WEIGHTS, PENALTIES AND ALLOWANCES
§ 163.161. Weights, penalties and allowances.
(a) The following weights are carried when the weights are not stated in the conditions of the race:
(1)…SCALE OF WEIGHTS FOR AGE…
January February March April May June July August September October November December ONE-HALF MILE 2… x x x x x x x 105 108 111 114 114 3… 117 117 119 119 121 123 125 126 127 128 129 129 4… 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 5 and up… 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 SIX FURLONGS 2… x x x x x x x 102 105 108 111 111 3… 114 114 117 117 119 121 123 125 126 127 128 128 4… 129 129 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 5 and up… 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 ONE MILE 2… x x x x x x x x 96 99 102 102 3… 107 107 111 111 113 115 117 119 121 122 123 123 4… 127 127 128 128 127 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 5 and up… 128 128 128 128 127 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 ONE MILE AND A QUARTER 2… x x x x x x x x x x x x 3… 101 101 107 107 111 113 116 118 120 121 122 122 4… 125 125 127 127 127 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 5 and up… 127 127 127 127 127 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 ONE MILE AND A HALF 2… x x x x x x x x x x x x 3… 98 98 104 104 108 111 114 117 119 121 122 122 4… 124 124 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 5 and up… 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 126 (2) In races of intermediate lengths, the weights for the shorter distance are carried.
(3) In races exclusively for 3-year-olds or 4-year-olds, the weight shall be 126 pounds, and in races exclusively for 2-year-olds, it shall be 122 pounds.
(4) In a race, except handicaps and races where the conditions expressly state to the contrary, the scale of weights shall be less, by the following: for fillies 2 years old, 3 pounds; for mares 3 years old and upwards, 5 pounds, before September 1 and 3 pounds thereafter.
(5) In all overnight races except handicaps, not more than 6 pounds may be deducted from the scale of weights for age, except for allowances, but in no case may the total allowances of any type reduce the lowest weight below 101 pounds, except that this minimum weight need not apply to 2-year-olds or 3-year-olds when racing with older horses.
(6) In overnight handicaps and in claiming handicaps, the top weight may not be less than 122 pounds.
(b) Weight penalties are obligatory.
(c) Weight allowance, including apprentice allowance, shall be claimed at time of overnight entry.
(d) The weight allowance may not be abandoned after the posting of entries except by consent of the stewards.
(e) Penalties and allowances of weight are not cumulative, unless so declared by the conditions of a race.
(f) A horse shall start with only the allowance of weight to which he is entitled at the time of starting, regardless of his allowance at the time of entry.
(g) A horse incurring weight penalties for a race is not entitled to the weight allowances for that race.
(h) A horse not entitled to the first weight allowance in a race is not entitled to the second, and so on.
(i) A claim of weight allowance to which a horse is not entitled does not disqualify unless protest is made in writing and lodged with the stewards at least 60 minutes before post time.
(j) A horse may not incur a weight penalty or be barred from a race for having been placed second or lower in a race.
(k) A horse may not be given a weight allowance for failure to finish second or in any lower place in a race.
(l) Penalties incurred in steeplechase or hurdle races do not apply to races on the flat or vice versa.
(m) When the decision of a race is in dispute, the horses involved in the dispute with respect to the credit of the winner shall be liable to the weight penalties attached to the winning of that race until a winner has been adjudged.
(n) Eligibility, penalties and allowances of weight for races will be determined after considering the reports, records and statistics published by the Daily Racing Form and Morning Telegraph.
(o) A race not reported in Daily Racing Form or Morning Telegraph may not be considered unless otherwise stated in the conditions of the race, except that, in the case of an imported horse, the racing record of the horse shall be filed with the racing secretary prior to time entry is made to qualify for eligibility. This section does not apply in the classification of maidens.
(p) A horse may not incur a weight penalty for a placement from which he is disqualified, but a horse placed through the disqualification of another horse shall incur the weight penalties of that placement.
(q) A horse involved in a dead heat for first place is liable to weight penalty for the amount received.
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