URGENT NOTICE TO OWNERS & TRAINERS AT ARLINGTON Posted On:May 11, 2011 | Posted By:Glen
Date:Wednesday, May 11, 2011
To:Arlington Park Horsemen
From:Arlington Racing Office & Illinois Racing Board
Re:Jockey Mount Fee
Attention Horsemen:
Beginning Friday, May 13, 2011, the stewards will strictly enforce the Jock Mount Fee requirements pursuant to the Illinois Racing Board rules. The rule requires an owner of a horse who is entered to run MUST have an adequate amount of money in their HGCA account to cover the jockey mount fees for each horse.Owners whose horses have been entered in the race card and do not guarantee the payment of jock fees or do not have the required money amount of money in their account to pay jock mount fess will have their horse SCRATCHED prior to the horses arrival in the paddock. Violations of this rule are subject to adjudication of the Stewards. This rule is designed to keep the integrity of racing at Arlington Park at the highest level.We appreciate the cooperation of all owners and trainers in this matter.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 11: ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, AND LOTTERY
SUBTITLE B: HORSE RACING
CHAPTER I: ILLINOIS RACING BOARD
SUBCHAPTER g: RULES AND REGULATIONS OF HORSE RACING (THOROUGHBRED)
PART 1415 STARTING
SECTION 1415.100 JOCKEY FEES PAID
Section 1415.100 Jockey Fees Paid
No horse shall be allowed to start for any race and no jockey shall be weighed out for any horse until there has been paid or guaranteed the jockey fee or any stake or entrance money due, by the owner in respect to that race, which information shall be supplied by the racing secretary.
