Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 16	ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 8	TEXAS RACING COMMISSION
CHAPTER 313	OFFICIALS AND RULES OF HORSE RACING
SUBCHAPTER C	CLAIMING RACES
RULE §313.310	Restrictions on Claims

(a) A horse that is claimed may not remain in the care or custody of the owner or trainer from whom the horse was claimed.

(b) A person may not claim more than one horse in a race nor submit more than one claim for a race. An authorized agent may not submit more than one claim in a race, regardless of the number of persons the agent represents. A trainer may not be listed as the trainer for a claimant on more than one claim in the same race.

(c) A person may not offer or agree to claim or refrain from claiming a horse. A person may not prevent or attempt to prevent another person from claiming a horse.

(d) A person may not prevent or attempt to prevent a horse from racing in a claiming race for the purpose of avoiding a claim.

(e) A person shall not claim a horse in which the person has a financial or beneficial interest as an owner or trainer.

(f) A person shall not cause another person to claim a horse for the purpose of obtaining or retaining an undisclosed financial or beneficial interest in the horse.

(g) A person shall not claim a horse, or enter into any agreement to have a horse claimed, on behalf of an ineligible or undisclosed person.

Source Note: The provisions of this §313.310 adopted to be effective November 3, 1989, 14 TexReg 5623; amended to be effective May 1, 1992, 17 TexReg 2768; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10735; amended to be effective May 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 3304