Kansas Administrative Code

Greyhound racetrack officials and backup officials; prohibited interests; re- sponsibility; accountability; identification and approval; unavailability. (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the commission, racetrack officials at a race meet for greyhounds shall be as follows: (1) The …

The chartwriter. (a) For pur- poses of these regulations, the chartwriter shall be the individual who shall obtain information to be printed in the racing program concerning each racing greyhound. (b) The chartwriter’s duties shall include: (1) viewing the running of each officia…

Commission officials, racing judges. (a) Each licensee and each individual attending greyhounds during a race meet shall conduct activities under the general authority and supervision of the racing judges. The racing judg- es may interpret any of these racing regulations, and the…

Director of racing. (a) The direc- tor of racing shall have general supervision over each owner, trainer and any other individual at- tendant on greyhounds. (b) The director of racing shall have control over and free access to the racetrack facility. (c) The director of racing sh…

The paddock judge and the ken- nel master. (a) Each paddock judge shall com- plete an identification card for each greyhound before it is entered for official schooling. Each paddock judge shall ensure that each greyhound conforms to the card index identification and shall report…

Lead outs. (a) The lead out shall not be considered an official for purposes of these regulations. (b)(1) Each licensee shall train lead outs in the scope and proper performance of duties before working official races. (2) Each licensee shall properly train lead outs in the handl…

Clerk of scales. (a) Each clerk of scales shall monitor the weigh-in and weigh-out of each greyhound and shall post the accurate weight of each greyhound on the weight board for the information of the public. The established race weight, pre-post weight and track weight must be p…

The starter. (a) Each starter shall give the orders and take the actions necessary to secure a fair start for the entries. (b) Each greyhound shall be started from a starting box that is approved by the commission. Unless otherwise approved by the commission, the starting box sha…

The lure operator. (a) Each lure operator shall direct complete attention to the op- eration of the mechanical lure during each race meet. Each organization licensee shall provide the lure operator with a room as free as possible from any disturbance that may distract the lure op…

The racing secretary. (a) Each racing secretary shall maintain a file of each lease or ownership paper on each greyhound racing in the race meet. The racing secretary shall inspect all ownership and lease documents to confirm that they are accurate, complete and current. The raci…

The mutuel manager. For pur- poses of these regulations, the duties of the mu- tuel manager shall be defined the same in this article as in 112-5-10. (Authorized by K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 74-8804; implementing K.S.A. 74-8816 and K.S.A. 1993 Supp. 74-8818; effective Sept. 6, 1994.)

Closing of entries and drawing of post positions. (a) No entry or declaration for a stakes race shall be considered if received af- ter the hour designated for closing. If an hour for closing is not designated, any entry or declaration may be mailed, facsimiled or telegraphed bef…

Changing of races. Any organi- zation licensee may withdraw or change any race with the permission of the stewards. If a race is declared off because of insufficient entries, the or- ganization licensee may split any other race. (Au- thorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1987 Supp.…

Preference system. (a) Each racing secretary shall keep a list of all horses ex- cluded from races because of excessive entries, and each excluded horse shall have preference in any later race in which they may be entered in ac- cordance with a date system adopted by the racing s…

Declarations and scratches. (a) Each declaration and scratch shall be made in writing and signed by the owner or trainer of the horse or the owner’s authorized agent. Each or- ganization licensee shall provide forms on which scratches and declarations shall be made. (1) No horse …

Penalties and allowances. (a) Penalties and allowances shall be determined as follows: (1) Penalties and allowances shall not be cumu- lative unless they are declared to be so in the con- ditions of the race. They shall be effective at the start except in overnight events when a …

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 74-8804; effective, T-112-2-23- 89,Feb.23,1989;effectiveJune19,1989;revoked, T-112-8-13-92, Aug. 13, 1992; revoked, T-112-12- 10-92, Dec. 10, 1992; revoked Feb. 15, 1993.)

Claiming. (a) Except as oth- erwise provided by these racing regulations, in a claiming race, each horse shall be subject to a claim for its entered price by one of the following: (1) A licensed owner who has a horse registered to race at the current race meeting or the owner’s a…

Claiming, vacated stable. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this regulation, each owner whose stable is vacated by the sale or removal of horses from the racetrack facility shall lose any right to claim horses at the race meeting (b) Each owner whose stable is vacated by claims…

Invalid or void claims and pro- hibitions on claims. (a) Each claim shall be in- valid if any of the following conditions is met: (1) The name of the horse to be claimed is er- roneously spelled or is not specified in the space provided on the claim form. (2) The claimant does no…

Disclosure of mare in foal. (a) A mare or filly that has been serviced may be en- tered in a claiming race if: (1) the owner files with the racing secretary a certificate from a licensed veterinarian that is dat- ed no earlier than 40 days after the date the mare or filly was las…

Claiming authorization. (a) Each person who makes an application for a claiming authorization on the forms provided shall receive a claiming authorization from the commission or its appointed representatives, pro- vided the person: (1) Is licensed as an owner or an owner by open …

Jockeys. (a) Each jockey engaged to ride in a race shall report to the jockey room at least one hour before post time of the first race and shall weigh out at the appointed time. After report- ing to the jockey room, the jockey shall not leave it except to ride in a race until al…

Jockey agent. (a) Any jockey agent may represent a jockey if the jockey agent is registered with the stewards and licensed by the commission as a jockey agent. No jockey agent shall represent more than three jockeys and one apprentice jockey at the same time. (b) No jockey agent …

Jockey mount fees. (a) In the absence of a written contract or special agreement between the parties, the following jockey mount fees shall be assessed: Purse Winning Mount Second Mount Third Mount Losing Mount $599 & Under $33.00 $33.00 $33.00 $33.00 600 - 699 36.00 33.00 33.00 …

Ownership. (a) The legal owner- ship of each horse, and the name of each own- er that is printed on the official program for the horse, shall conform to the ownership declaration on the horse’s certificate of registration, eligibili- ty certificate or lease agreement on file with…

Safety helmets required; phys- ical examination required. Each person who is mounted on any horse within the racetrack facility or riding in a race shall wear a properly fastened safety helmet. Each person who is mounted on a race horse within the racetrack facility shall have on…

Paddock to post. (a) Each horse in a race shall carry a conspicuous saddlecloth number and a head number corresponding to the horse’s number on the official program. In the case of a coupled entry, each horse making up the entry shall bear the same number as the first part of the…

Post to finish. (a) No horse shall be permitted to start unless it has been tattooed and fully identified. (b) Each horse shall take a position in numerical order from the inside rail. The order shall be de- termined by post positions. (c) Each horse shall be a starter after the …

Workouts. (a) Each licensee ex- ercising a horse shall, upon the request of the clocker or assistant clockers, correctly state the distance over which the horse is to be worked and the point on the racetrack where the workout will start. The licensee shall identify the horse if r…

Safety vests required. (a) A jockey or apprentice jockey shall not ride in a race unless the jockey or apprentice jockey is wearing a safety vest. (b) Each safety vest shall provide shock absorb- ing protection to the upper body with a minimum rating of five, as defined by the Br…

Deceased owners. (a) Any per- sonal representative of a deceased owner may exercise and transfer the deceased owner’s nom- inations, entries and rights of nomination and en- try subject to the regulations of the commission. Each personal representative shall be deemed to hold an …

Documents. (a) Each win sheet, certificate of registration, certificate of eligiblity, entry card or other document of ownership or registration shall have no information omitted and any required signature on the documents shall not be willfully altered or forged by any person. (…

Horses sold or transferred with engagements. (a) Each racing secretary shall require any licensee to provide evidence of any sale or transfer when a horse is sold or transferred with its engagements, and the failure to produce evidence shall render the horse ineligible to start i…

Registration and eligibility. (a) No person shall enter or start a horse in a race unless all of the following conditions are met: (1) The horse is duly registered with and ap- proved by the registry offices of one of the fol- lowing: (A) The jockey club, if a thoroughbred; (B) t…

Entries. (a) Each horse entered for the first time at a race meeting shall be identified by its name, color, sex, age, and the name of its sire or sires and dam as registered. For every oth- er race, each horse shall be identified by its name, color, sex, and age. (b) Each nomina…

Coupled entries. (a) Not more than two horses of the same licensed ownership or interest shall be entered and started in a race, ex- cept in stakes races and races that are conditioned for horses eligible for specified stakes. (b) No owner or trainer shall enter more than two hor…

Loss of entries. Each person who alleges loss of an entry or declaration for a stakes race shall provide satisfactory proof to the racing secretary that it was mailed, facsimiled or telegraphed within a reasonable time before the designated time for closing, or it shall not be co…

Rules of the race. (a) Each grey- hound shall wear a racing muzzle and blanket ap- proved by the racing judges while racing. (b) Before the greyhounds leave for the post, each racing muzzle and blanket shall be carefully examined in the paddock by the paddock judge subject to the…

Limitation on performances. Each organization licensee shall not schedule more than two greyhound performances during one race day. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 74-8804, as amended by 1988 HB 2774, Sec. 3; effective, T-112-1-19-89, Jan. 19, 1989; effective Ap…

Complaints. Each complaint against an official or officials shall be made in writ- ing, signed by the complainant and filed with the racing judges. Complaints that allege the violation of any law of the state of Kansas or regulation of the commission may be made by any person. Ea…

Housing of greyhounds. (a) All greyhounds entered into an official race shall be housed in kennel facilities located on the premises provided by the organization licensee. (b) Greyhounds brought to the racetrack for the specific purpose of participating in stakes races, qualifyin…

Registration. (a) No greyhound shall be entered or permitted to race or to be schooled at any racetrack licensed by the com- mission unless it is properly registered by the na- tional greyhound association of Abilene, Kansas. The national greyhound association shall be rec- ogniz…

Entries. (a) Each greyhound en- tered in a race shall be entered in the name of the registered owner. The following information shall be registered with the racing secretary be- fore each greyhound starts at any meet: (1) the full name of each person having any ownership interest…

Withdrawals and scratches. (a) Each withdrawal of a greyhound from a race shall be irrevocable. (b) Each withdrawal in stakes races shall be made in the same manner as that provided by K.A.R. 112-8-3 for making entries to the racing secretary, who shall record the day and hour of…

Schooling. (a) Each greyhound shall be schooled properly in the presence of the racing judges. The judges shall determine that a greyhound is sufficiently experienced before the greyhound may be entered or started in a race. (b) The distance of each schooling race shall be not le…

Qualification of greyhounds. (a) Each organization licensed by the commission shall establish criteria to qualify greyhounds based on a satisfactory schooling and subject to the ap- proval of the racing judges. (b) Each organization licensee shall notify the racing judges of the …

Grading and purse systems. (a) Each organization licensee shall implement a grading system to be approved by the commis- sion. The system shall use the designations A— Feature, A,B,C,D,E and M. Each organization shall also implement a purse system to be ap- proved by the commissi…

Weights, weighing, and weigh- in. (a) Each greyhound shall be weighed not less than one hour before the time of the first race of the day unless prior permission is granted by a racing judge. (b) Before any greyhound may officially school or race, each kennel owner or trainer sha…

Before and between the races. (a) One assistant animal health officer, one racing judge, and one representative of the organization licensee shall walk the racing strip before the commencement of the first race of each perfor- mance and between races, if necessary, to deter- mine…