Ohio Administrative Code

(A) Every entry must be in the name of a person having an ownership interest in the horse and must be made in writing or by computerized method authorized by the commission by such owner, their trainer or by the authorized agent of either. The authorized agent must be licensed at…

(A) All current year registrations of stable names by the "United States Trotting Association" shall be recognized in Ohio upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars, except that anyone so registered and racing in Ohio will be required to disclose their real name.(B) A person c…

(A) No alteration or condition shall be made in any entry after the time fixed for closing except that an error may be corrected with the consent of the judges.(B) No change in trainers of a horse, entered and drawn to start, will be permitted. In the event of such change the hor…

Unless the conditions of the race provide, there shall be no entry fee to any race. If the conditions require an entry fee, it shall accompany the entry unless otherwise specified. Last updated January 12, 2026 at 10:21 AM Authorized By: 3769.03 Amplifies: 3769.03 Five Year Revie…

h 119. PDF: The entries of any person or the transfer of any entry may be refused without notice by the judges with good cause. Last updated January 6, 2026 at 10:20 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966

All horses shipping in to race must be at the track where they are to race three hours before post time of the race in which they are to race and must be available for examination by the track veterinarian. In the event of an unavoidable delay, as determined by the judges, the ju…

(A) No horse may be started in any race or qualifying race unless it is registered with the "United States Trotting Association" or "Standardbred Canada."(B) No horse shall be allowed to start unless a lifetime electronic eligibility from the "United States Trotting Association o…

(A) When a horse is entered, it must be clearly identified by statement of its name, age, color, sex, and the names of its sire and dam;(B) Any alteration in the sex of a horse must be reported and noted by the trainer to the racing secretary;(C) Fillies and mares that have been …

No horse may start in any race unless it is fully identified. The burden of proving identity rests with the person or persons having charge of the horse at the meeting and the judges may suspend and refer to the commission such persons in case of fraud or attempted fraud. The jud…

The racing secretary shall receive all stakes, entrance money, and other moneys that properly can come to their office. At their discretion the racing secretary may receive moneys due to other associations as fees or forfeits, forwarding them promptly to the association to which …

h 119. PDF: No more than two horses of the same ownership and/or in charge of the same trainer may be entered for an overnight race, and both may start as a mutuel entry. The horses may also be entered so that each horse will appear in a separate division if the race subsequently…

h 119. PDF: (A) In harness racing a horse must be eligible to start at time of entry.(B) Transfer provisions - change of gait. If conditions published for early closing events allow transfer for change of gait, such transfer shall be to the slowest class of the adopted gait for w…

(A) An owner or trainer shall not enter or start a horse that has not been qualified or is on the judges list, is wearing a trachea-tube or has a hole in its throat for a trachea-tube, has been nerved as described in rule 3769-18-04 of the Administrative Code, or has impaired eye…

(A) When a horse is sold, its engagements pass to the new owner unless otherwise specified in the terms of the sale. When a horse is claimed out of a claiming or optional claiming race, its engagements pass to the claimant. In no case, however, shall the engagements pass with the…

h 119. PDF: No employee of any commercial track whose duties include the classification or entry of horses shall participate financially, directly or indirectly, in the purchase or sale of any horse which races at such meeting. Any person violating this rule shall be suspended by…

(A) The racing secretary shall receive declarations (entries) for all races.(B) All entries must:(1) Be made in writing through a computerized method approved by the commission or by telephone as provided in rule 3769-15-30 of the Administrative Code;(2) Be signed by the owner, t…

h 119. PDF: (A) Declarations shall be taken on a regular, well advertised schedule not less than two days or more than five days in advance of a program, except races for which qualifying dashes or elimination heats are provided in the race conditions.(B) Once a regular schedule …

(A) A permit holder must specify how many entries are required for overnight events and after the condition is fulfilled, the event must be contested except when declared off as provided under rule 3769-14-37 of the Administrative Code - postponement of races:(1) In early closing…

h 119. PDF: The racing secretary shall compile and distribute daily an overnight list which shall carry the names of entries with their post positions. Last updated January 6, 2026 at 10:21 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966

h 119. PDF: Every horse entered and drawn for a race must be a starter unless it is scratched or ordered withdrawn by the starter, judges, or track veterinarian, pursuant to the rules of this chapter. Last updated January 6, 2026 at 10:21 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Yea…

h 119. PDF: A horse shall not become a starter for a stakes race unless all moneys required under the conditions shall have been paid. Last updated January 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966

h 119. PDF: Any race conditioned to preclude claim of any of the starters shall not be considered a claiming race even if won by a horse liable to claim under said conditions. Last updated January 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effe…

h 119. PDF: For stake races, if a horse is not named through the entry box at the designated time of closing, the horse is automatically out. Last updated January 6, 2026 at 10:22 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966

h 119. PDF: A scratch of a horse whose name appears in a printed program is irrevocable unless the judges determine an error was made. The horse may be allowed to race for purse money but shall be barred from all wagering if wagering has already begun. Last updated January 6, 202…

(A) At all extended parimutuel meetings, declarations for overnight events shall be governed by the following:(1) Before being declared in, a horse that has not raced previously at the gait chosen must go a qualifying race under the supervision of a judge and acquire at least one…

(Declaration and entry are used interchangeably as indicated).(A) Declaration also known as the entry box. Entries may occur by a computerized method approved by the commission, by phone or by using an entry box. The permit holder shall provide a locked box with an aperture throu…

(A) Also eligibles. Not more than two horses may be drawn as also eligibles for a race and their positions shall be drawn along with the starters in the race. In the event one or more horses are excused by the judges, the also eligible horse or horses shall race and take the post…

(A) The judges may place a horse on the judges' list at any time for any reason and declarations and/or entries on said horse shall be refused. The owner or trainer shall be notified of such action, and the reason shall be clearly stated. When any horse is placed on the judges' l…

(A) Each commercial parimutuel track shall designate a program director. It shall be the responsibility of the program director to furnish the public complete and accurate past performance information.(B) Program information. A printed program shall be available to the public at …

The following rule relates to the registration of standardbred stallions pursuant to section 3769.082 and 3769.085 of the Revised Code.(A) An Ohio resident for the purpose of determining eligibility under sections 3769.082 and 3769.085 of the Revised Code must comply with the fol…

(A) For a violation of any rule in this chapter and unless a rule specifically precludes the judges from doing so, the judges, upon the concurrence of two such officials, may fine a licensee an amount not in excess of the amount permitted by section 3769.091 of the Revised Code a…

h 119. PDF: Winnings shall include all prizes up to the time appointed for the start and shall apply to all races in any country and shall embrace walking over or receiving forfeit but shall not include second money or lower or the value of any prize not paid in money. Last updat…

h 119. PDF: Winnings during the year shall include all winnings from January first, preceding the start. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966

(A) Any horse starting in a claiming race shall be subject to claim for its entered price. All claims must be made in writing on forms and in envelopes furnished by the permit holder. Both forms and envelopes must be filled out completely and must be sufficiently accurate to iden…

(A) Any Ohio licensed owner or any person holding an eligibility to claim license may make a claim for any horse subject to claim. Claims may be made by an authorized agent but only for the account of the person for whom they are agent.(B) An eligibility to claim license may be i…

The permit holder shall provide a locked box in which claims shall be deposited in a sealed envelope. The judges shall have keys to the box. Only the money required for a registration transfer shall accompany the claim. The claim shall be deposited in the box no later than thirty…

If there is a valid claim for a horse, during the post parade of its race the judges will have a public announcement made and information stating there has been a claim made on that horse will be scrolled on the simulcast video. The successful claimant will be announced after the…

Each horse shall race for the account of the person in whose name it starts, but title to the claimed horse shall be vested in the claimant from the time it becomes a starter as defined in rule 3769-1-01 of the Administrative Code or as provided for in rule 3769-16-19 of the Admi…

Any horse that has been claimed shall, after the race has been contested, be taken to the paddock for delivery to the claimant by the trainer who entered the horse in the race or their designated representative. The successful claimant or designated representative shall be allowe…

Any person who refuses to deliver a horse claimed out of a claiming race shall be suspended and the horse shall be suspended. Last updated July 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM Authorized By: 3769.03 Amplifies: 3769.03 Five Year Review Date: 7/3/2030 Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966, 1/1/1985

h 119. PDF: No horse claimed out of a claiming race shall be sold or transferred to anyone within thirty days of the day it was claimed except in another claiming race nor shall such horse remain in the same stable or under the care or management of its former owner or trainer. L…

(A) No horse claimed in Ohio shall race at any other track in the state until the close of the current meeting at the track at which the claim was made or for thirty days, whichever is the shorter period of time, unless by permission of the judges at the meeting. If a claimed hor…

(A) A claimed horse may be entered in subsequent claiming races for such claiming price as the claimant of said horse may determine.(B) Any horse scratched from a claiming race must be eligible to be claimed for the same claiming price or less in its next start, or it cannot race…

h 119. PDF: No person can claim his own horse or cause his horse to be claimed directly or indirectly for his own account; nor shall any person claim more than one horse from any one race. When a stable consists of horses owned by more than one person, trained by the same trainer…

h 119. PDF: No authorized agent or trainer although representing several owners shall submit more than one claim for any one race. Last updated August 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM Authorized By: – Amplifies: – Five Year Review Date: Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/1966

h 119. PDF: Any person who shall offer or enter into an agreement to claim or not to claim or attempt to prevent another person from claiming any horse in a claiming race, or attempt by intimidation to prevent anyone from starting a horse in any race for which it is entered, or a…

h 119. PDF: Any person or persons who shall enter or allow to be entered in a claiming race, a horse against which any lawful claim is held, either by mortgage, bill of sale or lien of any kind, may be penalized unless before entering the horse, written consent of the holder of t…