Section R19-2-316. Entries and Subscriptions

A.      Condition for entry

1.        The racing secretary shall not allow a greyhound to be entered in a race unless the full name of every person having an ownership in the greyhound or accepting the trainer’s percentage or having any interest in its winnings is registered with the racing secretary. A change in a greyhound’s ownership or interest made during that meet- ing shall be registered with the racing secretary; a copy of this shall be delivered promptly to the Department by the racing secretary of the track where the greyhound is rac- ing.

2.        The racing secretary shall not allow a greyhound to be entered in a race unless the conditions in R19-2-313 per- taining to registration are met.

3.        The racing secretary shall not allow a greyhound to enter or start unless it is conditioned by a licensed trainer or owner-trainer.

4.        The racing secretary shall not allow a greyhound to enter or start in a race unless it has been fully identified and tat- tooed. A person who participates in any manner in estab- lishing the identity of a greyhound, including the breeder, owner, trainer, and identifier, is responsible for the accu- racy of the information the person provides.

5.        The stewards may require a person in whose name a grey- hound is entered to produce proof that the greyhound is not the property, either wholly or in part, of any person who is disqualified, or to produce proof of the extent of the person’s interest in the greyhound. If the stewards are not satisfied as to the ownership of the greyhound, they may declare the greyhound out of the race.

6.        A permittee shall establish a qualifying time for its 3/8- and 5/16-mile races. The permittee shall notify the stew- ards at least three days before the first day of official rac- ing of the qualifying time established and specify time which, while in effect, shall be continuously posted on the notice board at the track and approved by the stew- ards.

a.         A change in the established qualifying time during the course of a meeting may only be made with the approval of the stewards.

b.        The racing secretary shall not allow a greyhound to enter or race if the greyhound fails to meet the estab- lished qualifying time except in a futurity or stakes race.

7.        A greyhound is not eligible to enter or race if:

a.         The greyhound is ruled off or suspended.

b.        The owner or trainer is ruled off the track or sus- pended until the greyhound is made eligible either by reinstatement of its owner or trainer or a transfer or bona fide sale to an ownership or trainer accept- able to the stewards.

c.         The greyhound is on the schooling list or on the vet- erinarian’s list.

d.        The greyhound is under the age of 12 months.

8.        A greyhound or kennel whose entry is ordered refused at any recognized meeting because of inconsistent racing shall not be permitted to race on any track where these rules are in force during the continuance of such ruling.

9.        At least three past performances of a greyhound shall be available for the program.

10.     A trainer shall remove an off-form greyhound from the active list. Failure to do so is grounds for suspension of the greyhound.

11.     A greyhound that has been retired for conditions or worming shall be brought back to racing weight before being entered.

12.     The stewards may allow a greyhound that has not raced in three or more weeks to establish new racing weight.

13.     The racing secretary shall not allow a greyhound in sea- son on the track nor shall she be eligible to school offi- cially or to race if in milk.

B.       Entry

1.        The racing secretary receives entries and declarations.

2.        Each entry in a race shall be in the name of the registered owner or in the kennel name.

3.        The racing secretary shall not allow a greyhound to run in any race unless it has been and continues to be duly entered.

4.        A greyhound eligible at the time of entry continues to be qualified, except in an overnight event in which the grey- hound shall be eligible at the time of the start.

5.        A kennel owner, trainer, or authorized agent may enter a greyhound in person, by telephone, by facsimile, or in writing.

6.        A greyhound entered for a purse shall be a “starting grey- hound” unless it has been declared out by the stewards.

7.        An entry from a person or of a greyhound that stands sus- pended or expelled is void. The Department shall refund any money paid for a void entry. A person who wins money with a void entry shall return the money to the Department.

a.         The entry form to a stakes race shall include the full name and post office address of the person making the entry.

b.        A person with an interest in a greyhound less than the interest of another person is not entitled to assume any of the rights or duties of an owner as provided by these rules, including the right of entry and declaration.

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

d.        Nominations for stakes races received and post- marked before midnight of the day of closing shall be valid if received 24 hours in advance of closing of overnight entries.

e.         If the invalidity of any entry or declaration in a stakes race is alleged,  satisfactory proof that  the entry or declaration was timely made shall be pre- sented within a reasonable time or the entry or decla- ration shall be deemed not received.

C.      Closing

1.        The racing secretary shall close entries for purse races at the advertised time. An entry shall not be received after that time. If a race fails to fill, additional time for entries may be granted by the stewards.

2.        Entries and declarations for stakes races that close during or on the eve of a racing meeting shall close at the office of the racing secretary. Closing sweepstakes at all other times shall be at the office of the permittee.

3.        The racing secretary shall not accept entries or declara- tions for stakes after the designated time.

4.        A greyhound may not start in a stakes race unless it has passed the entry box on the day on which entries for the stakes race are taken.

5.        There shall be at least six different kennel owners in each race. An owner or trainer may have no more than two greyhounds in a race without the permission of the stew- ards. The requirements of this subsection are applicable to all greyhound races, including all short field races of five or fewer greyhounds. Prior approval of the stewards shall be obtained before conducting any race in which five or fewer greyhounds are entered.

6.        If the number of entries to any purse race exceeds the number of greyhounds that, because of track limitations, may start, the starters for the race shall be determined by lot in the presence of those making entries.

7.        The post position of greyhounds shall be assigned by lot or drawing supervised by the stewards and the racing sec- retary, at a time and place posted on the trainer’s bulletin board. The draw shall occur at least one day before the running of the race, so that any and all owners, trainers, or authorized agents interested may be present.

a.         A change shall not be made in any entry after clos- ing of entries, but an error may be corrected.

b.        Each greyhound entered for a purse shall be a starter unless it is declared or scratched.

8.        The permittee may withdraw or change any unclosed race.

9.        Following the close of entries, the racing secretary shall compile and conspicuously post the entries.

10.     The holder of any claim, whether a mortgage bill, sale, or lien of any kind, against a greyhound, shall file the claim with the racing secretary before the time the greyhound is entered. The claimholder shall forfeit all rights in any winnings of the greyhound before the claim is filed.

D.      Fees

1.        Unless otherwise stipulated in the conditions of a race, there is no charge to enter a greyhound in a purse race. When the conditions require an entrance fee, the fee shall accompany the entry.

2.        A person entering a greyhound shall pay the nominating, sustaining, and starting fees. Except as provided in sub- sections (D)(3) and (D)(4) fees are nonrefundable.

3.        Entrance fees to a purse race that is run are not refundable unless otherwise provided for in the conditions of the race.

4.        Entry, starting, and subscription fees shall be distributed as provided for in the conditions of the race. If a race is not run, all stakes or entrance money shall be refunded.

5.        The death of the nominator or subscriber does not void entry, subscription, or right of entry of a greyhound.

6.        A greyhound may not start in a race unless any stake or entrance money for that race is paid.

7.        A person entering a greyhound is liable for the entrance money or stake.

8.        The entry of a greyhound in a sweepstakes is a subscrip- tion to the sweepstakes making the subscriber liable for stake and forfeit fees. If the subscriber properly transfers the entry, the subscriber is liable for stake and forfeit fees only if the transferee defaults. The seller of a greyhound with an engagement is liable for stake or forfeit fees if the engagement is not kept.

a.         If a person is prevented by these rules from entering or starting a greyhound for a race without paying arrears for which the person would not otherwise be liable, the person may, by paying the arrears, enter or start the greyhound and have the arrears placed on the forfeit list as due to the person.

b.        If the seller of a greyhound with an engagement is compelled to pay arrears because of the purchaser’s

default, the seller may place the amount of the for- feit list as due from the purchaser to the seller. This rule also applies in the transfer of an entry when the transferee defaults.

c.         With the approval of the stewards, the racing secre- tary may waive the obligations incurred by this Sec- tion.

d.        If the racing secretary permits a greyhound to start in a race without the entrance money or stake having been paid, the racing secretary is liable for the entrance money or stake.

9.        An entry in a sweepstakes is a subscription and may not be withdrawn.

Historical Note

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

Amended effective March 20, 1990 (Supp. 90-1). R19-2- 316 recodified from R4-27-316 (Supp. 95-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 1771, effective July 1, 2006 (Supp. 06-2).