Oregon Administrative Code

462-150-0020 Change of Ownership; Change of Trainer (1) Any horse being registered into the race office must have the current ownership recorded on the foal certificate prior to being accepted by the race office. (2) After a horse has been registered with the racing secretary, it…

462-150-0030 Claiming Rules (1) The primary purpose of claiming races is the classification of horses. No person shall enter or allow to be entered in a claiming race a horse against which any mortgage, bill of sale or lien of any kind is held, unless the written consent of the m…

462-150-0040 Entering for Official Racing; Subscriptions (1) Before a horse is eligible to race, it must be properly entered into that race by the horse's licensed owner (unless the horse is leased), lessee, trainer or authorized agent, unless authorized by the stewards for good …

462-150-0050 Forming the Race; Weights, Penalties, and Allowances; Scratches (1) The racing secretary, in conjunction with the race meet licensee, shall set the conditions of all races. For each racing day, the racing secretary shall use every reasonable effort to card the number…

462-150-0060 Weighing Out; Equipment; Paddock Procedures (1) All jockeys in a race must be weighed out by the clerk of scales prior to going to the paddock for that race. (2) If overweight is in excess of the weight the horse is to carry, the jockey shall declare the amount of ov…

462-150-0070 Post Parade; Start; Race (1) All horses shall parade from paddock to post carrying their respective weights and, to the extent feasible, shall pass the stewards' stand in numerical order. Any horse failing to do so without good cause may be disqualified by the stewar…

462-150-0080 Order of Finish; Weighing In; Objections and Disqualification (1) The winner of a race shall be the horse whose nose first reaches the finish line with the jockey aboard, unless the horse is disqualified by the stewards for ineligibility or other good cause. The deci…

462-150-0090 Purses; Claims Against Horse; Jockey Fees (1) All stakes fees paid toward a stakes race shall be allocated to the winner unless otherwise provided by the conditions for the race. (2) Whenever the board of stewards has reasonable grounds to believe that any violation …

462-150-0100 Use and Distribution of Breakage Monies (1) Each race meet licensee conducting a race meet shall maintain a separate account in which each horsemen's association's share of the breakage shall be placed. The breakage shall be accumulated on a weekly basis, Monday thro…

462-150-0110 Use and Distribution of Purse Supplements for Owners of Oregon-Bred Horses (1) A race meet licensee designated in subsection (2) of ORS 462.057 shall maintain and deposit in a separate account from all other funds the Oregon-bred purse supplements authorized by 462.0…

462-160-0100 Purpose To describe requirements and procedures used to ensure the health and welfare of racehorses and to safeguard the interests of the public and the participants in racing. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 462.270(3) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 462.270 & 462.41…

462-160-0110 Veterinary Practices (1) Veterinarians under Authority of Commission Veterinarians: (a) Veterinarians licensed by the commission and practicing at any location under the jurisdiction of the commission are under the authority of commission veterinarians and the stewar…

462-160-0120 Prohibited Practices The following are considered prohibited practices: (1) The possession or use of a drug, substance, or medication on the premises of a facility under the jurisdiction of the commission that has not been approved by the United States Food and Drug …

462-160-0130 Medications and Prohibited Substances (1) No horse may be administered any substance, other than foods, by any route or method less than 24 hours before the original post time for the race in which the horse is entered except furosemide (by the manner described in th…

462-160-0140 Testing (1) Reporting to the Test Barn: (a) The board of stewards or a commission veterinarian may require that any horse is tested for drugs prior to its removal from any list, after any race or workout, or whenever the board of stewards or a commission veterinarian…

462-160-0145 Postmortem Examination/Necropsies (1) All racehorses that die or are euthanized on racetracks or the grounds where racing is conducted while under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Racing Commission’s (ORC) shall have a post-mortem examination (necropsy) performed by a …

462-200-0010 Pari-Mutuel Rules and Regulations All rules of pari-mutuel wagering herein contained (OAR 462-200-0010 through 462-200-0620) shall apply to horse races and greyhound races alike. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 462.270(3) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 462.270(3) His…

462-200-0020 Minimum Payoff No mutuel ticket shall be paid off at less than 10 cents net for each dollar wagered except when the breaks compute to less than 10 cents on the first dollar, the license shall pay five cents for each dollar wagered. The infield board shall indicate th…

462-200-0030 Breakage and Computation on Each Mutuel Pool The race meet licensee in its computation of all mutuel pools shall first subtract a sum commonly known as the “commission.” The balance, less breakage, shall be returned to those holding valid winning tickets. All of the …

462-200-0040 Days Racing Permitted Any race meeting properly licensed under ORS Chapter 462 by the Oregon Racing Commission may conduct racing with pari-mutuel wagering on any day of the week. No wagering or actual running of a race shall be permitted after midnight on any day ex…

462-200-0050 Underpayment If during any race meet conducted under this law, there shall be underpayments of the amount actually due to the wagerers, the amount of such underpayments to wagerers shall revert and belong to the State of Oregon and paid to the commission and become a…

462-200-0060 Identification and Conduct of Mutuel Employees (1) A race meet licensee’s mutuel department, at every race meeting, must be conducted in a strict, dignified, and proper manner. All pari-mutuel selling machines must be located only in places easily accessible and in p…

462-200-0070 Closing Wagering and Locking Pari-Mutuel Machines (1) For Horse Racing: The pari-mutuel machines must be locked when the starting gates open. Unless the pari-mutuel machines were locked through error, they may not be reopened once they have been locked, even if there…

462-200-0080 Totalizator Standards The Oregon Racing Commission shall set standards for procedure, equipment and personnel and any other areas the commission deems necessary to insure the operations and integrity of the tote system. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 462.270(3) Statu…

462-200-0090 Totalizator and Tote Board Operations (1) The race meet licensee shall install, maintain in operable condition and operate continuously an electric totalizator during each meeting. (2) A totalizator shall be so designed that it will indicate the total amounts and the…

462-200-0100 Public Information The general public, through newspapers, magazine, and periodicals of general circulation, shall be entitled to any and all information of reference to facts and figures concerned in the operation of the mutuel department. Statutory/Other Authority:…

462-200-0110 Emergency (1) Should an emergency arise in connection with the operation of the pari-mutuel department not specifically covered by these rules and an immediate decision be necessary, the manager of the pari-mutuel department shall make the decision and shall make an …

462-200-0120 Minus Pool The “breakage” from each pool in a race shall be applied on any “minus” pool in that particular race. In the event a minus pool occurs after all breakage has been applied from that particular race, the expense of said minus pool for the race shall be borne…

462-200-0130 Unclaimed Winnings Account (1) Every race meet licensee conducting a race meet or continuous race meet shall carry on its books for each race meet an account to be known as the Unclaimed Winnings Account showing the total amount due on outstanding winning mutuel wage…

462-200-0140 Daily Racing Program Publishing Requirements (1) The daily racing program shall contain a notice to the effect that the race meet licensee will furnish, upon request, copies of the pari-mutuel rules governing all types of wagering conducted at that track. The notice …

462-200-0150 General Provisions Each race meet licensee shall conduct wagering in accordance with applicable laws and these rules. Such wagering shall employ a pari-mutuel system approved by the commission. The totalizator shall be tested prior to and during the meeting as requir…

462-200-0160 Records (1) The race meet licensee shall maintain records of all wagering so the commission may review such records for any contest including the opening line, subsequent odds fluctuation, the amount and at which window wagers were placed on any betting interest and …

462-200-0170 Pari-Mutuel Tickets (1) A pari-mutuel ticket is evidence of a contribution to the pari-mutuel pool operated by the race meet licensee and is evidence of the obligation of the race meet licensee to pay to the holder thereof such portion of the distributable amount of …

462-200-0180 Pari-Mutuel Ticket Sales (1) Pari-mutuel tickets shall not be sold by anyone other than an race meet licensee licensed to conduct pari-mutuel wagering. (2) No pari-mutuel ticket may be sold on a contest for which wagering has already been closed and no race meet lice…

462-200-0190 Pay Out (1) All money wagered on a scratched horse/greyhound shall be refunded. If a horse is left in the starting gate when the doors of the starting gate open at the start, there shall be no refund except on a horse which the stewards determine to be a non-starter.…

462-200-0200 Advance Performance Wagering No race meet licensee shall permit wagering to begin before the mutuel windows open on the day of the performance unless it has first obtained the authorization of the commission. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 462.270(3) Statutes/Other I…

462-200-0210 Claims for Payment from Pari-Mutuel Pool (1) At a designated location, a written, verified claim for payment from a pari-mutuel pool shall be accepted by the race meet licensee in any case where the race meet licensee has withheld payment or has refused to cash a par…

462-200-0220 Payment for Errors If an error occurs in the payment amounts for pari-mutuel wagers which are cashed or entitled to be cashed; and as a result of such error the pari-mutuel pool involved in the error is not correctly distributed among winning ticket holders, the foll…

462-200-0230 Cancelled Contests If a contest is cancelled or declared “no contest” or “no race,” refunds shall be granted on valid wagers in accordance with these rules. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 462.270(3) Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 462.270(3) History: RC 3-2000, f. 3-…

462-200-0240 Refunds (1) Notwithstanding other provisions of these rules, refunds of the entire pool may be made on: (a) Win pools, Exacta pools, and first half Double pools offered in contests in which the number of betting interests has been reduced to fewer than two (2). (b) P…

462-200-0250 Coupled Entries and Mutuel Fields (1) Contestants coupled in wagering as a coupled entry or mutuel field shall be considered part of a single betting interest for the purpose of price calculations and distribution of pools. Should any contestant in a coupled entry or…

462-200-0260 Pools Dependent Upon Betting Interests Unless the commission otherwise provides, at the time the pools are opened for wagering, the race meet licensee: (1) May offer win, place, and show wagering on all contests with six (6) or more betting interests. (2) May be allo…

462-200-0270 Prior Approval Required for Betting Pools (1) A race meet licensee that desires to offer new forms of wagering must apply in writing to the commission 30 days in advance and receive written approval prior to implementing the new betting pool if the pool is contained …

462-200-0280 Complaints Pertaining to Pari-Mutuel Operations (1) When a patron makes a complaint regarding the pari-mutuel department to a race meet licensee, the race meet licensee shall immediately issue a complaint report, setting out: (a) The name of the complainant; (b) The …

462-200-0290 Duties of Sending Track (1) Every sending track simulcasting its performance, if requested, may contract with other parties for the purpose of providing authorized users its simulcast. (2) A sending track is responsible for content of the simulcast and shall use all …

462-200-0300 Duties of Authorized Receiving Track (1) An authorized receiving track conducts and operates a pari-mutuel wagering system on the results of contests being held or conducted and simulcast from the enclosures of one or more sending track and with the approval of the c…

462-200-0305 Approval Criteria of the Commission for Authorizing Receiving Tracks The Oregon Racing Commission will use the following criteria to approve Oregon tracks (race meet licensees) to receive out-of-state simulcast signals. (1) During Live Race Meet. The Oregon track mus…

462-200-0310 Off-Track Wagering; Authorized; Executive Director’s Authority (1) The Oregon Racing Commission authorizes the conducting of off-track wagering which meets the criteria set forth in these rules. (2) Except as otherwise directed by the commission the executive directo…

462-200-0320 General Provisions (1) A host racing race meet licensee is solely responsible to the commission for the content of its simulcast and shall use all reasonable effort to present a simulcast which offers viewers an exemplary depiction of its racing program, at least a p…

462-200-0330 Intrastate Wagering Approval Orders (1) Any race meet licensee must receive authorization from the Oregon Racing Commission before conducting off-track wagering. No unauthorized person, partnership, corporation or other entity shall conduct or attempt to conduct wage…