PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: In an attempt to assist with field size which directly affect mutuel handle, the Washington horse racing commission is removing the requirement to couple common ownership interests.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 260-40-065.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.16.020.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 10-05-094 on February 16, 2010.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: April 26, 2010.
Douglas L. Moore
Deputy Secretary
OTS-2983.4
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-07-010, filed 3/8/07,
effective 4/8/07)
WAC 260-40-065
((Coupled and)) Multiple entries.
(((1)
Two or more horses owned or leased in whole or part by the
same owner must be joined as a coupled entry and single
betting interest when entered in the same race. Coupled
entries may be uncoupled in stakes races. Common ownership
entries may be uncoupled in stakes races with the approval of
the board of stewards.
(2) A coupled entry may not exclude a single entry, except in a race where the conditions are specific as to preference.
(3) At the time of making a same ownership entry, the trainer, owner, or authorized agent must select which horse will run in the event the coupled entry is not allowed.
(4))) A trainer, owner, or authorized agent may not enter and start more than two horses of the same or separate ownership in a purse race or overnight event, except under the following conditions:
(((a))) (1) Stake races;
(((b))) (2) Races in which there are fees required to
nominate or enter; and
(((c))) (3) Allowance/optional claiming or maiden special
weight races. In these races a trainer may not enter more
than three horses.
(4) The third entry may not exclude a single entry, or be allowed if there are less than seven entries received prior to the entry of the trainer's third horse.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. 07-07-010, § 260-40-065, filed 3/8/07, effective 4/8/07.]