Or. Admin. Code § 462-150-0090 - Purses; Claims Against Horse; Jockey Fees
(1) All stakes fees paid toward a stakes race
shall be allocated to the winner unless otherwise provided by the conditions
for the race.
(2) Whenever the
board of stewards has reasonable grounds to believe that any violation of the
statutes or rules of racing has occurred, it may order that a purse not be
released. Otherwise, all portions of purse money shall be made available to the
winners promptly following the release of purses by a designated representative
of the commission.
(3) If a horse
raced while it was not eligible, the board of stewards may order forfeiture of
any person's share of an undistributed purse.
(4) No percentage of a purse may be deducted
by the race meet licensee for itself or another person except as provided by
law or by written agreement with the person to whom such winnings are
payable.
(5) Jockey Fees:
(a) In the event an owner or trainer elects
to remove a jockey from his/her mount at a reasonable time designated by the
stewards after the draw, the stewards may require a double 'jock mount' to be
paid. The fee to be paid for the double jock mount may be equal to that earned
by the jockey who rode the horse or a losing fee to be determined by the
stewards.
(b) A jockey's fees shall
be considered earned from the time the jockey weighs out for that race. The fee
shall not be considered earned if the jockey voluntarily does not finish the
race, except where injury to the horse or rider is involved.
(c) All jockey fees shall be deposited in
advance of the races for that day, unless guaranteed by the race meet
licensee.
(d) Jockeys involved in a
dead heat shall divide equally the sum total of the fees which they would have
received individually had one beaten the other or others. The owners of the
horses involved shall pay equal shares of the jockeys' fees.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 462.270(3)
Stats. Implemented: ORS 462.270
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