Section R19-2-111. Trainers

A.      A trainer shall know and follow the provisions of A.R.S. Title 5, Chapter 1 and this Chapter governing racing in the state of Arizona.

B.       A trainer and the trainer’s employees shall comply with the decisions of the stewards on all questions to which the stew- ards’ authority extends, subject to the right of appeal to the Department under R19-2-123.

C.      A trainer is responsible for the condition of horses under the trainer’s care and shall protect the horses from acts of other parties.

D.      A trainer shall ensure that each person employed by the trainer at a licensed track is licensed by the Department and that the owner of each horse that is to be entered by the trainer in a race is licensed by the Department at least one hour before the scheduled post time of the race in which the horse is entered.

1.        A trainer shall refuse to act on behalf of any participant at a licensed track if the trainer has reasonable cause to believe that the participant is not licensed by the Depart- ment.

2.        A trainer shall not start a horse in a race if the trainer has reason to believe that an owner of the horse is not licensed by the Department. A trainer may enter a horse for an unlicensed owner in a race. If there are no horses on the also-eligible list for the race and the owner of the horse entered by the trainer is not licensed at least one hour before post time of the first race of the day, the trainer shall have the horse scratched. If there are horses on the also-eligible list, a trainer who entered a horse of an owner who remains unlicensed at the designated scratch time for the race shall have the horse scratched.

3.        A trainer shall report to the stewards the existence of the circumstances described in subsections (D)(1) and (2).

4.        A trainer shall present the trainer’s horse in the paddock at least 17 minutes before post time or at another time

specified by the stewards before the race in which the horse is entered.

E.       A trainer shall file all registration papers with the racing secre- tary within 48 hours of the trainer’s arrival on the grounds of the permittee.

F.       If track colors are not in use, a trainer shall ensure that each of the trainer’s horses has a set of colors registered in the office of the racing secretary and possessed by the jockey room cus- todian before the horses are entered in a race.

G.      A trainer shall pick up all registration papers and colors at the close of the race meet.

H.      A trainer shall notify the stewards before the transfer of a horse to or from another trainer during a race meet. The trainer shall not make a transfer until the transfer is approved by the stewards.

I.        A trainer shall not shoe a horse that is not under the trainer’s care except by permission of the stewards.

J.        When a trainer is absent from the grounds where the trainer’s horse is racing, the trainer shall provide a substitute licensed trainer to be responsible for the horse. If there is a violation of subsection (C) or R19-2-120(O)(1), the stewards shall take appropriate action against the responsible party. No provision of this Chapter relieves an absent trainer of responsibility or limits the absent trainer’s responsibility under subsection (C). Both the absent and substitute trainers shall sign a “Trainers’ Responsibility Form” provided by the Department,  which shall be submitted to and approved by a steward.

K.      A trainer shall not have an ownership interest in a horse unless the trainer trains the horse and the horse is located at the track where the trainer trains. For purposes of this subsection, a reversionary interest created by an agreement transferring con- trol of a horse is not an ownership interest.

L.       A trainer may employ an assistant trainer with the approval of the stewards. An assistant trainer shall comply with all requirements for a trainer prescribed by this Section.

M.     A trainer shall not train a horse for the benefit, credit, reputa- tion, or satisfaction of an inactive person at a location under the jurisdiction of the Department.

1.        A trainer shall not:

a.         Assume the responsibilities of an inactive person at a location under the jurisdiction of the Department,

b.        Complete a race entry form for or on behalf of an inactive person or an owner for whom the inactive person works,

c.         Pay or advance an entry fee for or on behalf of an inactive person or an owner for whom the inactive person works, or

d.        Pay or provide consideration in any form to an inac- tive person or a person associated with the inactive person; and

2.        If a trainer fails to comply fully with this subsection, the trainer shall not:

a.         Be paid a salary directly or indirectly by or on behalf of the inactive person, and

b.        Receive consideration in any form however denomi- nated.

Historical Note

Adopted effective August 5, 1983 (Supp. 83-4).

Amended subsection (D) paragraph (2) effective Febru- ary 7, 1984 (Supp. 84-1). Amended effective March 20, 1990 (Supp. 90-1). R19-2-111 recodified from R4-27-111 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 717, effective April 3, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 3412, effective November 30, 2013 (Supp. 13-4).