Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1317.140 Objections The stewards must decide every objection pertaining to a race. (Source: Amended December 22, 1977; filed December 30, 1977)

Section 1317.150 Drivers Meeting Before the first race at any pari-mutuel meet is contested, officials and drivers shall meet and discuss the Rules and Regulations. (Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 10120, effective September 1, 2019)

Section 1317.160 Traffic Procedure (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 43 Ill. Reg. 10120, effective September 1, 2019)

Section 1317.20 Approval of License (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 43 Ill. Reg. 10120, effective September 1, 2019)

Section 1317.30 Driver's Bench (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 28 Ill. Reg. 15800, effective December 1, 2004)

Section 1317.40 Disorderly Conduct The following shall constitute disorderly conduct and be reason for a civil penalty, suspension, or revocation of a driver's license: a) Failure to obey the stewards' or judges' orders; b) Failure to drive when programmed unless excused by the s…

Section 1317.50 Caretakers No attendant of a horse shall appear upon the track one hour preceding post time of the first event of the day or night without proper uniform. No attendant of a horse shall smoke upon the track.

Section 1317.60 Colors Drivers must wear distinguishing colors and shall not be allowed to start in a race or other public performance unless in the opinion of the judges they are properly dressed. In any race or appearance on the race track during the racing program, raingear wo…

Section 1317.70 Restricted Areas for Drivers in Colors No driver wearing colors shall appear at a betting window, grandstand or clubhouse, or at a bar or in a restaurant or any other such place unless permitted by the stewards. (Source: Amended at 14 Ill.Reg. 17639, effective Oct…

Section 1317.80 Driver Substitutions No driver can decline to be substituted by Stewards. Refusal of substitution shall result in a scratch. (Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 10120, effective September 1, 2019)

Section 1317.85 Conflict of Interest a) No driver shall drive a horse in a race in which there shall start another horse that he in any way represents or handles, unless coupled as an entry. b) No driver shall drive a horse in a race in which there shall start another horse in wh…

Section 1317.90 Driving Violations Where the penalty is for a driving violation and does not exceed in time a period of five days, the driver may complete the engagements of all horses declared in before the penalty becomes effective. Such driver may drive in stake, futurity, ear…

Section 1318.10 Racing Conduct Although a leading horse is entitled to any part of the track except after selecting his position in the home stretch, neither the driver of the first horse or any other driver in the race shall do any of the following things, which shall be conside…

Section 1318.100 Goading Devices (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 34 Ill. Reg. 2324, effective January 27, 2010)

Section 1318.110 Accidents In the case of accidents, only so much time shall be allowed as the judges may deem necessary and proper.

Section 1318.120 Use of Hopples Any person found guilty of removing or altering a horse's hopples for the purpose of fraud shall be suspended, or expelled. Any horse habitually wearing hopples shall not be permitted to start in a race without them except by the permission of the …

Section 1318.130 Breaking a) When a horse or horses break from their gait in trotting or pacing, their driver shall at once, where clearance exists, take such horse to the inside or outside and pull it to its gait. b) The following shall be considered violations of this Section: …

Section 1318.140 Breaking on Purpose If, in the opinion of the judges, a driver allows his horse to break for the purpose of fraudulently losing a heat or dash, he shall be liable to the penalties elsewhere provided for fraud and fouls.

Section 1318.150 Call Out Breaks To assist in determining the matters contained in sections 7.02 and 7.03, (11 Ill. Adm. Code Sections 1307.20 and 1307.30) it shall be the duty of one of the judges to call out every break made, and the clerk shall at once note the break and chara…

Section 1318.160 Right of Course Horses called for a race shall have the exclusive right of the course and all other horses shall vacate the track at once, unless permitted to remain by the judges.

Section 1318.170 Penalties Any violation of any sections of the above rule, unless otherwise provided, may be punished by a fine and/or suspension or by expulsion.

Section 1318.180 Harness Tracks Without a Continuous Hub Rail a) In the event a horse or part of the horse's sulky leaves the course, and if, in the opinion of the stewards, that action gives the horse an unfair advantage over the other horses in the race, the horse may be disqua…

Section 1318.190 Open Stretch Racing a) With approval of the Board, a track may extend the width of its homestretch up to 10 feet inward in relation to the width of the rest of the racetrack. The criteria for Board approval shall include, but not be limited to, the size of the ra…

Section 1318.20 Complaints a) All complaints by drivers of any foul driving or other misconduct during a heat or dash must be made at the termination thereof, unless the driver is prevented from doing so by an accident or injury. At the conclusion of each heat or dash, every driv…

Section 1318.30 Disqualification of Entries a) If two or more horses are coupled in the betting as an entry and one or more of them is guilty of interference or is disqualified for violation of any portion of this Part (11 Ill. Adm. Code 1318), the other horse coupled as an entry…

Section 1318.40 Penalties In the case of interference, collision, or violation of any part of this rule, the offending horse may be placed behind all the unoffending horses in that heat or dash, and in the event such collision or interference prevents any horse from finishing the…

Section 1318.50 Unsatisfactory Driving a) Every heat in a race must be contested by every horse in the race and every horse must be driven to the finish. If the judges believe that a horse is being driven, or has been driven with the design to prevent his winning a heat or dash w…

Section 1318.60 Driver Substitution If in the opinion of the judges, a driver is for any reason unfit or incompetent to drive or refuses to comply with the directions of the judges, or is reckless in his conduct and endangers the safety of horses or other drivers in the race, he …

Section 1318.70 Failure to Finish If for any cause other than being interfered with, or broken equipment, a horse fails to finish after starting in a heat, that horse shall be ruled out.

Section 1318.80 Improper Conduct Loud shouting or other improper conduct is forbidden in a race. After the word "go" is given, both feet must be kept in the stirrups until after the finish of the race. Drivers must have both feet in the stirrups when horses are parading to the po…

Section 1318.90 Use of the Whip a) Drivers will be allowed whips not to exceed 4 feet in total length plus a snapper not longer than 6 inches. All whips are subject to inspection and measurement by the Board. Whips shall not be modified and snappers shall not be knotted. b) Whipp…

Section 1319.10 Placing Unless otherwise provided in the conditions, all purses shall be distributed on the dash basis with the money awarded according to a horse's position in each separate race or heat of a race.

Section 1319.20 Money Distribution a) Unless otherwise specified in the conditions, the money distribution in dashes shall be 50 per cent, 25 per cent, 12 per cent, 8 per cent and 5 per cent. In early closing events, late closing events or added money events, if there are less th…

Section 1320.10 Improper Conduct No owner, trainer, driver, attendant of a horse, or any other person shall use improper language to an official, or be guilty of any improper conduct toward such officers or judges or persons serving under their orders, such improper language or c…

Section 1320.100 Association with Undesirables No owner, driver, trainer, groom, attendant or any other person having charge of or access to any horse shall at any time associate with, consort with or in any manner communicate with any known bookmaker, tout or persons of similar …

Section 1320.110 Bookmaking Anyone guilty of making a handbook on the grounds of any race track operator shall be ejected from the grounds, and denied further admission thereto, and any owner, driver, or other person interested in any horse or horses at said meeting, who shall be…

Section 1320.120 Solicitation of Wagers If any trainer, driver, stable employee or other person solicits bets from the public by correspondence or other methods, to be made on the horses in any stable, or passes information to outsiders for betting purposes, such person or person…

Section 1320.130 Betting By Board Employees Any person appointed or approved by the Board is prohibited from betting or having anyone bet for him. Employees violating this rule shall be removed from their positions.

Section 1320.140 Sale of Products by Board Appointees (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 9 Ill. Reg. 11653, effective July 15, 1985)

Section 1320.150 Humane Treatment of Horses (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 31 Ill. Reg. 16524, effective December 1, 2007)

Section 1320.20 Assault and/or Battery No licensee on organization grounds shall commit an assault or battery. (Source: Amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 17751, effective November 28, 1994)

Section 1320.30 Conspiracy Not to Race If any owner, trainer, or driver of a horse shall threaten or join with others in threatening not to race, or not to declare in, because of the entry of a certain horse or horses, or a particular stable, thereby compelling or trying to compe…

Section 1320.40 Demand Special Rewards No owner, agent or driver who has entered a horse shall thereafter demand of the track a bonus of money or other special award or consideration as a condition for starting the horse.

Section 1320.50 Betting On Starters No owner, trainer, driver, agent, employee or attendant shall bet or cause any other person to bet on his behalf on any other horse in any race in which a horse owned, trained, or driven or in which he in any way represents or handles is a star…

Section 1320.60 Fraudulent Proposals If any person under the jurisdiction or control of the Board is approached with any offer or promise of a bribe, or with a request or a suggestion for a bribe, or for any improper, corrupt or fraudulent act or practice in relation to a race or…

Section 1320.70 Acts Injurious to Racing Any misconduct on the part of a race track operator or participant, fraudulent in its nature or injurious to the character of the turf, although not specified in these rules, is forbidden. Any person or persons who individually or in conce…

Section 1320.80 Conspiracy to Violate Rules If two or more persons shall combine and confederate together in any manner, regardless of where the said persons may be located, for the purpose of violating any of these rules and shall commit some act in furtherance of the said purpo…

Section 1320.90 Sworn Oaths In any case where an oath is administered by judges, or a representative of this Board under the Rules and Regulations, or a Notary Public, or any other person legally authorized to administer oaths, if the party knowingly swears falsely or withholds i…

Section 1322.10 Suspension Until Paid All persons who shall have been fined under these Rules and Regulations shall be suspended until said fine shall have been paid in full.

Section 1322.100 Dishonored Check (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 38 Ill. Reg. 21236, effective November 1, 2014)