7 Pa. Code § 303.31 - Eligibility for licensure
(a) No
person may participate in racing as a jockey unless and until duly licensed by
the Commission in accordance the Commission's regulations and procedures,
including the provisions of Chapter 305 (relating to rules of Thoroughbred
racing-temporary regulations).
(b)
No person under 18 years of age shall be licensed by the Commission as a
jockey, except persons who have been licensed by this Commission prior to the
date of adoption of this rule.
(c)
An applicant shall show competence by prior licensing and the demonstration of
the jockey's riding ability, which may include participation in up to five
races with the prior approval of the Stewards. The demonstration of riding
ability includes at a minimum:
(1) Breaking
with a horse in company from the starting gate;
(2) Working a horse in company around the
turn and down the stretch;
(3)
Switching the riding crop from one hand to the other while maintaining control
of the horse in a stretch drive;
(4) Causing a horse to switch leads coming
out of the turn.
(d) A
jockey shall not be an owner or trainer of any horse competing at the race
meeting where the jockey is riding.
(e) A person whose weight exceeds 130 pounds
at the time of application shall not be licensed as a jockey.
(f) A jockey shall pass a physical
examination given within the previous 12 months by a licensed physician
affirming fitness to participate as a jockey and a baseline concussion test
using the most current SCAT testing protocol, if required by Commission
regulation or by a licensed racing entity in accordance with an adopted
concussion protocol program. The results of the physical examination and the
baseline test shall be provided by the jockey to the Commission. The Stewards
may require that any jockey be reexamined and may refuse to allow any jockey to
ride pending completion of the examinations.
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