JOCKEY LICENSE
§ 303.31. Eligibility for licensure.
(a) No person may participate in racing as a jockey unless and until duly licensed by the Commission in accordance the Commission’s regulations and procedures, including the provisions of Chapter 305 (relating to rules of Thoroughbred racing—temporary regulations).
(b) No person under 18 years of age shall be licensed by the Commission as a jockey, except persons who have been licensed by this Commission prior to the date of adoption of this rule.
(c) An applicant shall show competence by prior licensing and the demonstration of the jockey’s riding ability, which may include participation in up to five races with the prior approval of the Stewards. The demonstration of riding ability includes at a minimum:
(1) Breaking with a horse in company from the starting gate;
(2) Working a horse in company around the turn and down the stretch;
(3) Switching the riding crop from one hand to the other while maintaining control of the horse in a stretch drive;
(4) Causing a horse to switch leads coming out of the turn.
(d) A jockey shall not be an owner or trainer of any horse competing at the race meeting where the jockey is riding.
(e) A person whose weight exceeds 130 pounds at the time of application shall not be licensed as a jockey.
(f) A jockey shall pass a physical examination given within the previous 12 months by a licensed physician affirming fitness to participate as a jockey and a baseline concussion test using the most current SCAT testing protocol, if required by Commission regulation or by a licensed racing entity in accordance with an adopted concussion protocol program. The results of the physical examination and the baseline test shall be provided by the jockey to the Commission. The Stewards may require that any jockey be reexamined and may refuse to allow any jockey to ride pending completion of the examinations.
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