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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 8TEXAS RACING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 313OFFICIALS AND RULES OF HORSE RACING
SUBCHAPTER DRUNNING OF THE RACE
DIVISION 1JOCKEYS
RULE §313.407Duty To Fulfill Jockey Engagements

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a jockey engaged for a certain race or for a specified time may not fail or refuse to abide by the engagement agreement, unless excused by the stewards.

(b) A jockey may be excused by the stewards from fulfilling the jockey's riding engagements if:

  (1) the jockey believes the horse he or she is to ride is unsafe, or the racecourse he or she is to ride on is unsafe; or

  (2) the jockey is ill or injured.

(c) The stewards may require a jockey who is excused from fulfilling a riding engagement because of illness or injury to pass a physical examination conducted by a licensed physician before resuming race riding.

(d) A trainer or owner may demand a written confirmation of an engagement from a jockey or jockey agent.

(e) The stewards shall decide conflicting claims for the services of a jockey.


Source Note: The provisions of this §313.407 adopted to be effective August 30, 1989, 14 TexReg 4125; amended to be effective October 11, 1990, 15 TexReg 5704; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10736

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