OAC 325:10 — Racing Organization (§ 325:10-1-1 to 325:10-1-33)

The organization shall maintain in an approved depository, those amounts deducted from the pari-mutuel handle for distribution for the purposes specified in the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission. Each organization and its managing officers are jointly and severa…

All equipment, devices, or apparatus used for the display and calculation of odds and the sale and encashment of tickets shall be approved by the Commission prior to first use. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-13

All organizations shall install and maintain in good service an electronic photo finish device with mirror image for photographing the finishes of all races and recording the time of each horse in hundredths of a second, when applicable, to assist the placing judges and the Stewa…

All organizations shall install and operate a system to provide a videotape recording of each race so that such recording clearly shows the position and action of the horses and jockeys at close enough range to be easily discernible. A video monitor shall be located in the Stewar…

All photo finish photographs and videotape recordings required by this Chapter shall be identified by indicating thereon the date, number of the race, and the name of the racetrack at which the race is held. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-16

No person shall cut, mutilate, alter or change any photo finish photograph or videotape recording for the purpose of deceit or fraud of any type. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-17

All organizations shall preserve all photographic negatives and videotape recordings of all races for at least one hundred eighty (180) days after the close of their meeting. Upon request of the Commission, the organization shall furnish the Commission with a clear, positive prin…

The organization shall maintain a viewing room for the purpose of screening the videotape recording of the races for viewing by Racing Officials, jockeys, trainers, owners, and other interested persons authorized by the Stewards. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-19

In addition to the definitions provided in Section 200.1 of Title 3A, of the Oklahoma Statutes, the following words or terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Act" means the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act [3A…

No organization shall grant an exclusive concession to any vendor of horse feed or racing supplies. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-20

The organization shall provide within the enclosure adequate space and accommodations as determined by the Commission, including at least eight adjoining box seats or such other accommodations offered by the organization licensee and approved by the Commission and appropriate par…

The organization shall maintain a place where signed written complaints or claims of violations (objections) of racetrack rules, regulations, and conditions; Commission rules and regulations; or Oklahoma State Laws may be filed. A copy of any written complaint or claim filed with…

The organization shall erect and maintain a glass enclosed bulletin board close to the Racing Secretary's Office in a place where access is granted to all licensees, upon which all official notices of the Commission shall be posted. The organization shall also erect and maintain …

The organization shall install and maintain in good service a telephonic communication system between the Stewards' stand, racing office, pari-mutuel department, jockey room, paddock, testing barn, starting gate, finish line, video camera locations, and other places as may be req…

Subject to the approval of the Commission, the organization shall provide the services of a properly equipped ambulance vehicle, at least one driver, and at least one attendant at a level equal to or greater than EMT/Intermediate as defined by the Oklahoma Emergency Response Syst…

Each organization shall equip and maintain adequate first-aid facilities with not less than two beds and attendance of a licensed physician, a licensed medical technician, or a registered nurse during the running of the racing program. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-26

The organization shall take cognizance of any complaint regarding the safety or uniformity of its race course or premises, and shall maintain in safe condition the race course, all rails, the electric starting gate, and other equipment required for the conduct of its races. Notes…

Permanent markers must be located at each starting point to be utilized in the organization's racing program. The starting point markers and distance poles must be of a size and in a position where they can be seen clearly from the Stewards' stand. The starting point markers and …

A survey by a licensed surveyor of the race course, including all starting chutes, indicating the grade and measurement of distances to be run must be filed with the Commission prior to the first race meeting. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-29

The Commission shall allocate racing dates for the conduct of horse race meetings within this State for such time periods and at such racing locations as the Commission determines will best serve the interests of the people of the State of Oklahoma in accordance with the Oklahoma…

In order for an organization to be granted a license to conduct pari-mutuel racing, the facility shall meet but not be limited to the following minimum requirements: (1) A track shall include a straightaway course of a minimum of 350 yards in length and a minimum of seventy feet …

Approval of a race meeting by the Commission does not establish said Commission as the insurer or guarantor of the safety or physical condition of the organization's facilities or purse of any race. The organization does thereby agree to indemnify, save and hold harmless the Okla…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 325:10-1-32 Revoked by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016

(a) Purses at Commission-sanctioned race meeting(s) shall consist of statutorily designated revenue to purses from: (1) wagering at the Organization Licensee's facilities, (including the Organization Licensee's offtrack wagering facilities) on live races run at the Organization L…

(a) It is the intent of the Commission in issuing organization licenses to enable the market for pari-mutuel horse racing to mature and expand as it gains the trust of the general public. Because the oversaturation of the market with pari-mutuel horse racing facilities would be d…

(a) It is presumed, based on past and current figures from similar and surrounding racing markets, that the Oklahoma gaming market shall not be sufficient to justify the licensing of more than one major and one non-major racing facility until such time as the combined annual gros…

Each organization shall observe and enforce the rules. The license is granted on the condition that the organization, its officials, its employees and its concessionaires shall obey all decisions and orders of the Commission. The organization shall not allow any wagering within t…

The organization may impose conditions for its race meeting as it may deem necessary; provided, however, that such conditions may not conflict with any requirements of Oklahoma State law or the rules, regulations and orders of the Commission. Such conditions shall be published in…

The organization shall furnish the following information to the Commission and other regulatory agencies requiring same on forms approved by the agencies: a daily itemized report of the receipts of pari-mutuel handle, parking, concessions, commissions, and any other requested inf…

The organization shall compile an official program for each racing day which shall contain the names of the horses which are to run in each race together with their respective post positions, post time for first race, age, color, sex, breeding, jockey, trainer, owners or stable n…