N.J.A.C. 13:70 — HORSE RACING (Subchapter 1 to 32)

Disqualification of either husband or wife applies equally to both, unless the spouse of the disqualified person shows to the satisfaction of the Commission that ownership and racing of his or her horses are independent of or not under the control or influence of the disqualified…

An owner shall not knowingly enter, or cause to be entered, any horses having received a substance foreign to the natural horse which results in the horse not being in compliance with N.J.A.C. 13:70-14A.1 and/or N.J.A.C. 13:70-20.11. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-21.4 Amended by…

An owner who changes trainers must see to it that his horses are properly registered under the new trainer's name. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-21.5

All owners and trainers shall carry compensation insurance covering all their employees. This paragraph is intended to include all individuals employed by owners and trainers in the training and racing of horses. All concessionaires shall carry compensation insurance covering all…

No owner may be licensed other than in his legal name. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-21.7

The Commission may in its discretion, impose a fine against an owner and/or any participant in racing who seeks to be reinstated following suspension for failure to comply with the Commission rules governing licensing. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-21.8

Each authorized agent must obtain a license from the Racing Commission. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-22.1

Application for a license must be filed for each owner represented. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-22.2

If the written instrument is a power of attorney, it shall be filed permanently with the Racing Secretary. If, however, the powers are properly delegated by the owner on the application form for a license, then said application shall be in duplicate and one copy filed permanently…

Any change must be in writing and filed as above provided. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-22.4

The fee for each license shall be $ 50.00 as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:70-4.1. If an agent represents more than one owner, a separate written instrument shall be filed for each owner and the fee paid in each case. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-22.5 Amended by R.1990 d.127, effect…

Owner's revocations must be filed in writing with the Racing Commission and with the Racing Secretary. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-22.6

An authorized agent may appoint a sub-agent only when authorized to do so by the above written instrument and, to be effective, notice of such appointment must be given immediately in writing to the Racing Commission and the Racing Secretary. Application for a license must be fil…

No racing official other than the stewards and the starter shall have the right to impose a fine or suspension. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.1

A racing official imposing a fine or suspension shall report it promptly to the Racing Secretary and the Racing Commission's Executive Director, in writing. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.2 Amended by 55 N.J.R. 555(a), effective 3/20/2023

All fines imposed shall be paid to the Racing Commission's licensing office on or before the due date set forth in the applicable ruling. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.3 Amended by 55 N.J.R. 555(a), effective 3/20/2023

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.4 Reserved by 55 N.J.R. 555(a), effective 3/20/2023

An unpaid fine may not be rescinded except with the approval of the Racing Commission. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.5

The stewards shall have the power to punish for violation of the rules any person subject to their control and in their discretion to impose fines or suspensions or both for infractions. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.6

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.7 As amended, R.1981 d.183, effective 6/21/1982. See: 14 New Jersey Register 91(a), 14 New Jersey Register 661(a).

The stewards may suspend a person or disqualify a horse. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.8

The stewards shall have the power to exclude from all premises and enclosures of the association any person who is disqualified for corrupt practices on the turf in any country; or so exclude any other improper or objectionable persons. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-23.9 Amended…

Steeplechases (includes any form of jumping race) shall be conducted in conformity with the rules herein established insofar as they can be consistently applied. To the extent that they cannot be so applied, modification thereto may be made by the stewards in accordance with the …

Penalties incurred or allowances due to steeplechase or hurdle races shall not apply to races on the flat, or vice versa. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-24.2

In claiming races over jumps and hurdles, any horse is subject to claim for its entered price by any owner who has started a horse in a steeplechase or hurdle race at the meeting at which the claim is made. Any licensed owner who has an interest in any starter shall thereafter be…

When two or more horses run a dead heat, the dead heat shall not be run off. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.1

The owners of the horses in a dead heat shall divide equally the purse money involved. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.2

If a dead heat is for first place, each horse shall be considered a winner of the amount received. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.3

Owners shall divide equally all moneys and other prizes; and if no agreement can be reached as to which of them shall receive a cup, plate or other indivisible prize, they shall draw lots for it in the presence of one or more of the stewards. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.4…

In a dead heat for first place, the jockeys involved shall each receive 10 percent of the purse money awarded to the owner by whom he is engaged. In all other dead heats, the jockeys involved shall divide equally the sum total of the fees they would have received individually had…

In naming an entry for a produce race, the produce is entered by specifying the dam and sire or sires. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.1

If a mare entered in a produce race drops her foal before January 1, or if she has a dead foal, or is barren, the entry of such mare is void. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.2

Entrance money shall be returned if the nominator or transferee notifies the association of proper grounds for voiding an entry in a produce race, in advance of the date specified for such notice in the conditions of the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.3

Weight allowances for the produce of untried horses must be claimed at the time of entry, and said allowances are not lost by subsequent winnings, unless so provided by the conditions of the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.4

Failure to register a foal shall not exempt the nominator from any liability he may incur under the rules. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.5

The nominator in produce races, or races in which nominations of foals are made, shall be released from further liability with regard to the entry by filing an acceptable transfer of entry prior to the declaration date stated in the conditions of the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code …

All persons, including the employees and agents thereof, who engage in the profession or business of selling, at retail or wholesale, or otherwise disposing thereof, of any kind of merchandise, equipment, drugs or medication for animals or humans, or pharmaceutical horse food or …

All drugs, medications, pharmaceutical products and any other substances of a similar nature possessed or used within the grounds of a racing association shall at all times bear appropriate labelling displaying the contents thereof. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-27.2

(a) The value of a race to a winner shall be computed by deducting from the sum total of the prize money: 1. The amount of the winner's fee; 2. The money payable to other horses or persons (except jockey's fees) thus arriving at net money winnings. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-…

A horse is bred where it is foaled. The breeder is the owner of the dam at the time of foaling. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.10

The Thoroughbred Breeders Association of New Jersey shall make rules for the registration of horses foaled in New Jersey. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.11

Any owner or breeder may appeal from the refusal of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association of New Jersey to register a horse under this rule to the New Jersey Racing Commission, and the decision of the Commission shall be final. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.12

The winnings of a horse in a stake race shall be computed on the value of the gross earnings. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.2

Winnings shall include all net moneys won in all countries, up to the time appointed for the start, including walkovers and forfeits, but not second and third money nor the value of a prize not in money. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.3

Winnings during a year shall be reckoned from January 1 of that year. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.4

Winner or nonwinner of a specified sum means winner or nonwinner of a single race of that value to the winner, unless otherwise stated. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.5

In computing the value of a series of races in which an extra sum of money is won by the winning of two or more races of the series, the extra amount shall not be included in the horse's winnings until the series, or that part of it, is finished and hence the extra amount is defi…