named through the entry box by the usual time of closing.

Except in a match race, an entry, subscription or right of entry under it, does not become void on the death of the nominator or subscriber. These rights shall follow the horse.

In the absence of notice to the contrary, entrance and declarations for sweepstakes, which close during or on the eve of a race meeting, close at the office of the racing secretary, who shall make provision therefor. Closing at all other times for sweepstakes shall be at the office of the association.

Except in overnight races, if the hour for closing of entries or for declarations is not stated, it is understood to be midnight at the close of the day specified.

Nominations for stake races shall be valid if:

If a miscarriage of any nomination or declaration in a stake race is claimed, satisfactory proof that it was mailed or telegraphed shall be presented within a reasonable time to the stewards or the evidence will not be considered.

Entries which have closed shall be complied without delay by the racing secretary and posted in a conspicuous place.

An alteration may not be made in any entry after the closing of entries, but a bona fide error may be corrected.

In the case of an imported horse, the official racing record of the horse shall be filed with the racing secretary before the time entry is made in order to qualify for eligibility.

Declaration in Purse Races and Overnight Handicaps.

Each horse is entitled to 5 feet of the width of the track.

A horse may not be qualified to be entered, or to start in any race, if owned in whole or in part, or is under the management, directly or indirectly, of a disqualified person.

If an entry from a disqualified person, or of a disqualified horse is received, that entry shall be void and any money paid for the entry shall be returned if the disqualification is disclosed 45 minutes before post time for the race. Otherwise, any money shall be paid to the winner.

An entry may not be accepted from husband or wife while either is disqualified.

A horse on any barred list may not be qualified to be entered, or to start, without permission of the stewards.

If a horse is sold to a disqualified person, the horse's racing engagements shall be void as of the date of sale.

A horse may not enter or start in any race if the owner of that horse is in arrears, except with the approval of the racing secretary.

A horse that has been administered any intra-articular injections may not start for 14 days. In counting the number of days, the day the horse is injected shall be the first day.

In divided races, the starters in the separate divisions shall be determined by lot.

If a race is declared off because of insufficient entries, the association may:

An entry in a sweepstakes is a subscription and cannot be withdrawn.

A person, who subscribes to a sweepstakes before the time fixed for naming, can transfer the right of entry under one or more of the person's subscriptions to any other person or persons in good standing.

The nominator is liable for the entrance money or stake, and the death of an entered horse, or a mistake in his entry (if eligible) does not release the nominator or transferee from this liability. The entrance money or stake of an eligible horse to any race which is run off may not be returnable for the entry's failure to start for any cause.

A horse may not be entered on a single day for two races, except that a horse may be entered for two or more Stakes races on the same day if the horse is declared by the normal scratch time for the day on which the horse is entered for two or more Stakes races.

A horse may not be entered at more than one track, other than in a sweepstakes, on any one racing day.

If entered for the first time at a meeting, a horse shall be identified by stating the horse's name, color, sex, age, and the name of the horse's sire and dam, as registered. This description shall be repeated at each entry until the horse's name and description have been published in the official program or the list of entries of an association. In every entry after that, the name, age, and sex of a horse shall be sufficient.

Any alteration in the sex of a horse shall be reported and noted by the trainer to the office of the racing secretary or the Horse Identification Office immediately, and that office shall note the same on the foal certificate.

The racing secretary may call upon an owner or trainer for proof of the eligibility of any entered horse or of any horse offered for entry. In default of this proof, the racing secretary may decline to accept the entry.

Correction of Entry.

A horse may not be considered scratched or declared out of an engagement until the owner or the owner's authorized agent or some person deputized by the owner has given due notice to the stewards, and the stewards permit the scratch.

For stake races, if a horse is not named through the entry box the day before the race at the usual time of closing, the horse is automatically out.

The declaration or scratch of a horse out of an engagement is irrevocable.

Horses may be declared from stake races up to 45 minutes before post time for that race.

The following rules apply to purse races and overnight events, but do not apply to stake races or sweepstakes:

Published Workouts.

Permission to add or discontinue the use of blinkers or any other device that would restrict the vision of a horse from behind shall be approved by the starter before being granted by the stewards.

Permission for a rider to discontinue carrying a whip on his mount shall be obtained from the stewards, and permission shall be obtained from the stewards before adding the whip back as part of the rider's equipment.

No racing official other than the stewards has the right to impose a fine or suspension after a hearing before the stewards.

A racing official imposing a fine or suspension shall report it promptly to the racing secretary in writing.

An unpaid fine may not be rescinded except with the approval of the Commission.

All horses shall be identified to the satisfaction of the stewards except:

A horse may not be allowed to race unless it has been lip tattooed or digitally tattooed by the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB). For good cause, the stewards may waive this requirement if the horse is otherwise properly identified. However, the horse shall be tattooed thereafter within a time set by the stewards.

Exercise Rider License.

An applicant for an original exercise rider's license shall:

Upon satisfying the requirements of §B of this regulation, the Commission shall issue to the applicant a 10-day temporary exercise rider's license.

During the period of temporary licensure, the applicant shall be observed as to the applicant's ability to exercise horses by:

Upon the completion of the temporary licensure period, the applicant shall submit to the stewards the evaluations of the individuals designated under §D of this regulation regarding the ability of the applicant to exercise horses.

After reviewing the evaluations in §E of this regulation, the stewards shall take the following action:

If the applicant is disapproved by the stewards, the applicant may appeal this decision to the Commission in accordance with Regulation .45V(3) of this chapter.

While performing the duties of an exercise rider, an individual shall wear the following equipment which is designed to reduce the risk of injury on the racetrack:

In order to be eligible to participate in a race, a jockey shall be licensed by the Commission.

Except as provided in §A-2 of this regulation, to qualify for a jockey license, an individual shall continue to meet the physical requirements set forth under Regulation .23A of this chapter and shall:

Restricted Jockey License. Based on the degree of competency demonstrated, an individual who does not wish to be licensed as a jockey under the provisions of §A-1 of this regulation may be granted a jockey license by the Commission, and this license shall restrict the individual to riding in:

An individual younger than 16 years old may not be licensed as a jockey.

A jockey shall ride under the jockey's legal name.

The stewards may permit a jockey to ride pending action on the jockey's application for a license.

A jockey under suspension in any state or foreign country may not ride during the period of the jockey's suspension except as provided under Regulation .45AA of this chapter.

A jockey may not smoke in public while wearing racing colors.

While riding in a race, a jockey shall wear a number on the jockey's right arm which shall correspond to the:

Weight.

A fine shall be paid by the jockey upon whom the fine was levied, and any other person paying this fine shall be subject to appropriate action by the Commission.

A jockey may not have more than one agent.

All engagements to ride, other than those for the contract employer of the jockey, shall be made by the:

On a day that a jockey is scheduled to ride, the jockey may not bet on any race except:

A jockey may not receive a gift from a person other than the owner or trainer of the horse for whom the jockey is riding.

A person may not:

Ownership of Horses.

Equipment. In addition to the equipment a jockey is otherwise required to use to ride a horse in a race, a jockey shall wear the following equipment which is designed to reduce the risk of injury on the racetrack:

A jockey who makes a frivolous complaint may be fined or suspended by the stewards or the Commission.

The stewards shall penalize a jockey according to the gravity of the offense, if, without adequate cause, the jockey does not:

Use of the Whip.

Cover the torso, front and back, from the collar bone to the hip bone;

Be of uniform material and thickness over the whole of the vest, except for localized:

Equal or exceed a minimum shock absorbence rating of 5 according to the specifications established by the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA) which are as follows:

Each jockey agent shall obtain a license from the Commission. Before issuance of a license, a jockey agent may be required to satisfy the Commission of the jockey agent's financial responsibility which the jockey agent shall maintain so long as the jockey agent is licensed by the Commission.

Number of Jockeys an Agent May Be Permitted to Represent.

A jockey agent may not make or assist in the making of any engagement for any rider other than those the jockey agent is licensed to represent.

Conflicting claims for the services of a jockey shall be decided by the stewards and first call shall have priority.

No person other than an owner, trainer, 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 the jockey's own engagements.

Jockey agents shall explain rival claims for any mount or for any rider. Inability to satisfy the stewards that the rival claims arose through bona fide error shall create a presumption of fraud, and constitute cause for an agent's license to be revoked.

Examination for Jockey Agent's License. An applicant for an original jockey agent's license shall be given a written or oral examination by the stewards. An unsuccessful applicant shall be permitted by the stewards to reapply after a waiting period of not more than 2 months.

Naming of Jockeys.

Licensure.

Weight Allowances.

Fees. An apprentice jockey shall be entitled to the regular jockey fees, except when riding a horse owned in part or solely by the contract holder.

Applicability of Jockey Regulations. An apprentice jockey is subject to all applicable provisions of this chapter regarding jockeys.

It is the duty of the jockey room custodian to see to it that order, decorum, and cleanliness are maintained in the jockey and scale rooms.

The custodian shall assist the clerk of the scales as he may require.

The custodian shall see to it that no persons, other than members of the Commission and its authorized representatives, racing officials, and the necessary jockey room attendants are admitted to the jockey room after 10 a.m. on a day of racing without consent of the stewards.

The custodian shall oversee the care and storage of all racing colors, giving written receipts for them when deposited.

The custodian shall oversee the jockey attendants and arrange their rotation among jockeys in the matter of weighing out.

The custodian shall report to the stewards any irregularities that occur in his province.

The custodian shall see to it that jockeys are neat in appearance and attired in keeping with these rules when they leave the room to ride in a race.

The following persons are required to take out a license from, or register with, the Commission:

License and Registration Expiration.

Except as provided by this section, an owner may not be allowed to start a horse under the jurisdiction of the Commission until the owner has obtained from the Commission a current owner's license. The license may be revoked, for cause, by the Commission or, in the discretion of the Commission, may be suspended, for cause, for any period of time. Before issuance of a license, an owner may be required to satisfy the Commission of his financial responsibility. An owner shall maintain his financial responsibility so long as he is licensed by the Commission. The stewards, in their discretion, may allow an owner to race a horse one time while awaiting action on the owner's application for licensure. An owner who so races but does not complete his application for a license and pay the appropriate fee within a reasonable period of time, shall be precluded from racing until his application is filed, and license fee paid.

Disqualification of a husband or wife from having a license may apply equally to both.

The application for a license shall be made upon a form of application prepared by the Commission.

A licensed owner shall order the production and transfer of all health and medical records, as defined under COMAR 09.10.03, held by the individual or veterinarian providing services to the horse owned by them within 7 days if:

Multiple Ownership.

If an owner engages two or more jockeys for the same race, he shall pay the losing fee for each engaged jockey not riding in the race, as well as the proper fee to the jockey who does ride.

An owner who makes a frivolous complaint or frivolously places a hold upon the results of a race being made official may be fined or suspended by the stewards.

Permission shall be obtained from a steward to exercise a horse between races unless the horse is being warmed up on the way to and just before entering the paddock for the next race to be run.

When a horse is being so warmed up before entering the paddock, its official program number shall be displayed by the rider.

In a race, each horse shall carry a conspicuous saddlecloth number corresponding to his number on the official program. In the case of an entry, each horse making up the entry shall carry the same number (saddlecloth) with a distinguishing letter. For example, 1, 1a, 1X. In the case of a field, the horses comprising the field shall carry an individual number, i.e., 12, 13, 14, 15, and so on.

Every horse shall be saddled in the paddock unless given permission otherwise by the stewards.

All horses shall parade such a distance as is reasonable and proper in the opinion of the stewards, unless excused by the paddock judge. If a horse is so excused from parading and is led to the post, he shall pass over the same route as that followed by the parade.

All horses shall carry their respective weights from paddock to post.

Parading horses shall pass the stewards' stand in the numerical order of their exhibited number. Only a horse being led by the parade leader, or excused from parading, may parade out of numerical order.

In the discretion of the stewards, parading horses may be allowed to break out of numerical order after passing in front of the stands.

After the horses enter the track, a jockey may not dismount and a horse is not entitled to the care of an attendant without consent of the stewards or the starter.

In case of accident to a jockey, or to his mount or equipment, the stewards or the starter may permit the jockey to dismount and the horse to be cared for during the delay, and may permit all jockeys to dismount and all horses to be attended during the delay.

If a jockey is thrown on the way from the paddock to the post, the horse shall be remounted, return to the point where the jockey was thrown, and then proceed over the route of the parade to the post.

If the jockey is so injured on the way to the post as to require replacement by another jockey, the horse shall be taken to the paddock, another jockey obtained, and then ridden over any uncompleted portion of the exact route of the parade to the starting point.

If a horse leaves the course while moving from paddock to post, he shall return to the course at the nearest practical point to that at which he left the course, and shall complete his parade to the post from the point at which he left the course.

A person may not willfully delay the arrival of a horse at the post.

A bugle may be sounded to indicate the time to go to the post.

Purse money earned on thoroughbred races under the provisions of Business Regulation Article, Title 11, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be credited to the thoroughbred purse account.

Purse money earned on nonthoroughbred races under the provisions of Business Regulation Article, Title 11, shall be credited to each nonthoroughbred breed purse account.

If the total amount paid for purses to nonthoroughbred horses in any race meeting does not equal the amount earned as described in §B of this regulation, any over or underpayment for each nonthoroughbred breed shall be carried forward to the next race meeting of the same association, unless the association agrees to allow the over or underpayment to be transferred to the next association to race and the next association to race agrees to accept the transfer.

If there is no racing for a nonthoroughbred breed that raced at the previous meeting of the association, at the next race meeting of the same association the association shall resolve the disposition of any over or underpayment with the representative of the nonthoroughbred breed as recognized by the association. The thoroughbred purse account may not be charged with any overpayment to nonthoroughbreds, and if there is no distribution of any underpayment to nonthoroughbreds, the underpayment shall revert to the thoroughbred purse account.

Weight penalties are obligatory.

Weight allowance is obligatory except by permission of a steward. This permission shall be obtained at the time of entry.

Weight allowance shall be claimed at the time of overnight entry and shall be the responsibility of the trainer.

An apprentice allowance may be claimed at scratch time if the named rider is unable to fulfill their engagement.

An apprentice allowance may not be claimed at scratch time if no rider was named at the time of overnight entry.

Weight allowance may not be abandoned after the posting of entries except by consent of the stewards.

Penalties and allowance of weight are not cumulative, unless so declared by the conditions of a race.

A horse shall start with only the allowance of weight to which he is entitled at the time of starting.

Horses incurring weight penalties for a race are not entitled to any of the weight allowances for that race.

Horses not entitled to the first weight allowance in a race are not entitled to the second, and so on.

Omitting to claim a weight allowance is not cause for disqualification.

A horse may not incur a weight penalty or be barred from any race for having been placed second or lower in any race.

A horse may not be given a weight allowance for failure to finish second or in any lower place in any race.

Penalties incurred in steeplechase or hurdle races do not apply to races on the flat or vice versa.

Allowance due in steeplechase or hurdle races do not apply to races on the flat or vice versa.

Penalties may not be invoked, or allowances made, in arriving at the weight to be carried in matches, or in private sweepstakes.

A horse may not receive allowance of weight, or be relieved of extra weight, for having been beaten in one or more races. However, this rule does not prohibit maiden allowance or allowances to horses which have not won within a specified period, or which have not won a race of specified value.

A horse may not incur a weight penalty for a placement from which he is disqualified, but a horse placed through the disqualification of another horse shall incur the weight penalties of that placement.

A horse involved in a dead heat for first place shall be liable to weight penalty for the amount received.

In reckoning weight penalties or allowances, any race whose conditions preclude the claim of any of the starters may not be considered a claiming race, even if won by a horse liable to claim under those conditions.

Post positions shall be determined publicly by lot in the presence of the racing secretary or his deputy, or one or more stewards.

Beginning from the inside rail, the horses shall take their positions at the post in keeping with the numerical order resulting from the public drawing.

In making an entry for a produce race, the produce is entered by specifying the dam and the sire or sires.

The entry of the mare is void if:

In produce races, allowances for the produce of untried horses shall be claimed before the time of closing, and are not lost by subsequent winnings.

All objections shall be made to the stewards by the objector. Objections that are not claims of interference shall be in writing and signed by the objector.

Permission of the stewards is necessary before an objection can be withdrawn.

The person or persons lodging the objection shall pay all the costs and expenses incurred in resolving the objection in such proportions as the stewards shall decide, unless relieved from this expense by the Commission. These costs and expenses shall be paid within 7 days of the notice of them as posted by the stewards.

Objections to a horse engaged in a race may be made to one of the stewards by:

Objections to any decisions of the clerk of the scales shall be made not later than 15 minutes before the start of the race.

Objections based on an occurrence in a race shall be made before the numbers of the horses placed in the race have been officially confirmed.

If, by reason of an objection, a race or place is awarded to another horse, the money for that race shall be distributed in accordance with the final placing, and the owner of a horse to which the race or place is finally awarded can recover the money from those who wrongfully received it.

Pending a decision based on an objection, any prize won by the horse against which the objection is lodged or any money held by the clerk of the course as the price of a horse claimed in a race (if involved in the determination of the case), shall be held in an interest-bearing escrow account until the objection is determined.

Grounds for Objections.

Every objection shall be decided by the stewards, but their decision is subject to appeal in writing to the Commission.

In all cases of fraud or willful deception, the time limitations do not apply, provided the stewards are satisfied that the allegations are bona fide and are susceptible of verification.

For each day of live racing during a race meeting, the racing officials on duty shall include:

Except for the stewards and Commission veterinarians, the officials specified in §A of this regulation shall be appointed by the association holding the race meeting.

The Commission may require, for cause, the removal of an official appointed by an association.

A racing official may not officiate in a race if the official, or the spouse of the official, has an interest in a horse which is running in the race.

An official at a race meeting shall:

Exhibit the number of each horse for which a jockey has been weighed out and forthwith furnish the starter with a list of these numbers;

Weigh all jockeys out and in;

Accurately record and publish on the notice board any overweight or any change of jockey, weight, or racing colors, as compared with those stated on the official program and shall promptly supply all proper racing officials with all pertinent changes;

Report to the racing secretary after each race the weights carried by each horse in each race, together with the name of each horse's jockey and the overweight carried by any jockey, as well as the post time and running time in each race and other data which may, from time to time, be required;

Make riding engagements for jockeys and apprentice jockeys who may desire him to do so;

Have in his possession the apprentice jockey copy of the apprentice certificate or contract before he allows the apprentice jockey to ride;

If the apprentice jockey wins a race and the apprentice jockey previously had not ridden more than 35 winners, post the date and the race won by the apprentice jockey to the apprentice certificate or contract immediately after the race is made official.

The handicapper, who may be the racing secretary, shall assign the weights to be carried by each horse in a handicap.

The handicapper shall append to the weights for every handicap the day and hour from which winners will be liable to weight penalty.

If there are no penalties, that fact shall be appended to the weights. An alteration of weights may not be made after publication.

In case of omission, through error, of the name or weight of a horse duly entered, the omission shall be rectified by the handicapper.

The paddock judge shall keep a record of all equipment carried by all horses in all races under his jurisdiction, permitting no change in equipment not authorized by the stewards.

The paddock judge, in each race, shall require the farrier in attendance in the paddock to see to it that all horses are properly shod. The paddock judge shall report immediately to the stewards the findings of the farrier.

The paddock judge shall report any irregularities to the stewards.

The paddock judge may permit a horse to be excused from parading and be led to the post.

Take a station at a place designated by the stewards;

Be subject to the orders of the stewards;

Report to the stewards all pertinent observations; and

File a written report regarding a pertinent observation if requested by the stewards.

At the finish of each race, the placing judges shall be in the stand provided by the association for the observation of the finish of the race.

The nose of a horse at the finish line is the determining factor as to the placing of the horse in relation to the other horses in the race.

The placing judges may examine a photograph, or other electronic recording, of the finish of the race before making a determination as to the official order of finish.

By majority rule, the placing judges shall:

The official order of finish as determined by the placing judges may be changed by the:

The racing secretary shall discharge all duties of his office, expressed or implied, as required by these rules.

The racing secretary shall compile an official program for each racing day, which shall state the time fixed for the first race and give the names of the horses which are to run in each of the races of the day.

Program.

The racing secretary shall keep a complete record of all races.

The racing secretary may receive all entries and declarations.

The field of horses in a race shall be in the hands of the starter from the time the field begins to line up for the start until the field is released by the starter.

When the field is in the hands of the starter, the horses are entitled to no further care from their attendants, except, if circumstances so indicate, the starter may permit the jockeys to dismount and the horses to be cared for until corrective measures have been taken.

All orders necessary to secure a fair start shall be given by the starter, including an order to place a vicious or unruly horse in an outside post position, unless the stewards determine that those orders do not permit a fair start.

The starter shall report a cause of delay to the stewards.

If a starting gate is used, the starter shall load the:

If the number of horses starting in a race does not exceed the capacity of the track, but does exceed the number of stalls in the gate, and an auxiliary gate is not used, the surplus may be started from outside the gate.

Except in cases of emergency (recognized as such by the stewards), a starting device, other than the usual stall gate, may not be used in starting a race on the flat. Any substitute shall have the approval of the Commission.

Schooling of Horses to the Starting Gate. In order to race, a horse shall:

The stewards may fine a jockey for disobedience of orders at the starting post, foul or abusive language to the starter or any assistant, or for attempting any unfair advantage.

If an owner or a trainer does not want a horse under the trainer's care to be “tailed” or “tonged” at the starting gate, the owner or trainer shall deliver a written request to that effect to the starter, who shall comply with the request.

An individual in the employ of a racing association and assigned to a position involving the starting of horses in a race may not:

When a vacancy occurs among the racing officials before post time of the first race of the day, or when a vacancy occurs after the racing of the day has started, the stewards immediately shall fill the vacancy. The appointment shall be effective only for the day, unless the association fails to fill the vacancy on the following day and notifies the stewards of its action not less than 1 hour before the post time of the first race of the day.

These appointments shall be reported immediately to the Racing Commission.

The stewards shall take notice of any questionable conduct with or without complaint thereof.

It is the duty of the stewards to see to it that horses arrive at the starting post as near to the advertised post time as practical.

In case of accident or casualty to a horse before off-time, the stewards may excuse that horse.

The stewards shall investigate promptly, and render a decision in every protest and in every complaint properly made to them.

The stewards shall report all protests and complaints to the Commission as soon as received by them, and shall make prompt report to the Commission of their decision.

The stewards have the power to interpret these rules and to decide all questions not specifically covered by them.

In matters pertaining to racing, the orders of the stewards supersede the orders of the officers and directors of the association.

The stewards have the power and the duty to regulate and govern the conduct of all racing officials and of all owners, trainers, jockeys, grooms, and other persons attendant on horses during, before, and after races.

In the performance of duty, the stewards have control over, and unrestricted access to, all stands, weighing rooms, and jockey rooms, enclosures and other places in use for the meeting.

All entries and declarations are under the supervision of the stewards.

The stewards have the power to determine all questions arising with reference to entries and racing.

All questions within the stewards' authority shall be determined by a majority vote of the stewards.

The stewards have the power to punish for violation of these rules any person subject to their control and, in their discretion, to impose fines or suspensions, or both, for infractions.

The stewards may demand proof that a horse is neither disqualified in any way nor trained, entered, or owned, in whole or in part, by a disqualified person. In default of proof satisfactory to them, the stewards may declare the horse disqualified.

The stewards have the power to examine, or cause to be examined, at any time any horse stabled on the association grounds or in stabling approved by the Commission.

A steward may appoint his own deputy at any time.

Appointment of any deputy or deputies for a steward or stewards shall be reported immediately to the Commission and its approval obtained.

There shall be three stewards in the stand when a race is being run.

The stewards shall lock all pari-mutuel betting machines not later than the moment the starting gate is opened for the beginning of a race.

Complaints against an official or officials shall be made to the stewards in writing, signed by the complainants. All complaints shall be reported to the Commission, together with the action, if any, taken on them by the stewards.

Violations.

If any case occurs which is not, or which is alleged not to be, provided for by these rules, it shall be determined by the stewards in such manner as they think just and conformable to the usages of the turf.

Penalties.

Exclusions.

All questions pertaining directly to racing, arising during the period of the meeting, shall be determined by the stewards. If they are unable to reach a majority decision in 3 days, the case shall be reported to the Commission for such action as it deems proper to take.

In the suspension of a jockey for an offense other than one involving fraud, the stewards shall:

When the ownership of any horse entered in a race is in dispute, the stewards may not permit the horse to run in the race unless, and until, its ownership is definitely established to their satisfaction.

Persons entering horses to run on licensed Maryland tracks agree in so doing to accept the decision of the stewards on any question relating to a race or to racing, subject to review by the Commission.

If the stewards at any time are satisfied that the riding of any race was intentionally foul, or that any jockey was instructed or induced so to ride, all persons whom the stewards deem guilty of complicity shall be suspended, and the case shall be reported to the Commission for such additional action as it may deem necessary.

A horse that has been the subject of fraudulent practice shall be disqualified by the stewards , but for no longer than the duration of the meeting, and reported to the Commission for such action as it may deem proper.

During each racing day, at least one of the stewards of the meeting shall be in the stewards' office on the grounds of the association where the race meeting is being held not later than the specified scratch time.

A full board of stewards shall be in the stewards' office on the grounds of the association 2-1/2 hours before post time to exercise the authority and perform the duties imposed on them by these rules.

The stewards shall make reports in writing to the Racing Commission of all infractions of these rules and of all rulings of the stewards upon matters coming before them during each day. Copies of these reports and ruling shall be mailed to each member of the Commission.

Stewards are empowered to grant temporary licenses to owners and trainers, subject to the licensing requirements under the regulations of this chapter dealing with owners and trainers. All licenses so granted are to be certified to the Commission for final action.

Recordings taken of any race from start to finish may be used to aid the stewards in determining any question within their jurisdiction.

Every horse whose starting is obligatory is expected to run the course, except that the stewards may order the withdrawal of a horse at any time up to the actual start of a race to protect the public interest.

A board of veterinarians, consisting of a chief veterinarian, and such other veterinarians as the Commission may deem necessary shall be designated for duty at each Maryland track.

A Commission veterinarian shall examine every horse appearing in the day's entries in the stable area before the race in which it is to run and make a report on its racing condition to the stewards.

In general, he shall familiarize himself with the racing condition of all entrants and if, in his opinion, any entrant is not in condition to race, he shall notify the stewards.

One veterinarian shall be present in the paddock before each race, and he shall inspect each entrant. If, in his opinion, any entrant is not in condition to compete in that race, he shall immediately notify the stewards, who shall order the horse scratched out of the race. The horse automatically goes on the veterinarian's list, and thereafter may not be permitted to enter until the veterinarian notifies the stewards that the horse is again fit to compete.

All veterinarians shall be at the disposal of the stewards at scratch time each morning, and shall examine the horses they request, and make reports to them as promptly as possible.

One veterinarian shall obtain blood from the horses designated by the stewards or the Racing Commission, and make those examinations and tests that, from time to time, may be required by the stewards.

If an owner or trainer objects to a horse in his care undergoing an examination by the Commission veterinarian, that fact shall be reported to the stewards, and that horse shall be eliminated from the race.

A veterinarian may not be allowed to practice at the race track of any racing association under the jurisdiction of the Commission until the veterinarian has obtained a license from the Commission. This license shall be applied for and issued annually. The license may be revoked or suspended, for cause, by the Commission.

The veterinarians employed by the Commission as the State veterinarians may not be permitted during the term of the veterinarians' employment to treat or prescribe, for any horse on the grounds or registered to race at any race track, for compensation or otherwise except in case of emergency in which case a full and complete report shall be made to the stewards. An owner or trainer may not employ or pay compensation to any veterinarian either directly or indirectly during the period for which he is employed by the Commission. For violation of this rule, the veterinarian, owner, and trainer may be fined, suspended, or have their license revoked after a hearing before the Commission.

A veterinarian practicing veterinary medicine on a race track where a race meeting is in progress or scheduled, or at a stabling area under the jurisdiction of the Commission, shall use one-time disposable type needles and shall keep them in his possession until disposed of by him off the track. A person, other than a licensed veterinarian, may not have a needle or syringe of any kind, type, or description or any injectable which might be administered by a needle or syringe on his person or in his custody, control, or possession, or in the custody, control, or possession of any of his employees.

Any veterinarian practicing at any Maryland Race Track shall file a report with the stewards as to any medication prescribed or administered or professional service performed. This report shall be filed in person or postmarked within a period of 48 hours from the time of treatment. These daily reports shall remain confidential except that the Commission veterinarian may compile general data from them to assist the Commission in formulating policies or rules, and the stewards may review them in investigating a possible violation of these rules.

For the purposes of this regulation:

If the Maryland Horse Breeders Association refuses to register a horse under Business Regulation Article, §11-538, Annotated Code of Maryland, making the horse ineligible to participate in the Maryland-Bred Fund Race program, the owner or breeder of the horse may appeal the refusal to the Commission.

From the money allocated to this Fund under Business Regulation Article, §11-515, Annotated Code of Maryland, $15,000 shall be deducted at each of the first two meetings of the year at each of the two mile tracks in Maryland before any other calculations are made, and these amounts shall be forwarded to the Maryland Horse Breeders Association to be distributed as follows in accordance with a formula devised annually by the Maryland-Bred Race Fund Advisory Committee and approved by the Racing Commission by March 31 of each calendar year:

Subject to the approval of the Commission, up to 10 percent of all monies allocated to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund under Business Regulation Article, §§11-515 and 11-525(d), Annotated Code of Maryland, and all earnings on these monies, after the deduction of the amounts under §C of this regulation, shall be paid to the Maryland Horse Breeders Association as compensation for the administration of the Maryland-Bred Race Fund.

The Maryland Horse Breeders Association shall render an accounting in a manner satisfactory to the Commission regarding the monies paid to it under §D of this regulation.

The Commission may allocate a portion of the monies allocated to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund, calculated on the balance remaining after the deductions required under §§C and D of this regulation, to races which are restricted to horses conceived, but not necessarily foaled, in Maryland.

With the exception of the monies allocated to this Fund which were generated by the handle on Maryland Million Day, subject to the approval of the Commission, a portion of all the remaining money allocated to this Fund, and all earnings on these monies, shall be distributed in the form of purse money and owner awards as follows:

After the application of §G of this regulation, the remaining portion of the monies allocated to this Fund, and all earnings on these monies, shall be distributed in the form of breeder and stallion owner awards as follows:

On a semiannual basis, the Commission, with the advice of the Maryland-Bred Race Fund Advisory Committee, shall determine the amount to be distributed in the form of purses and owner, breeder, and stallion owner awards using the following formulas:

The owner, breeder, and stallion owner awards shall be paid as soon as practical.

On Maryland Million Day, all monies allocated this day to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund under Business Regulation Article, §11-515, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be distributed as breeder and stallion owner awards for the horses racing on Maryland Million Day in the manner specified by §I(3) of this regulation.

The awards under §§G, H, and K of this regulation shall be calculated on the order of finish as determined by the stewards notwithstanding any dispute as to the proper order of finish, and:

If, after making the distributions required under this regulation, monies allocated to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund:

Amounts received by the Fund as its share of the fee from out-of-State bets on Maryland races, in conformance with Business Regulation Article, §11-804.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be expended for the purposes of fostering and promoting the well-being of the thoroughbred breeding industry:

During the running of a race:

A horse may be disqualified if it, or the jockey riding it, is involved in a violation of §A of this regulation.

When a horse is disqualified under this regulation, every horse in the race belonging wholly or partly to the owner of the disqualified horse may also be disqualified.

In addition to being sanctioned for violating other provisions of this regulation, a jockey may be sanctioned if deemed to be responsible for a violation of §A of this regulation.

The jockey of a horse participating in a race may delay the results of the race being declared official by notifying an outrider, immediately following the running of the race, of the possibility of a claim of foul.

A claim of foul under this regulation may only be made:

A notification of the possibility of a claim of foul under §D of this regulation or a claim of foul itself may not be frivolous.

A jockey against whom a foul is claimed shall be given the opportunity to communicate with the stewards before any decision is made by them.

If the stewards perceive that there has been a violation of §A of this regulation, they may take action on their own initiative in the absence of a claim of foul.

If the stewards at any time are satisfied that the riding of any race was intentionally foul or that any jockey was instructed or induced so to ride, all persons guilty of complicity shall be suspended and the case shall be reported to the Commission for such additional action as it may consider necessary.

If a horse leaves the course, in order to continue to participate in the race, it shall return to the point at which it left and run the course from that point.

When one horse pays forfeit for a match, the other need not walk over, but for a sweepstakes, even if all the horses but one have declared forfeit, that horse shall walk over, except by the written consent of all the persons who pay forfeit; in the case of a purse, the consent of the stewards is necessary to dispense with a walkover.

When a horse is disqualified, and there is evidence of fraud or attempted fraud, any other horse in the race owned or controlled by the same interest, or trained by the same trainer, also shall be disqualified.

If a provision of this regulation is violated, and an offending horse finishes the race in a position entitling it to any part of the purse, the stewards are charged with determining its proper place in the race, or they may disqualify the horse if, in their judgment, the circumstances justify this action.

Safety helmet which is designed to adequately protect the head from injury; and

Safety vest which is equal to or exceeds the requirements set forth in Regulation .21-1 of this chapter.

A farrier may not shoe horses at a race track under the jurisdiction of the Commission until the farrier has obtained a license from the Commission.

An applicant shall satisfy all of the following requirements before obtaining a farrier's license:

Eligibility. A person may not be granted a trainer's license unless the person has:

To be considered a passing grade, the combined score for the tests under §A(2)(c) and (d) shall be 80 percent or more. The stewards may impose a waiting period before allowing the individual to retake the examination. However, the waiting period may not exceed 6 months.

Restrictions on Steeplechase Trainers.

A person under 18 years old may not be granted a trainer's license.

Continuing Education.

Each trainer shall obtain a license from the Commission. Before issuance of a license, a trainer may be required to satisfy the Commission of his financial responsibility and shall maintain his financial responsibility so long as he is licensed by the Commission. The proper fee shall accompany each application. If a renewal is not made after a period of 5 years, the applicant shall again apply and pay the fee for an original license. The Commission, after a period of 5 years, shall remove from its records the license card of the individual.

A trainer may not practice his profession except under his own name.

The stewards may permit a trainer to act one time for an owner while awaiting action on the trainer's application for licensure. A trainer who so acts but does not complete his application for a license and pay the appropriate fee within a reasonable period of time shall be precluded from racing until the application is filed and license fee paid.

A licensed trainer may represent the owner in the matter of entries, declarations, and the employment of jockeys.

A trainer shall have his horse in the paddock at the time appointed.

A trainer shall attend his horse in the paddock, and shall be present to supervise his saddling, unless he has obtained the permission of a steward to send his licensed assistant trainer or another licensed trainer as a substitute.

If a trainer engages two or more jockeys for the same race, he shall pay the losing fee for each engaged jockey not riding in the race, as well as the proper fee to the jockey who does ride.

A jockey's fee shall be considered earned when the jockey is weighed out by the clerk of the scales. The fee may not be considered earned if the jockey, of his own free will, takes himself off of his mount, when injury to the horse or rider is not involved. Any conditions or considerations not covered by the above ruling shall be at the discretion of the stewards.

A trainer shall be responsible for the condition of a horse trained by him.

Each trainer shall register with the racing secretary all the horses in his charge, giving the name, age, sex, color, and ownership of each, and shall immediately notify the racing secretary of any transfers to or from his badge list, and the disposition of the horses so transferred.

A trainer may not have in his charge or under his supervision any horse owned, in whole or in part, by a disqualified person.

A trainer may not accept, directly or indirectly, any bribe, gift, or gratuity in any form which might influence the result of any race or which would tend to do so.

A trainer may not employ a jockey for the purpose of preventing him from riding in any race.

Substitute and Assistant Trainers.

Trainers having charge, custody, or care of horses are obligated to protect properly the horses and guard against any violation of the Corrupt Practices Rules.

A trainer who makes a frivolous complaint or frivolously places a hold upon the results of a race being made official may be fined or suspended by the stewards.

A trainer or owner who harbors anyone not provided with a license issued by the Commission shall be immediately reported to the stewards, so they may make investigation and take appropriate action as they deem necessary, if any, as provided under Regulation .45V of this chapter.

Trainers shall instruct jockeys that all horses shall be ridden out in every race. If two or more horses run in one interest in any race, each jockey shall give his best effort.

A trainer is solely responsible for the weight to be carried by any horse he enters.

Trainers may not occupy stalls at a track without written permission of the track management. Stall assignments shall be made for a fixed period of time, and shall be vacated at the end of that period.

Stalls are to be assigned by the Racing Association to trainers for horses of racing age (no yearlings) which comply with the Racing Association's published eligibility rule, except that the Racing Association may assign specific stalls for horses to be used as ponies. Stalls are to be for the sole use of the trainer to whom they are assigned. Falsification of stall applications and transfer or use of these stalls by any other person constitutes a violation of this rule and will be subject to fine or suspension.

When a groom or other employee of a trainer, working at one of the tracks, leaves the trainer's employ, the trainer shall promptly notify the security office of that track, in writing, of the employee's departure.

A licensed trainer may not:

Each trainer shall register with the stewards all the horses in the trainer's charge that have a mortgage or lien of any kind against them, giving the name, age, sex, color, and ownership of each horse.

After a race has been run, the jockey shall ride promptly to the area designated by the association to dismount and report to the clerk of the scales to be weighed in.

If a jockey is prevented from riding a mount to the area designated by the association to dismount because of an accident or illness, either to the jockey or the horse, the jockey may walk or be carried to the scales, or the jockey may be excused by the stewards from weighing in.

Except by permission of the stewards, a jockey, upon returning to the area designated by the association to dismount, shall unsaddle the horse the jockey has ridden, and no other individual may touch the horse, except by its bridle, until the jockey has removed all the equipment which was included in the weight the horse was assigned to carry.

Absent the permission of the stewards, an individual may not assist a jockey in removing the jockey's equipment from a horse.

An individual may not throw a covering over a horse at the place of dismounting until the jockey has removed the equipment that was included in the weight the horse was assigned to carry.

A jockey may not, before weighing in, willfully touch an individual or thing, other than equipment that was included in the weight the horse was assigned to carry.

A jockey shall, in weighing in, carry over the scales all pieces of equipment with which the jockey weighed out.

A jockey shall weigh in with the same weight as that with which the jockey weighed out, and, if short by more than 1 pound, the jockey's horse shall be disqualified.

If a horse carries more than 2 pounds over its proper or declared weight, its jockey shall be punished unless the stewards are satisfied that this excess of weight is inadvertently caused by precipitation or mud.

Jockeys shall be weighed out for their respective mounts in each race by the clerk of the scales not less than 20 minutes before the time fixed for the race. In case of the substitution of a jockey after the original jockey has been weighed out, the substitute jockey shall be weighed as promptly as possible and the name of the substitute jockey and the jockey's weight shall be publicly announced and posted.

A saddle and the following equipment, if used, shall be included in the weight a horse is assigned to carry:

The following items may not be included in the weight a horse is assigned to carry:

Bridle and Whip.

Five pounds is the limit of the overweight any horse is allowed to carry.

A jockey, except when riding for the jockey's contract employer, may not be weighed out for any race unless there has been deposited with, or guaranteed by, the racing association the fee for a losing mount in the race.

Owners having unpaid jockey or other fees at the close of the race meeting shall be billed by the racing association within 20 days of the close of their race meet, with a duplicate copy of bill to the trainer. Accounts shall be paid within 30 days from the billing date. At the expiration of the 30 day period, it shall be the duty of the association to notify the Racing Commission or the stewards, in writing, of all delinquent accounts, at which time all owners with outstanding accounts will be suspended until the fees are paid.

The association shall provide the only attendants who will be permitted to assist jockeys in weighing out.

The equipment carried or worn by a jockey or a horse in a race is subject to the approval of the stewards.

The winnings of a horse in a stakes race shall be computed on the value of the gross purse.

In estimating foreign winnings, the current rate of exchange at the time of those winnings shall be adopted.

The value of prizes not in money will not be estimated in the value of the race to the winner.

In estimating the value of a series of races in which an extra sum of money or prize is won by winning two or more races, the extra sum or prize shall be estimated in the last race by which it was finally won.

In all races, if there is any surplus from entries, or subscriptions over the advertised value, it shall be paid the winner, unless stated by the conditions to go to other horses in the race.

Winnings during the year shall include all prizes from the 1st of January preceding to the time appointed for the start, and shall apply to all races in any country. Winnings shall include dividing or walking over.

Winning of a fixed sum is understood to be winning it in one race, unless specified to the contrary.

In case of a walkover, one-half of the money offered to the winner is given unless otherwise advertised.

When a walkover is the result of arrangement by owners of horses engaged, no portion of the added money nor any other prize need be given.

Prize Distribution.

A race may be declared void if no qualified horse covers the course according to rule.

The Maryland Racing Commission, acting under authority of the law creating it, has established the pari-mutuel as the only legal system of wagering on horse racing on all tracks in Maryland over which it has jurisdiction.

The “take” shall be in accordance with the law existing at the time of the race meeting.

The least number of horses in separate interests that can take part in a race in which payment out of the several pools may be made are:

The consent of the Maryland Racing Commission shall be obtained to call off betting in the various pools as follows:

In establishing the payoff in each pool in every race the calculations shall be made on the dollar. Any balance that may result in the division on which the result is determined need not be paid in pennies, but in every instance the breakage allowance shall be less than 10 cents, the dollar being the unit. The “breakage” shall be in accordance with the law existing at the time of the race meeting.

A pari-mutuel ticket shall be sold in denominations approved by the Commission.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the pari-mutuel rules for wagering, each association shall, in all cases of a pari-mutuel pool, distribute not less than $2.10 on each winning $2 wager.

Minus pools shall be charged against breakage in the same proportion as the breakage is allocated.

The result of every race is determined, insofar as the mutuel pay-off is affected, when it is posted as “official”. Since immediate distribution of the respective pools is required, a subsequent change in the order of finish and no run-off in a dead heat may not involve the mutuel department.

Errors.

In order to determine “at what time” the cashing of winning tickets has commenced, the following rules govern:

All horses in the name of the same owner under the care of the same trainer, when entered to race, shall be coupled as an entry, a wager on any one of them being a wager on all—the “entry” running as one horse.

Except as provided in §N of this regulation, where the capacity for betting units on the tote board at a track is less than the number of betting interests competing in the race, all betting interests in excess of the maximum number of betting units, less one, shall be grouped together to constitute the “field”, a bet on the “field” being a bet on all horses so grouped.

If a race emanates from a track whose tote board provides for a number of betting units different than the tote board at a track receiving the race, and the receiving track elects to use the same number of betting units as the sending track, the receiving track shall:

When safety regulations and the width of the track (county fairs) require that the number of horses permitted to compete shall be limited to 10 or less, there may not be a “field”, except as provided in §N of this regulation.

Provisions for horse betting units shall be made to meet the requirements of each race, as indicated by the printed program. Should any horse be “scratched”, the totalisator betting mechanism provided for that horse shall be locked immediately.

Excused or Scratched Horse.

If a door of the starting gate fails to open as the starter dispatches the field (because of faulty action or other cause), it shall be reported immediately to the stewards by the starter. The stewards shall post the inquiry sign and have the announcer alert the public to hold all tickets. The stewards shall then view the films to determine if the gate failed to open when the starter dispatched the field and rule accordingly.

The starter shall make the decision on what horse or horses are prevented from racing through failure of the gates to open.

If the failure of a stall gate to open reduces the number of horses in separate interests actually engaged in the race below the number required for show or place betting, refunds of the place or show polls may not be made; complete and full refunds shall be made on the horses prevented from starting.

If the stewards or the veterinarian excuse a horse and order the horse scratched before it is in the hands of the starter, and this action reduces the number of horses in separate interests actually engaged in the race below the number required for place or show wagering, refunds shall be made of the place or show tickets on the horse.

If a horse is prevented from running due to a failure of the starting gate, a refund of all tickets shall be made.

Except when dead heats occur, or when “field” horses or “entries” are involved in the result of a race, or when no ticket has been sold on a horse finishing first, second, or third, the distribution of pools shall be as follows:

Dead Heats.

Field Horses.

Apportionment of Pools When No Tickets Are Sold.

If only one horse finishes in a race, all money in the place and show pools goes to the holders of place and show tickets on this one horse, the money being distributed as in a straight pool. If only two horses finish in a race, all money in the show pool goes to the holders of show tickets on these two horses, the money being distributed as in a place pool.

If no horse finishes, all money shall be refunded.

Each association shall maintain suitable electric apparatus for locking the totalisator selling windows. It shall be operated from the stewards' stand by one of the stewards designated for this duty.

Pari-Mutuel Ticket Sales.

While the betting is in progress, there shall be frequent postings of the approximate odds on the horses taking part in the race, “entries” being listed on the odds board as one horse and likewise the “field”, when either or both are a part of the race.

Suitable apparatus shall be provided whereby notice is given to the mutuel department that the:

Totalisator adjustments will be summarized at the close of each meeting and if the result is a credit to the company operating the totalisator, then the auditor representing the Maryland Racing Commission will obtain a check from the company, for the amount of the net credit, made payable to “Maryland Horsemen's Assistance Fund”.

If any emergency develops requiring an immediate solution in connection with the operation of the mutuel department, the authority to act is hereby conferred on the mutuel manager, who shall promptly report the emergency to the Commission and the means employed by him in meeting it.

The cycle of frequency of change on the totalisator board may not be more than 60 seconds.

A person younger than 18 years old may not purchase or cash pari-mutuel tickets.

Daily doubles may be limited to one for each racing program.

Coupled entries are permitted.

Fields are prohibited in either half of the daily double. This section does not apply to races conducted by the Cecil County Breeders' Fair, Inc. (Fair Hill).

The pay-off shall be posted after the pool closes, and before the race completing the double has been run, except in the event of a dead heat in the first half of the daily double, when the posting of the pay-off may be deferred until the race completing the daily double has been run.

If no ticket is sold combining the two winners, the pool shall then be apportioned equally between those having tickets including the winner of the first race and those having tickets including the winner in the last race in the same manner in which a “place” pool is calculated and distributed.

If no ticket is sold including the winner of the first race, the entire pool will be paid to the holders of tickets which include the winner of the last race of the daily double.

Likewise if no ticket is sold including the winner of the last race, then the entire pool will be paid to the holders of tickets which include the winner of the first race of the daily double.

If no ticket is sold including the winner of either race, then the pool shall be paid to the holders of tickets which include the horses finishing second in the two races of the daily double. If no ticket is sold which would require distribution of the daily double pool, the association shall make a complete and full refund of the pool.

If for any reason the first race of a daily double is cancelled and declared “no race”, full and complete refund will be made of the daily double pool. If for any reason the second race of a daily double is cancelled and declared “no race”, the daily double pool shall be distributed to the holders of the daily double tickets on the winner of the first race in the same manner as the straight pool of the first race is distributed, except as to the amount of distribution, which shall be controlled by the amount bet in the daily double pool.

If, after the first half of the daily double has been run and declared official, a horse is excused or scratched in the second half of the daily double, then a consolation pay-off shall be made to holders of the daily double tickets which combine the winner of the first half of the daily double to the excused or scratched horse of the second half of the daily double computed in the following manner:

If the holder of a ticket loses the first race, and his horse is scratched in the second, no money shall be refunded.

The twin double is a part of the pari-mutuel system of wagering. It is a contract by each participant to pick (select) the winner of each of four races as may be designated by a licensee, with the approval of the Commission. For the purpose of this rule, these four races will be referred to as the twin double races. The first two races shall be referred to as the first half of the twin double. The third and fourth races shall be referred to as the second half of the twin double. All sums deposited in the twin double shall be held in a single pool entirely separate from all other pools, and the award or dividend to each winning participant shall be calculated, subject to the provisions of this rule, as in a straight pool.

All twin double tickets shall be sold at twin double windows and shall be clearly and immediately distinguishable from the daily double and other tickets sold.

Repealed.

The sale of twin double tickets may not commence until after the completion of the second race of the day, unless special permission is obtained from a representative of the Commission. The twin double windows shall close and the machines shall be locked 5 minutes before the official post time.

Each participant in the twin double shall designate his selections for the winners of the first half of the twin double races at the time he purchases his twin double ticket and each twin double ticket shall show the selection made.

After the completion of the first half of the twin double races, each participant holding a ticket combining the winners of these two races shall, during the period while the twin double windows are open for this purpose, exchange the ticket for a twin double exchange ticket showing his selections for the winners of the second half of the twin double.

A twin double exchange ticket may not be issued except upon surrender of a twin double ticket showing the winners of the first half of the twin double.

Twin double windows shall be open for the issue only of twin double exchange tickets after the races comprising the first half have been completed and declared official. The windows shall close at official post time of the start of the second half of the races comprising the twin double.

After the running of the 3rd race of the twin double, the twin double possible payoffs will be posted.

There is no payoff for picking the first two winners of the twin double.

Inasmuch as the purpose of the twin double is to select the winner of the first half and second half of the twin double races, a participant who selects a starter which runs in but does not win a race is no longer eligible, unless no other participant has selected the winner of that race.

If a horse is scratched in the first race of the first half of the twin double, all tickets on the scratched horse will be refunded and the money refunded will be deducted from the gross pool.

If a horse is scratched in the second race of the first half of the twin double, after the running of the first race of the first half, all twin double tickets combining the scratched horse with the actual winner of the first race of the first half of the twin double shall be paid a price equivalent to that fraction of the net pool derived by dividing the net pool by the total purchase price of all tickets combining the winner of the first race of the first half of the twin double with all horses in the second race of the first half of the twin double. The total pay-off of all tickets combining the winner of the first race of the first half of the twin double with the scratched horse in the second race of the first half of the twin double as determined by the method set forth in this rule shall be deducted from the net twin double pool.

If a horse is scratched in the first race of the second half of the twin double during or after the exchange of tickets by holders of the first two winners, each ticket including the scratched horse in the first race of the second half of the twin double shall be paid a price equivalent to that fraction of the net pool derived by dividing the net pool by the total number of tickets exchanged. The total pay-off of all tickets combining the winners of the first half of the twin double with the scratched horse in the first race of the second half of the twin double as determined by the method set forth in this rule shall be deducted from the net twin double pool.

If a horse is scratched from the second race of the second half of the twin double during or after the exchange of tickets by holders of the first two winners, each ticket including the scratched horse in the second race of the second half of the twin double combined with the winner of the first race of the second half of the twin double shall be paid a price equivalent to that fraction of the net pool derived by dividing the net pool by the number of exchanged tickets including the winner of the first race, second half of the twin double. The total pay-off of all tickets combining the winners of the first half of the twin double and the winner of the first race in the second half of the twin double with the scratched horse in the second race of the second half of the twin double as determined by the method set forth in this rule, shall be deducted from the net twin double pool.

If no exchange ticket includes the winner of the first race of the second half of the twin double the entire pool shall be distributed as a straight pool to all holders of exchanged tickets and winning combinations of the first half that had not been exchanged. If no exchange ticket combines the winners of the first and second races of the second half of the twin double then the entire pool shall be distributed as a straight pool to all holders of tickets including the first race of the second half winner.

In the event of a dead heat in the first race of the first half of the twin double, all tickets combining both winners of the first race of the first half with the winner of the second race of the first half of the twin double shall be eligible for exchange this also applies in the event of a dead heat in the second race of the first half of the twin double.

If there is a dead heat in the first race of the second half of the twin double and if there is no ticket combining either winner with the winner of the second race of the second half of the twin double, then the pay-off shall be distributed to holders of tickets on the first race of the second half winners in the same manner in which a place pool is calculated; this also applies in the event of a dead heat in the second race of the second half of the twin double.

If the first race of the first half of the twin double is cancelled or declared “no race,” full and complete refund shall be made of the twin double pool.

If the second race of the first half of the twin double is cancelled the net pool shall be calculated as a straight pool and shall be distributed to the holders of tickets combining the winner of the first race of the first half of the twin double with every horse in the second race of the first half of the twin double.

If the first race of the second half of the twin double is cancelled the net twin double pool shall be distributed as a straight pool to holders of twin double exchange tickets and holders of winning twin double tickets not surrendered for twin double exchange tickets.

If the second race of the second half of the twin double is cancelled the net twin double pool shall be distributed as a straight pool to holders of twin double exchange tickets designating the winner of the first race of the second half of the twin double.

In the event of a dead heat between a covered and an uncovered horse in the second race of the second half of the twin double, no consolation payoff shall be made. Holders of tickets on the covered horse, representing the only winners of four consecutive races, shall share in the distribution of the twin double pool.

Each association shall either print in the daily program or prominently post at all areas where quinella wagering is conducted the following quinella conditions:

All quinella tickets shall be for the win and place combination only.

Quinella wagering is not permissible on races containing either a coupled entry or field horses.

If a horse entered in a quinella race is scratched or excused by the stewards after wagering has commenced, or if a horse is prevented from racing because of the failure of the stall doors of the starting gate to open, all tickets including this horse shall be deducted from the quinella pool and money refunded to the purchasers of tickets on the horse which is excused or prevented from racing.

If there are no tickets sold on the winning combination in a quinella race, all quinella tickets bearing the number of the individual win horse and all quinella tickets bearing the number of the individual place horse shall be deemed winning tickets, and the payoff shall be calculated as a place pool.

If there are no tickets sold on the winning combination in a quinella race, and if there are no quinella tickets sold bearing the number of the individual win horse, all quinella tickets bearing the number of the individual place horse shall be deemed winning tickets, and the payoff shall be calculated as a win pool.

If there are no tickets sold on the winning combination in a quinella race, and if there are no quinella tickets sold bearing the number of the individual place horse, all quinella tickets bearing the number of the individual win horse shall be deemed winning tickets, and the payoff shall be calculated as a win pool.

If there are no tickets sold on the winning combination in a quinella race, and if there are no quinella tickets sold bearing the number of the individual win horse, and if there are no quinella tickets sold bearing the number of the individual place horse, the quinella shall be deemed “no race,” and all moneys in the quinella shall be promptly refunded.

If, after an official start is effected, only one horse finishes the quinella race, the total money shall be figured as a win pool, with those who have picked that one horse in the race participating in the pool.

If a quinella race results in a two horse dead heat for win, the two horses involved in the dead heat shall be the winners of the quinella race.

If a quinella race results in a multiple dead heat for win, all horses involved in the dead heat shall be winners of the quinella race and payoffs figured accordingly. For example, if numbers 1, 3, 5 and 7 dead heat for win, the winning quinella combinations would be 1-3, 1-5, 1-7, 3-5, 3-7, and 5-7. The net pool, after deducting the amounts wagered on the winning combinations, shall be equally distributed in payoff calculations on the winning combinations.

If a quinella race results in a two horse dead heat for place, the total pool shall be calculated as a place pool.

If a quinella race results in a multiple dead heat for place, all combinations coupling the winning horse with the individual place horses shall be winners of the quinella race and payoffs calculated accordingly.

The exacta is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining two horses in a single race, selecting the two horses that will subsequently finish first and second in that race. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser who has selected the same order of finish as officially posted.

The exacta is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to the win, place and show betting and shall be calculated as an entirely separate pool.

In the event of an entry finishing first and second, the net exacta pool shall be distributed to holders of tickets combining the entry with the horse finishing third.

If a horse is scratched out of an exacta race, all exacta tickets combining the scratched horse with any other horse in that race will be refunded and the money so refunded will be deducted from the gross pool.

If no ticket is sold selecting the winner and the second horse to finish one-two, in that order, the net pool will be distributed as a place pool to the holders of tickets selecting the winner to finish first and the holders of tickets selecting the second horse to finish second.

If no ticket is sold that would require distribution of an exacta pool to a winner as above defined, the association shall make a complete and full refund of the exacta pool.

If two horses finish in a dead heat to win, the net pool shall be distributed as a place pool to the holders of tickets on the two winning combinations. For example if 4 and 6 finish in a dead heat to win, holders of tickets on 6 and 4 as well as holders of tickets on 4 and 6 will share in the net pool.

If two horses finish in a dead heat to place, the net pool shall be distributed as a place pool to the holders of tickets on the two winning combinations. For example, if 3 is the winner and 5 and 7 finish in a dead heat to place, holders of tickets combining 3 and 5, in that exact order, and holders of tickets combining 3 and 7, in that exact order, will share in the pool.

If there is a dead heat to win or a dead heat to place and no ticket has been sold on one of the winning combinations, the net pool shall be distributed to the holders of tickets on the other combination.

If there is a dead heat to place and no ticket has been sold combining the winner with either one of the two horses finishing in the dead heat, the holders of tickets selecting the winner to finish first and the holders of tickets selecting either one of the dead heat horses to finish second will share in the net pool. The net pool shall be distributed as a place pool the winner will receive one-half and the horses in the dead heat divide the remaining half proportionately between them.

The triple is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining three horses that will subsequently finish first, second, and third in that race. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser who has selected the same order of finish as officially posted.

The triple is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to the win, place and show betting and will be calculated as an entirely separate pool.

Triple tickets shall be sold in not less than $1 denominations.

If no ticket is sold on the winning combination of a triple pool, the net pool shall be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the win and place finishers in that order. If no ticket is sold combining the win and place finish, the net pool will be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the winner and show horses. If no ticket is sold combining the win, place or show finishers, the net pool will be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the winner. If less than three horses finish, the payoff will be made to holders of tickets selecting the finishing horses in order, ignoring the balance of the selection.

If no ticket is sold that would require distribution of the net triple pool to a winner as above defined, the association shall make a full refund of the triple pool.

In the event of a dead heat or dead heats, all triple tickets selecting the correct order of finish, counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in either position dead heated, shall be winning tickets. The payoff will be calculated as a place pool by dividing the net triple pool by the total purchase price of winning tickets.

In the event of a scratch in the triple, no exchanges will be made. All tickets which include the scratched horse are eliminated from further participation in the triple pool and shall be refunded. Refunds on key horse wheel tickets may be made after the triple race is official. Key horse wheel tickets shall be sold during the entire triple wagering period at the posted price used when triple wagering opens.

Coupled entries are permitted but fields are prohibited in triple races.

If the horses in a coupled entry finish in more than one of the first three positions, one or more of the horses, as necessary, finishing directly after the first three horses shall be used to complete a winning selection consisting of three different numbers.

Triple tickets shall be sold only by the licensee through pari-mutuel machines programmed to print all selections on one ticket. Resale of such tickets from one individual to another is prohibited and shall be grounds for ejection.

Each association shall print in heavy type in a conspicuous place in its printed program all the provisions of this section.

The Pick Six is a form of pari-mutuel wagering. Each bettor selects the first horse in each of six consecutive races designated as the Pick Six races by the Association. The principle of a Pick Six is, in effect, a contract by the purchaser of a Pick Six ticket to select the winners of each of the six races designated as the Pick Six.

The Pick Six pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools and is not part of a daily double, exacta, trifecta, or other wagering pool. The Pick Six pool is a pool in which the bettor is required to select six consecutive winning horses and is not a parlay.

Races in which Pick Six shall be conducted shall be approved by the Maryland Racing Commission and clearly designated in the program.

The design of Pick Six tickets shall be clearly and immediately distinguished from other pari-mutuel tickets with the identification “Pick 6” printed on the ticket.

The Pick Six pari-mutuel pool shall be calculated as follows:

Those horses constituting an entry or a field as defined within the regulations of the Maryland Racing Commission shall race in any Pick Six race as a single wagering interest for the purpose of the Pick Six pari-mutuel pool calculations and payouts to the public. A scratch, after wagering has begun, of any part of an entry or field selection in such a race shall be of no effect with respect to the status of this entry or field, or both, as a viable wagering interest.

If, for any reason, any race or races of a Pick Six program is cancelled and declared “No Race”, the Pick Six pool shall be distributed to the holders of the most winning selections of the remaining races pursuant to §E of this regulation. If the stewards cancel or declare “No Race” in three or more of the Pick Six races for any given date, all pari-mutuel tickets for that Pick Six pool shall be refunded and the Pick Six cancelled for that day.

If there is a dead heat for win between two or more horses in any Pick Six race, all these horses in the dead heat for win shall be considered as the winning horse in the race for the purpose of distributing the Pick Six pari-mutuel pools.

A person may not disclose the number of tickets sold in the Pick Six pool or the number or amount of tickets selecting winners of Pick Six races before the time the stewards have declared the last Pick Six race on any given date “official”.

A pari-mutuel ticket for the Pick Six pool may not be sold, exchanged, or cancelled after the time of the closing or wagering in the first of the six races comprising the Pick Six.

A validly issued Pick Six ticket timely surrendered to the association by the legal holder of it shall be the only evidence of a person's participation in the Pick Six pari-mutuel pool. The acceptance of a Pick Six ticket by taking an issued ticket away from the window or terminal from which it is purchased shall constitute an acknowledgement by the purchaser of the correctness of the ticket, and each purchaser of a Pick Six ticket agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this and all other applicable commission rules and regulations and by the laws of the State pertaining to pari-mutuel wagering. The association, totalisator company, and the State may not be liable to a person for a ticket which is not a winning ticket in accordance with the provisions of this rule. The association, totalisator company, and the State may not be liable to a person for a Pick Six ticket not delivered for any reason, including but not limited to, mechanical malfunction, electrical failure, machine locking, or other cause.

This rule shall be prominently displayed throughout the betting area of each association conducting a Pick Six program.

The Double Triple is a form of pari-mutuel wagering in which the bettor selects the three horses that will finish first, second, and third in each of the two designated races of the Double Triple, in the exact order of finish as officially posted.

The two races which comprise the Double Triple shall be approved by the Commission and clearly designated in the program.

Each bettor purchasing a Double Triple ticket shall designate his three selections as the first three horses to finish in that order in the first race of the designated two races of the Double Triple.

After wagering closes for the first race of the designated two races of the Double Triple, all applicable commissions and taxes shall be deducted from the pool in accordance with the laws of the State. The remaining net pool shall then be divided into two separate pools of equal amounts. The following apply:

In the first race of the Double Triple only, if there is a failure to select the first three horses, in exact order of finish, payoffs shall be made on Double Triple tickets selecting, in the following order of priority, which are the first two horses in exact order, but if there is no ticket outstanding, then the first horse. Failure of any ticket to select the first horse to win, regardless of the selection of the exact order of the second or third horse, or both, shall cause a refund of all Double Triple tickets issued on that race. If there is no winning ticket selecting the first three horses in exact order of finish, then any ticket within the applicable order of priority as previously stated is considered a winning ticket for distribution of the first race pool only, but does not entitle the holder of it to an exchange ticket.

After the official declaration of the first three horses to finish in the first race of the Double Triple, each bettor holding a winning ticket shall, before the running of the second designated race of the Double Triple, exchange at the designated Double Triple windows the winning ticket for both the monetary value from the first part of divided pool, as established by the mutuels department of the Association, and a Double Triple exchange ticket which designates the bettor's selection of the three horses for finish in that order in the second designated race of the Double Triple. Further money may not be required of the holder of the winning ticket in order to make the exchange. Until the second race of the Double Triple has been declared official, a person may not disclose the number of winning Double Triple tickets eligible for exchange in the second Double Triple race, nor shall any person disclose any information regarding those tickets during the exchange process.

A Double Triple exchange ticket for the second race of the Double Triple may not be issued except upon surrender of the Double Triple ticket from the first race as described in these rules. Windows, for the purpose of cashing and exchanging of winning Double Triple tickets, shall be open for the purpose of making exchange as described above only after the first race of the Double Triple has been declared official. The windows shall close when wagering closes for the second race of the Double Triple.

If a winning Double Triple ticket from the first race is not presented for cashing and exchange within the time provided above, the bettor may still collect the monetary value attached to the ticket but shall forfeit all rights to any distribution resulting from the second race of the Double Triple.

If a dead heat or heats occur in either the first race or second race of the Double Triple, all Double Triple tickets selecting the correct order of finish counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in any position dead heated shall be winning tickets, and, contrary to the usual practice, the aggregate winning tickets shall be divided into the net pool and be paid the same pay-off price.

If there is no Double Triple ticket issued accurately selecting the officially declared first three finishers of the second race of the Double Triple, in the exact order, the second race pool, determined as provided in this rule, shall be held for the next consecutive racing day and combined with the pool of that program's second race of the Double Triple. Distribution of this special cumulative pool of the second race of the Double Triple shall be made only upon the accurate selection, in the exact order, of the first three officially declared finishers of the second race of the Double Triple.

Scratches.

If for any reason the field for either the first race or the second race of the Double Triple is reduced to less than seven interests before wagering is opened for the first race of the Double Triple, then Double Triple wagering may not be conducted on that day. If wagering has opened for the Double Triple and the field for either the first race or the second race of the Double Triple is reduced to less than seven interests before the first race of the Double Triple has been run, the stewards shall determine, in their sole and final discretion, whether Double Triple wagering will be refunded and not conducted on that day. If after the first race of the Double Triple has been run the field in the second race of the Double Triple is reduced to less than seven interests, the stewards shall determine, in their sole and final discretion, whether the race will be run as the second race of the Double Triple or, alternatively, whether Double Triple wagering will be cancelled, in which event the entire second part of the divided pool resulting from that current day's program only shall be distributed among all holders of Second Half Double Triple tickets, in accordance with established pari-mutuel practice, and any carry-over of any Double Triple pool from any previous day's program may not be distributed on that racing day and shall be carried over to the next consecutive racing day.

If for any reason the second race of the Double Triple is not declared official, the winning ticket holders who have cashed their ticket of the first race of the Double Triple and have received an exchange ticket, shall be entitled to be paid the remaining amount of the current program's divided pool.

Sales of Double Triple tickets other than from pari-mutuel machines shall be deemed illegal and prohibited.

The Double Triple pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools, and may not be part of a daily double, exacta, triple, pick six, or other wagering pool.

If the accumulated carry-over pool of the Double Triple has not been distributed before the closing day of the meeting in which the pool was generated, the accumulated pool shall be carried over to the thoroughbred association next to operate that accepts Double Triple wagering. If the association next to operate does not accept Double Triple wagering, the accumulated pool shall be deposited in a Maryland bank in interest-bearing form and the accumulated pool together with all interest earned on it shall be carried over to the first day of the next racing meet of the thoroughbred association accepting Double Triple wagering.

Coupled entries are permitted but fields are prohibited in Double Triple races.

If the horses in a coupled entry finish in more than one of the first three positions, one or more of the horses, as necessary, finishing directly after the first three horses shall be used to complete a winning selection consisting of three different numbers.

The acceptance of a Double Triple ticket by taking an issued ticket away from the window of the terminal from which it was issued shall constitute an acknowledgment by the bettor of the correctness of the ticket. Each purchaser of a Double Triple ticket shall agree to be bound by the terms and provisions of this and all other applicable Commission rules and regulations and by the laws of the State pertaining to pari-mutuel wagering. The Association, totalisator company, and the State may not be liable to any person for a Double Triple ticket which is not:

This rule shall be prominently displayed in the betting area of each Association conducting a Double Triple Program.

The Super Bet is a form of pari-mutuel wagering on three designated races. The bettor selects the two horses that will finish first and second in each of the first two designated races of the Super Bet, and the three horses that will finish first, second, and third in the third designated race of the Super Bet, in each case in the exact order of finish as officially posted.

The Super Bet pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools, and may not be part of any exacta, triple, daily double, or other wagering pool. The Super Bet is not a parlay.

Repealed.

The three races which comprise the Super Bet shall be approved by the Commission and clearly designated in the program.

Super Bet tickets shall be clearly identified as such, so as to distinguish them from tickets on other wagering pools.

Coupled entries and fields are prohibited in the three designated Super Bet races.

If a dead heat or dead heats occur in any of the races of the Super Bet, all Super Bet tickets selecting the correct order of finish counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in any position dead heated shall be winning tickets, and contrary to the usual practice, the aggregate winning tickets shall be divided into the net pool and be paid the same pay-off price.

Wagering for the Super Bet shall close at the same time that wagering is closed on the first designated race of the Super Bet. If a horse is scratched in a designated race of the Super Bet while wagering on the Super Bet is still open, wagers containing the scratched horse will be deducted from the Super Bet pool and will be refunded just as in other types of wagers. After the close of wagering on the Super Bet, if a horse has been scratched, a consolation pool, or pools, will be established in accordance with §P of this regulation.

If for any reason, including but not limited to, weather conditions, less than all of the designated races of the Super Bet are cancelled or are not declared “official,” then all horses in the cancelled race or races that were selected on Super Bet tickets shall be considered winners for purposes of the Super Bet. If for any reason all of the designated races of the Super Bet are cancelled, then all pari-mutuel tickets that were issued for that performance shall be refunded and the Super Bet shall be cancelled for that performance. In all the above instances, any contributions to the Super Bet pool from prior performances will be carried over and included in the Super Bet pool for the next performance as prescribed in §J, below.

If there is no Super Bet ticket issued accurately selecting the officially declared winning combination in the exact order of finish in each of the three designated races of the Super Bet, then the net pool (the amount wagered less all applicable commissions and taxes under the laws of this State) shall be carried over and included with the net Super Bet pool at the next performance.

If the accumulated carry-over pool of the Super Bet has not been distributed before the closing day of the meeting in which the pool was generated, or if the Association invokes the provisions of §L, the net amount of the carry-over pool so remaining shall be distributed even if a Super Bet ticket is not a winning ticket under §A. In this event, the winning tickets shall be those combining on that performance the most consecutive finishers in the winning combination, starting with the winner of the first designated race of the Super Bet (for example, if the exact winning combination is 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3, and the best ticket sold is 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-ALL). If there is a cancellation of the closing day's performance, the accumulated carry-over pool shall be carried over to the Thoroughbred Association next to operate that accepts Super Bet wagering. If the Thoroughbred Association next to operate does not accept Super Bet wagering, the accumulated carry-over pool shall be deposited in a Maryland bank, in interest bearing form, and the accumulated pool together with all interest earned on it shall be carried over to the first day of the next racing meeting of the Thoroughbred Association accepting Super Bet wagering.

The Association accepting Super Bet wagering may elect, if there is an undistributed accumulated carry-over pool of the Super Bet, to declare a mandatory Super Bet distribution, provided it makes an announcement of its intention to do so at least 24 hours before the opening of Super Bet wagering for that performance. In this event, all of the Super Bet carry-over pool shall be distributed on this performance, even if a Super Bet ticket is not a winning ticket under §A, in accordance with the provisions for determining a winning ticket under §K.

The Association may elect to guarantee a gross Super Bet (the accumulated carry-over pool plus gross Super Bet wagering on the current performance) by adding any shortfall from this guarantee to the accumulated carry-over pool, provided it makes announcement of its intention to do so before the opening of Super Bet wagering for that performance. Commissions or taxes may not be deducted from the added amount.

Sales of Super Bet tickets other than from pari-mutuel machines shall be deemed illegal and prohibited. Resale of Super Bet tickets from one individual to another is prohibited and shall be grounds for ejection.

The acceptance of the Super Bet ticket by an individual taking an issued ticket away from the windows of the terminal from which it was issued shall constitute an acknowledgement by the bettor of the correctness of the ticket. Each purchaser of a Super Bet ticket agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions of this and all other applicable Commission regulations and by the laws of the State pertaining to pari-mutuel wagering. The Association, totalisator, and the State may not be liable to any person for a Super Bet ticket which is not:

Consolation Pools.

This regulation shall be prominently displayed in the betting area of each Association conducting a Super Bet program.

Except as provided in §B of this regulation, the Pick Three is a form of pari-mutuel wagering in which each bettor selects the winning horse in each of three consecutive races designated by the Association.

With the approval of the Commission, an Association may offer Pick Three wagering on three stake races scheduled to be contested over not more than 2 consecutive days.

The Association may designate a wager described in §A or B of this regulation with the name “Pick Three” or another name, subject to the approval of the Commission.

The Pick Three pool:

The three races which constitute the Pick Three shall be clearly designated in the program or programs.

The Pick Three ticket shall be clearly distinguished from other pari-mutuel tickets with appropriate identification of the wager as a Pick Three wager printed on the ticket.

The Pick Three pari-mutuel pool shall be calculated as follows:

Entries and Scratches.

If, for any reason:

If there is a dead-heat for win between two or more horses in any Pick Three race, the calculation for the purpose of distributing the net Pick Three pool is as follows:

A person may not disclose the number of tickets sold in the Pick Three pool or the amount of tickets selecting winners of Pick Three races before the time the stewards have declared the last Pick Three race on any given date “official”.

A pari-mutuel ticket for the Pick Three pool may not be sold, exchanged, or cancelled after the close of wagering in the first of the three races comprising the Pick Three.

Pick Three Tickets.

This regulation shall be prominently displayed through the betting area of each Association conducting a Pick Three wager.

The Commission shall establish a system of intertrack wagering. This system is limited to betting at the racetrack of an association which is not itself conducting the race on which betting is being taken (the “receiving track”) on a race which is being conducted live or by simulcast on a licensed racing day at the racetrack of another association (the “sending track”). All betting under this regulation shall take place within the confines of the racetrack of the receiving track.

The Commission may permit:

Money wagered at the receiving track on races on which intertrack wagering is permitted shall be included in the applicable mutuel pools at the sending track, and shall for all purposes be considered as if wagered at the sending track. Without limiting the generality of the above, computation of the takeout, breakage, and State tax on all wagering at the receiving track shall be the same as that normally applicable to racing conducted at the sending track. All pari-mutuel information regarding the money wagered at the receiving track shall be transmitted by telephone wire directly to the sending track and incorporated with the information on wagering at the sending track.

Each race on which intertrack wagering is permitted shall be simulcast live from the sending track to the receiving track via telephone wire, television signal, satellite signal, or other means approved by the Commission.

The Commission shall have jurisdiction over all wagering and other activities at the receiving track to the same extent as it has when live racing is being conducted at that facility.

Nothing contained in this regulation shall constitute the employees of the receiving track as employees of the sending track.

The quad is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining four horses to finish first, second, third, and fourth in that specific order in a race on which quad wagering is offered. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser who has selected the same order of finish as officially posted.

The quad is not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any other wagering pool and shall be calculated as an entirely separate pool.

Repealed.

If a ticket was not sold on the winning combination of a quad pool, the net pool shall be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the first, second, and third finishers in that specific order. However, if a ticket was not sold combining the first, second, and third finishers in that specific order, the net pool shall be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the first and second finishers in that specific order. However, if a ticket was not sold containing any of the above combinations, the net pool shall be distributed to the holders of tickets selecting the correct first place finisher. If less than four horses finish, the payoff shall be made to holders of tickets selecting the finishing horses in order, ignoring the balance of the selection.

If a ticket was not sold that would require distribution of the net quad pool to a winner as defined in §D of this regulation, the association shall make a full refund of the quad pool.

In the event of a dead heat or dead heats, all quad tickets selecting the correct order of finish, counting a horse in a dead heat as finishing in all of the positions encompassed by the dead heat, shall be winning tickets. When a dead heat occurs, the payoff shall be calculated using the same logic used for calculating the place and show pools.

In the event of a scratch in the quad, exchanges are not made. All tickets which include the scratched horse are eliminated from further participation in the quad pool and shall be refunded. Refunds on key horse wheel tickets may be made after the quad race is official. Key horse wheel tickets shall be sold during the entire quad wagering period at the posted price used when quad wagering opens.

Coupled entries are permitted but fields are prohibited in quad races.

If the horses in a coupled entry finish in more than one of the first four positions, one or more of the horses, as necessary, finishing directly after the first four horses shall be:

Quad tickets shall be sold only by the licensee through pari-mutuel machines programmed to print all selections on one ticket. Resale of the tickets from one individual to another is prohibited and shall be grounds for ejection.

This regulation shall be printed in heavy type in a conspicuous place in the program, or prominently posted near the betting windows of any association permitted to conduct this type of wager.

The Pick-7 pari-mutuel pool is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to any other pari-mutuel pool.

The Pick-7 pari-mutuel pool consists of amounts wagered by individuals on the individuals' selections to finish first in each of the 7 races designated by an Association, with the approval of the Commission, to be part of the Pick-7 wager.

Horses constituting an entry of coupled horses or horses coupled to constitute the mutuel field in a race comprising the Pick-7 shall race as a single wagering interest for the purpose of the Pick-7 pari-mutuel pool calculations and payout to the public. However, if part of an entry or field is scratched and any part of either an entry or field racing as a single wagering interest is a starter in a race, the entry or field, if selected, shall remain as the designated selection to win in that race for the Pick-7 wager and the selection may not be deemed a scratch.

If a Pick-7 pari-mutuel ticket contains a single wagering interest or an entire “entry of coupled horses” or “mutuel field” which is scratched, excused, or determined by the host track stewards to be a nonstarter in the race, after wagering on the Pick-7 has commenced, the actual favorite, as evidenced by the amounts wagered in the host track win pool at the time of the start of the race, will be substituted for the nonstarting selection for all purposes, including pool calculations and payoffs. In the unlikely event that the win pool for two or more favorites is identical, the selection shall be the lowest program number of the cofavorites substituted for the nonstarting selection.

Pick-7 Pari-Mutuel Pool.

If there is a dead heat for win between two or more horses in any Pick-7 race, all the horses in the dead heat for win shall be considered as the winning horse in the race for the purpose of calculating the Pick-7 pari-mutuel pool.

If, for any reason, any race or races of a Pick-7 is cancelled and declared “no race”, the Pick-7 pool shall be distributed to the holders of the most winning selections of the remaining races pursuant to §E, except that if, for any reason, three or more races of a Pick-7 are cancelled and declared “no race”, all pari-mutuel tickets for that Pick-7 pool shall be refunded and the Pick-7 cancelled for that day.

A pari-mutuel ticket for the Pick-7 pool may not be sold, exchanged, or cancelled after the time of the closing of wagering on the first of the seven races comprising the Pick-7 except for refunds on Pick-7 tickets that are required by this regulation.

The Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel pool is not a parlay and has no connection with or relation to any other pari-mutuel pool.

The Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel pool consists of amounts wagered by individuals on the individuals' selections to finish first in each of the seven races designated by an Association, with the approval of the Commission, to be part of the Pick-7 with Carry-Over wager.

Those horses constituting an entry of coupled horses or those horses coupled to constitute the mutuel field in a race comprising the Pick-7 with Carry-Over shall race as a single wagering interest for the purpose of the Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel pool calculations and payout to the public. However, if part of an entry or field is scratched and any part of either an entry or field racing as a single wagering interest is a starter in a race, the entry or field, if selected, shall remain as the designated selection to win in that race for the Pick-7 with Carry-Over wager and the selection is not considered a scratch.

If a Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel ticket contains a single wagering interest or an entire “entry of coupled horses” or “mutuel field” which is scratched, excused, or determined by the stewards to be a nonstarter in the race, after wagering on the Pick-7 with Carry-Over has begun, the actual favorite, as evidenced by the amounts wagered in the win pool at the time of the start of the race, will be substituted for the nonstarting selection for all purposes, including pool calculations and payoffs. In the unlikely event that the win pool for two or more favorites is identical, the selection is the lowest program number of the cofavorites substituted for the nonstarting selection.

The Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel pool shall be calculated as follows:

If there is a dead heat for win between two or more horses in any Pick-7 with Carry-Over race, all the horses in the dead heat for win are considered as the winning horse in the race for the purpose of calculating the Pick-7 with Carry-Over pari-mutuel pool.

If, for any reason, any race or races of a Pick-7 with Carry-Over is cancelled and declared “No Race”, the entire Pick-7 with Carry-Over net pool, exclusive of amounts added from prior programs, shall be distributed to the holders of the most winning selections of the remaining races pursuant to §E(3) of this regulation. If, for any reason, three or more races of a Pick-7 with Carry-Over are cancelled and declared “No Race”, all pari-mutuel tickets for that Pick-7 with Carry-Over pool shall be refunded and the Pick-7 with Carry-Over cancelled for that day.

A pari-mutuel ticket for the Pick-7 with Carry-Over pool may not be sold, exchanged, or cancelled after the time of the closing of wagering on the first of the seven races comprising the Pick-7 with Carry-Over, except for those refunds on Pick-7 with Carry-Over tickets required by this regulation.

Repealed.

Races upon which the Pick-7 with Carry-Over are conducted shall be approved by the Maryland Racing Commission and clearly designated in the program.

This rule shall be prominently displayed throughout the betting area of the association conducting this type of wager.

Commingling of pari-mutuel pools occurs when all wagers which are made, both within and outside of Maryland on a specific pari-mutuel pool, are combined for the purpose of determining a payout.

For the purpose of this regulation:

When an association in Maryland is permitted to commingle the wagers made in Maryland on a race in another jurisdiction with the wagers made at the association in the other jurisdiction, and the public is notified that commingling is taking place, the winning wagers shall be paid at the price determined by the odds posted at the association where the live race took place except, once wagering has begun and circumstances prevent the commingling from being accomplished, there shall be a refund of all these wagers made at the Maryland association, if:

If a payoff is due under the exception to §C(2)(b) of this regulation, there is no refund and the payoff shall be multiplied by a number which would make the sum of the payoff of all winning wagers on the first race of the pool equal to the net pool on that wager, exclusive of any carryover.

An association in Maryland shall request and receive permission from the Commission before entering into a commingling agreement with an entity, or entities, in other jurisdictions. The request shall include the method of commingling to be used, that is, the net pool method or the gross pool method.

If the net pool method is employed, the Maryland association shall apply the base payout price to the winning wagers in the Maryland association's pool to determine the payout on these wagers.

If the gross pool method of commingling is used, the takeout on wagers placed in Maryland is the same as the takeout used at the association at which the live race takes place.

Underpayment or Overpayment.

When wagers on a race or races are commingled, the regulations in the jurisdiction where the race or races take place shall be used in administering the wager.

The Bingo Bet is a type of bet in which betting interests are selected and placed in a total of nine blocks, arranged in three columns with three blocks in each column thereby forming a square.

For the columns described under §A of this regulation, the totalisator company shall assign to each block in column:

Repealed.

A bettor wishing to participate in this type of bet may:

A winning combination consists of three contiguous blocks forming a straight line, either diagonally, vertically, or horizontally, containing the betting interests which finished in the position selected, or higher, in accordance with the official order of finish.

A single bet may contain as many as eight winning combinations.

The totalisator company shall divide the net pool on this type of bet by the total number of winning combinations with the resulting quotient, rounded down to the nearest whole multiple of 10 cents, being the payoff on each winning combination.

The payoff on a winning combination, as calculated under §G of this regulation, may not be less than 10 cents.

If there is a dead heat for first, second, or third place in a race on which a Bingo Bet is offered, the totalisator company shall consider the numbers assigned to the betting interests involved in the dead heat as finishing in the position for which there was a dead heat.

If more than one horse in an entry or field finishes in one or more of the first three positions in the race, the totalisator company shall use one or more of the horses, as necessary, finishing directly after the first three horses until there are three different betting interests to represent the first three positions at the finish of the race for the purposes of this bet.

If a betting interest is scratched, excused, or determined by the stewards to be nonstarter, the totalisator company shall substitute the:

If fewer than three betting interests in a race offering the Bingo Bet finish the race, the stewards shall order a refund of the entire pool for that bet in that race.

If, after considering the other provisions of this regulation, there is no winning selection on the Bingo Bet, the racing association shall carry forward the entire net pool from the Bingo Bet and add it to the net pool of the Bingo Bet on the next race for which it is offered.

Definition.

The association shall designate:

Races in which a head-to-head wager is offered shall be:

Horses coupled as a betting entry or horses coupled to constitute a mutual field may not constitute one of the selections in a head-to-head wager.

A head-to-head wager is not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any other pari-mutuel pool.

A head-to-head wagering pari-mutuel pool shall be considered a regular pari-mutuel pool for the purposes of takeout and the allocation of takeout.

Repealed.

The entire head-to-head wagering pool shall be refunded if:

The rules pertaining to a head-to-head wager shall be:

The Pick (n) is a type of bet encompassing four or more races, the exact number of races being determined by the number substituted for (n). In Pick (n), a bettor selects a betting interest to finish not lower than the position specified for this bet by the racing association for each of the races comprising the bet.

A Pick (n) bet shall be refunded if:

If one or more of the races scheduled as part of the Pick (n) bet, but fewer than the number specified under §B(1) of this regulation, are cancelled or declared a “no contest”, the net pool on the Pick (n) bet from that day only shall be distributed, on a pari-mutuel basis, among the bets which contain the most correct selections for the races which were run.

Except as provided in §C or D of this regulation, the net pool created under a Pick (n) bet, along with any carryover from previous pools of the same type of bet, shall be distributed on a pari-mutuel basis among bets which contain:

If no bet contains all the correct selections in accordance with §D(1) of this regulation, and §D(2) of this regulation has not been invoked, the net pool created under a Pick (n) bet shall be divided into two pools, where:

The formula for allocating the net pool among the two pools created under §E of this regulation shall be:

Assignment of Entire Net Pool.

If a dead heat or heats occur involving horses finishing in, or higher than, any of the places for which this bet is offered, a horse in a dead heat shall be considered as finishing in the position for which it dead heated.

If there is more than one combination of winning bets, the aggregate dollars bet on the winning combinations shall be used to calculate the will pay without regard to the amount bet on one winning combination in relation to the amount bet on another winning combination.

If a betting interest is scratched, excused, or determined by the judges to be a nonstarter:

If one or more of the races comprising the Pick (n) is a turf race and the race is switched from the turf to the main track after the close of wagering for the Pick (n), each selection in that race on a Pick (n) pari-mutuel ticket shall be considered a winning selection.

In this regulation, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

The Quad Trifecta is a type of bet in which a bettor selects three different betting interests to finish first, second, and third, in exact order, in each of four designated races.

The four races which comprise the Quad Trifecta:

The Quad Trifecta pool shall be held entirely separate from all other pools.

Subject to Commission approval, the racing association shall establish the minimum amount for a bet on the Quad Trifecta.

Quad Trifecta tickets shall be clearly identified to distinguish them from tickets for other types of wagers.

Designation and Distribution of Shares—General.

Major Share Distributions. The major share of the net Quad Trifecta pool, plus any Quad Trifecta pool carryover, shall be distributed, as a single price pool, to those bettors who correctly select:

Principal Minor Share Distributions.

Additional Minor Share Distributions. One or more additional minor shares of the net Quad Trifecta pool, if designated, shall be distributed, as a single price pool or pools, to those bettors who correctly select the designated number, or range, of the first three finishers, in exact position, in each of the Quad Trifecta races, which is less than the number of correct selections qualifying for the major share of the net Quad Trifecta pool.

Qualification for Additional Distributions.

Except as provided in §§R and S of this regulation:

Fields are prohibited in any of the four designated Quad Trifecta races.

Coupled Entries.

Dead Heats. If a dead heat, or heats, occur in any of the races designated as the Quad Trifecta:

Wagering for the Quad Trifecta shall close at the same time that wagering is closed on the first designated race of the Quad Trifecta.

Scratches.

Cancellations.

Mandatory Distribution.

Upon Commission approval, a racing association may offer a guaranteed pay-out on Quad Trifecta wagering by:

The added monies under §T(2) of this regulation are not subject to take-out.

The purchase and acceptance of a Quad Trifecta wager by a bettor shall constitute:

The sale of a Quad Trifecta wager other than from a pari-mutuel wagering machine, and the resale of a Quad Trifecta ticket from one person to another, is prohibited.

Neither a racing association, nor a totalisator company, nor the Commission, nor the State shall be liable to any person for a Quad Trifecta ticket which is not:

This regulation shall be displayed prominently in the betting area of the racing association conducting Quad Trifecta wagering.

The Super High Five is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining five horses to finish first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, in that specific order, in a race on which Super High Five wagering is offered. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser who has selected the same order of finish as officially posted.

The Super High Five is not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any other wagering pool. The Super High Five shall be calculated as an entirely separate pool.

Super High Five tickets shall be sold in $1 denominations or greater.

Super High Five wagering may be conducted on a race that has at least seven separate wagering interests.

If there is no pari-mutuel ticket issued that selects the first five finishers in exact order, then the entire net pool shall be:

Distribution.

If, for any reason, there is not a mandatory distribution of the Super High Five carryover as provided in §F of this regulation, the Super High Five carryover shall be:

If a dead heat, or heats, occur in a race on which there is Super High Five wagering:

In the event of a scratch in a Super High Five race:

Coupled entries are permitted, but fields are prohibited in Super High Five races.

For price calculations only, coupled entries shall be calculated as a single finishing horse, using the finishing position of the leading horse in the coupled entry to determine the order of placing. Example: If the actual order of finish in a race is 1 / 2 / 1A / 3 / 4, 5, then the finishers used for that race in the Super High Five would be 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5.

Sale.

This regulation shall be printed in heavy type in a conspicuous place in the program or prominently posted near the betting windows of any association conducting this type of wager.

A jockey challenge event is one in which the Racing Association:

The number of horses scheduled to participate in each race comprising the event shall be the same or greater than the number of jockeys selected by the Association to participate in the event.

A racing association conducting a jockey challenge event may offer win and exacta wagering on the event.

Points.

Cancellation of Races—“No Race”.

After the last race of the jockey challenge event, the points earned by each of the participating jockeys shall be totaled and the betting interest with the:

Ties.

The Pick (n) Jackpot is a type of bet encompassing five or more races, the exact number of races being determined by the number substituted for (n), where, unless otherwise provided, only one, unique ticket holder designates the official winners in each of the Pick (n) Jackpot races.

Except as provided in §G of this regulation, the net pari-mutuel pool for the Pick (n) Jackpot bet that day, together with any carryover from previous pools of the same type of bet, shall be distributed to the holder of the one, unique pari-mutuel ticket which correctly designates the official winners in each of the Pick (n) Jackpot races for that day.

In the event there is more than one pari-mutuel ticket which correctly designates the official winners in each of the Pick (n) Jackpot races for that day, the net pari-mutuel pool for the Pick (n) Jackpot bets that day shall be distributed:

In the event there is no pari-mutuel ticket which correctly designates the official winners in each of the Pick (n) Jackpot races for that day, the net pari-mutuel pool for the Pick (n) Jackpot bets that day shall be distributed:

If one or more of the races scheduled as part of the Pick (n) Jackpot bet, but less than 50 percent of the races scheduled as part of this bet, are cancelled or declared a “no contest”:

A Pick (n) Jackpot bet shall be refunded if:

Mandatory Distribution.

Races Moved from Turf to Main Track. If one or more of the races comprising the Pick (n) Jackpot is moved from the turf to the main track after the close of wagering for the Pick (n) Jackpot, each selection on a Pick (n) Jackpot ticket for that race shall be considered a winning selection.

If there is a dead heat for win in any of the Pick (n) Jackpot races, each horse in the dead heat shall be deemed to have won the race.

If a betting interest is scratched, excused, or determined by the judges to be a nonstarter:

Coupled entries shall be permitted in races designated for Pick (n) Jackpot wagering.

The purchase and acceptance of a Pick (n) Jackpot wager by a bettor shall constitute:

The sale of a Pick (n) Jackpot wager other than from a pari-mutuel wagering machine, and the re-sale of a Pick (n) Jackpot ticket from one person to another, is prohibited.

Neither a racing association, nor a totalizator company, nor the Commission, nor the State shall be liable to any person for a Pick (n) Jackpot ticket which is not:

This regulation shall be displayed prominently in the betting area of the racing association conducting Pick (n) Jackpot wagering.

The Roulette Wager shall be held as a separate pool in every race in which it is offered. It is a single-price pool that requires the selection of the designated group that includes the betting interest member that is the first-place finisher for a single contest.

For each race in which this wager is offered:

The payout for a winning Roulette Wager shall be the same regardless of which betting interest member of the group is the firstplace finisher. The probable and actual payoff for a winning bet on Groups Red, Black, and Green shall be displayed in a similar manner as the probable and actual payout for a standard win pool bet.

In the event that all of the betting interest members of any group are scratched or declared nonstarters, betting on the Group shall immediately stop and all Roulette Wagers made on the race shall be refunded.

In the event of a dead heat for first in a race which includes two or more betting interest members:

If the calculation or distribution of the pool cannot be determined, the entire pool shall be refunded.

The wager will only take place on a race with a minimum sixhorse field.

The wager shall be a $2 minimum bet.

The takeout may not exceed the amount permitted under Business Regulation Article, §11-514, Annotated Code of Maryland.

The Future Wager requires selection of the first-place finisher in a specified contest.

The association shall apply in writing to the Commission for approval to offer the Future Wager on the specified contest and may not offer the wager until Commission approval has been granted. The written application shall include the date and time for the pool to be opened and closed, a description of the system for compiling the pool and calculating odds and payout prices, and the time interval for displaying the odds.

The association or, in the case of interjurisdictional common pool wagering, the Host track shall name the contestants included in each betting interest on which future wagers may be made and shall assign a program number to each betting interest. For purposes of clarity, the foregoing permits the association to offer the type of wager described in this section on a race which is conducted at a racetrack in a different jurisdiction than the association with such jurisdictional racetrack’s permission.

The amount wagered on the betting interest which finishes first in the specified race is deducted from the net pool, the balance remaining being the profit; the profit is divided by the amount wagered on the betting interest finishing first, such quotient being the profit per dollar wagered in the Future Pool on that betting interest.

The net Future Pool shall be distributed as a single price pool to winning wagers in the following precedence, based upon the official order of finish:

If there is a dead heat for first involving:

No refund shall be issued for Future Wager pool wagers on betting interests that do not start or finish the race. If the association becomes aware or is notified that a betting interest is ineligible or unable to start the race and the pool is still open, the association shall immediately close betting on that betting interest.

The entire Future Wager pool shall be refunded if:

The Jackpot Super High Five is a contract by the purchaser of a ticket combining five horses to finish first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, in that specific order, in a race on which Jackpot Super High Five wagering is offered, where, unless otherwise provided, only one, unique pari-mutuel ticket holder designates the official order of finish for the first five horses. Payment of the ticket shall be made only to the purchaser of the single, unique pari-mutuel ticket who has selected the same order of finish as officially posted.

The Jackpot Super High Five is not a parlay and has no connection with, or relation to, any other wagering pool. The Jackpot Super High Five shall be calculated as an entirely separate pool.

Subject to Commission approval, the racing association shall establish the minimum amount for a bet on the Jackpot Super High Five tickets.

Jackpot Super High Five wagering may be conducted on a race that has at least seven separate wagering interest.

Except as provided in §H of this regulation, the net pari-mutuel pool for the Jackpot Super High Five bet on a qualifying race that day, together with any carryover from previous pools of the same type of bet, shall be distributed to the holder of the single, unique pari­mutuel ticket which correctly designates the official order of finish for the first five horses in the Jackpot Super High Five wager for that race on that day.

In the event there is more than one pari-mutuel ticket which correctly designates the official order of finish for the first five horses in the Jackpot Super High Five bet for that race on that day, the net pari-mutuel pool for the Jackpot Super High Five bets that day shall be distributed:

If there is no pari-mutuel ticket issued that selects the first five finishers in exact order, then the entire net pool shall be:

Mandatory Distribution.

If, for any reason, there is not a mandatory distribution of the Jackpot Super High Five carryover as provided in §H of this regulation, the Jackpot Super High Five carryover shall be:

If fewer than five betting interests finish and the contest is declared official, payoffs will be made based on the order of finish of those betting interests completing the contest. The balance of any selection on any ticket beyond the number of betting interests completing the contest shall be ignored. Any previous Jackpot Super High Five contest’s carryover will not be included in the payoff and will be retained for the next contest’s carryover.

If a dead heat, or heats, occur in a race on which there is Jackpot Super High Five wagering:

In the event of a scratch in a Jackpot Super High Five race:

Coupled entries are permitted, but fields are prohibited in Jackpot Super High Five races.

For price calculations only, coupled entries shall be calculated as a single finishing horse, using the finishing position of the leading horse in the coupled entry to determine the order of placing. Example: If the actual order of finish in a race is 1 / 2 / 1A / 3 / 4, 5, then the finishers used for that race in the Super High Five would be 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5.

Sale.

This regulation shall be printed in heavy type in a conspicuous place in the program or prominently posted near the betting windows of any association conducting this type of wager.

In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

Terms Defined.

The following persons may claim:

A person seeking to effect a false claim by inducing another to claim a horse for him is subject to the penalties provided by §E of this regulation.

In claiming races, any horse is subject to being claimed for its entered price, except by the owner of the horse, and owners having the same trainer are not allowed to claim any horse in that trainer's custody.

A valid claim shall be:

If a horse is claimed:

The judges may void a claim and impose any other penalty authorized by these regulations for a violation of the claiming rules.

Claiming Conditions.

A claim shall be voided if a horse is a starter and the horse:

A claim is voidable at the sole discretion of the new owner, for a period of up to 1 hour after the race is made official, for any horse that:

A horse may not be withdrawn from a race after having been declared in, except by permission from the presiding judge representing the Maryland Racing Commission. Before allowing the withdrawal of any horse or horses, the presiding judge shall cause him to be examined by the veterinarian of the Commission, who shall report to the presiding judge. If a horse fails to start without having received permission to withdraw, the horse may be suspended together with the owner and trainer and the case may be referred to the Racing Commission for disposition. The Commission may expel, suspend, and fine, in an amount not exceeding $500, the owner and trainer of the horse, and may continue the suspension of the horse.

Every horse whose starting is obligatory is expected to run the course, except that the judges may order the withdrawal of a horse at any time up to the actual start of a race to protect the public interest.

An individual may not drive in a race unless licensed to do so by the Commission.

An individual may not be granted a license to drive under any name other than the individual's legal name.

A horse may not appear upon the track within 1 hour preceding post time of the first event of the day unless the driver of the horse is dressed in colors.

A driver wearing colors may not:

A driver wearing colors but not competing in a particular race may view the race from the stand as provided under Regulation .16 of this chapter.

The driver of a horse in a race:

A driver under a contract of employment may not drive for a person other than the driver's employer in a race where a horse is entered which is:

A driver shall wear an approved helmet with the chin strap fastened while driving in a race.

An approved helmet under §H of this regulation is one that is manufactured in accordance with the:

The closing of entries is determined by the racing secretary. The racing secretary shall check the eligibility of all horses drawn in to race and verify the horses' eligibility with the presiding judge. Additions to the entries may not be made after entries are closed. All entries or declarations shall be made by the owner or trainer or the registered agent of the owner. All information called for by the declaration or entry application or blank shall be supplied. The racing secretary shall refuse all applications, declarations, or entries which are not fully completed, and promptly notify the owner or trainer or agent of the reasons for the refusal. The racing secretary shall verify the accuracy of the name of the owner, the trainer, and the driver as set forth in the declaration or entry.

Preference.

When the starters in a race include two or more horses owned or trained by the same person, or trained in the same stable or by the same management, they shall be coupled as an “entry” where pari-mutuel wagering is conducted and a wager on one horse in the “entry” shall be a wager on all horses in the “entry.” However, when a trainer enters two or more horses in a stake, early closing, futurity, free-for-all, or other special event under bona fide separate ownerships, the horses may, at the request of the association and with the approval of the Commission, be permitted to race as separate betting entries. If the race is split in two or more divisions, horses in an “entry” shall be seeded in separate divisions insofar as possible, but the divisions in which they compete and their post positions shall be drawn by lot. The above provisions shall also apply to elimination heats. When a nominator starts two or more horses, the judges shall approve or disapprove the second and third drivers.

If any violation is committed by a person driving a horse coupled as an entry in the betting, the judges may set both horses back, if, in their opinion, the violation may have affected the finish of the race. Otherwise, penalties may be applied individually to the drivers of an entry.

In an early closing event, if less horses are declared in than are required to start, the horse or horses properly declared in and on the grounds ready to race shall equally share all of the entrance money and forfeits from each horse named.

A horse may not be qualified to start in any race unless its owner, trainer-driver, driver, colors, etc., have been duly licensed by the Commission.

Except as otherwise permitted in §B of this regulation, a horse may not be permitted to race unless fully identified by its:

The judges may allow a horse to start one time if a horse has not been freeze branded or lip tattooed provided that arrangements are made, before the race in which the horse is permitted to start, to have the horse freeze branded or lip tattooed.

The following persons are required to take out a license from, or register with, the Commission:

License and Registration Expiration.

In all overnight events, the number of starters in any race shall be limited to the number agreed upon by the Association and the horsemen's organization, and approved by the Commission. If more than the agreed upon and approved number of horses are declared in to start under the conditions, all of the entry blanks shall be placed in a box and the presiding judge, or an associate judge designated by him, shall draw out the number of entry blanks and the number so drawn shall constitute the field eligible to start. In addition to the number so drawn, the presiding judge, or an associate judge designated by him, shall draw out of the box two additional entries or declarations, and the two so drawn shall be also eligible in the event of a scratch or withdrawal of one or two of the eight drawn originally to start. If only one eligible is needed to fill, the judges shall then determine, by drawing, the one eligible to start. An also eligible permitted to start shall be assigned an outside post position. When more horses are declared in a race than are allowed to start, those horses failing to be allowed to start shall be given preferential rights to start on a succeeding day in the next race scheduled for the same class of horses, as provided in Regulation .17B of this chapter. A horse may not be added to a race as an also eligible unless the horse was drawn as such at the time the declaration closed.

In stakes events, the number of starters shall be limited to 13. If there are more than 13 entries, then the race shall be divided. Tier starting in entries of more than eight shall be permitted with eight horses in the first tier, and the remainder in the second. The tier positions shall be determined by the post positions as drawn by the judges.

Position of horses at the post shall be determined in public by lot under the direction of and in a manner prescribed by the judges, at the close of the entries.

Horses shall take their positions at the post in the order in which their names have been drawn by lot; but vicious and unruly horses may be placed on the outside by the starter if, by so doing, a better start may be obtained.

A horse may not be excused from the parade or introduction, and each horse shall parade in the order of his post position unless excused by the judges.

For each day of live racing during a race meeting, the officials on duty shall be:

Subject to the approval of the presiding judge, an individual may perform more than one of the functions listed under §A(3)—(11) of this regulation.

Identifier. It shall be the duty of the identifier to check the identification of all horses coming into the paddock in accordance with Regulation .18 of this chapter and to report any discrepancy immediately to the paddock judge, who shall report the matter immediately to the presiding judge.

The presiding judge shall be the senior official at all race meetings and shall supervise the conduct of the racing and shall at all times have access to all parts of the course, plant, and grounds.

The judges under §A(1) of this regulation may not.

It shall be the duty of all the judges to enforce the rules and regulations of the Commission and the rules and regulations of the United States Trotting Association, and they shall have the power of expulsion, suspension, or fine as provided in the rules and regulations.

Any official designated by the Commission or by an association may be removed by the Commission in its discretion.

In any emergency due to the incapacity or absence of any judge, the other judges at the meeting may appoint a substitute judge to serve in his place, pending a new designation by the Commission.

Duties.

The decision of a majority of the judges on any question shall prevail.

The associate judges, if and when directed by the presiding judge, shall be at the office building on the grounds of the association where the race meeting is being held not later than the specified scratch time, or at such other times as he may direct, to conduct hearings and to perform any other duties that may be imposed upon them by the Rules of Racing.

The clerk of the course shall be in the judges' stand at least 15 minutes before post time of the first race and shall remain until after the last race, unless excused by the presiding judge.

Announcers shall be in the announcer's stand not later than 15 minutes before the first live race of the day in order to announce any changes to the printed information on the program as these changes are received and to make other announcements as directed by the presiding judge.

Owner's License.

Multiple Ownership.

Disqualification of a husband or wife from having a license applies equally to both.

Individuals, other than officials and Commission employees whose duties require their presence in the paddock, shall be denied access to the paddock except for:

Horses.

A horse shall be accompanied by the horse's trainer or another licensed trainer designated by the horse's trainer at all times during the horse's stay in the paddock.

All partnerships shall be registered so as to set forth the name and address of every person having any interest in a horse, the relative proportions of these interests, and the terms of any sales with contingencies, lease, or arrangement. The registration shall be signed by all the parties or by their authorized agents. Each partner shall be jointly or severally liable for all arrears.

All statements of partnerships, of sales with contingencies or arrangements, shall declare to whom winnings are payable, in whose name the horse shall run and with whom rests the power of entry or of declaration. In cases of emergency, authority to sign declarations of partnership may be given by a telegram promptly confirmed in writing.

The part owner of any horse cannot assign his share or any part of it without the written consent of the other partners.

Purses for all races run on State tracks shall be for an amount approved by the Maryland Racing Commission.

Any purse or reward affected by an appeal and withheld by order of the judges pending disposition of the appeal shall be retained by the racing association holding the meeting, and placed in an interest-bearing escrow account which shall be distributed, together with interest earned on the escrow account, upon final disposition of the appeal.

Purse money may not be distributed or used for claiming purposes sooner than 72 hours from the racing of the event in which the purse was earned, and it may not be withheld without cause for more than an additional 48 hours after that.

Before the first heat or race at any meeting is contested, the officials and drivers shall meet at a time and place designated by the presiding judge, at which time the rules and regulations shall be discussed and all drivers' licenses shall be examined by the starter. Every driver shall be notified of the time and place of the meeting. A driver who shall, after notice, fail to attend the meeting may not be permitted to drive until he shall have met with the officials of the meeting by appointment thereafter at their convenience, and may be fined in a sum not to exceed $100.

All horses shall race from the paddock and shall be in the paddock 60 minutes before off-time of the first heat or race in which they are scheduled to start, and, if racing more than one heat or race, shall return to the paddock after each heat or race until the final heat or race in which the horses are scheduled to start has been completed.

The judges shall ring a bell or otherwise notify the paddock 15 minutes before the off-time announced for the heat or race, which shall be notice to all parties to prepare for the heat or race. All horses shall parade from the paddock upon the track and before the grandstand not later than 8 minutes before off-time. A horse or driver not on the track 8 minutes before off-time ready to parade shall be fined not exceeding $100 and his horse may be ruled out by the judges and considered withdrawn at their discretion. In all stakes and matches, failure to appear constitutes a forfeit.

At the conclusion of each heat or race, every driver shall return in the sulky to be dismissed by the patrol judge stationed at the wire. A driver may not dismount or leave the track until permission to do so has been granted by the patrol judge. A driver desiring to enter a claim of foul or other complaint of violation of the rules shall, before dismounting, indicate to the patrol judge his desire to enter the claim or complaint and forthwith shall proceed to the paddock and telephone the judges' stand, where and when the claim of foul or other complaint of violation of the rules shall be immediately entered. A complaint may not be considered unless made to the judges in the manner provided in these regulations. The judges may not cause the official sign to be displayed until the claim of foul or other complaint of violation of the rules has been entered and considered.

In the event of an accident occurring in the course of a heat or race, the cause shall be investigated by the judges immediately at the conclusion of the heat or race. A driver or drivers may be called to the telephone for the purpose of the investigation. The judges may not cause the official sign to be displayed until an investigation is made.

All heats or races shall be started from a starting gate or starting device or a design approved by the Commission.

If racing pursuant to license is conducted at night, the post time for the first race shall be set by the association conducting the meeting, the time to be approved by the Commission. If, due to inclement weather, track conditions, power failure, or any other cause, the post time of the first race must be delayed, the post time of the first race may not be later than 8:45 p.m. The post time of the last heat or race may not be later than 11:59 p.m., unless permission is granted by the Maryland Racing Commission.

Driving Rules.