§ 305.252. Weight penalties.
(a) Weight penalties are obligatory.
(b) Weight allowance, including apprentice allowance, shall be claimed at time of overnight entry.
(c) Horses incurring weight penalties for a race shall not be entitled to any weight allowance for that race.
(d) No horse shall incur a weight penalty or be barred from any race for having been placed second or lower in any race.
(e) Penalties incurred and allowances due in steeplechase or hurdle races shall not apply to races on the flat, and vice versa.
(f) The reports, records and statistics as published by Daily Racing Form, Equibase or other recognized publications shall be considered official in determining eligibility, allowances and penalties, but may be corrected.
(g) For determining weight penalties and allowances for horses that have previously won or placed in Graded or Group races, penalties in the race conditions will only apply to Graded or Group races in Part 1 countries as recognized in the International Catalogue Standards (ICS) book.
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