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THOROUGHBRED DIRECTIVE NUMBER 2 – 2009
Chapter 6
ENTRIES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
Rule 6.01 No horse shall be permitted to enter or
shall complete his or her riding engagements of
all horses declared in before the penalty becomes effective. Thereafter a jockey may only ride in stakes races during a suspension of ve calendar or racing days or less but the suspension will be extended by one day for each date on which he or she rides in such races.
RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING 2005
The Ontario Racing Commission at its meeting of Thursday, February 26, 2009 and Wednesday, March 25, 2009, resolved that the Rules of Thoroughbred Racing 2005 be amended by the promulgation of the following Rules, effective March 25, 2009.
start unless:
(a) it is duly registered with and approved by
Chapter 2
DEFINITIONS
New De nitions
Ontario Sire means a stallion registered with
the registry of ce of The Jockey Club (Kentucky) and its registration certi cate is led with the Association by the time required for identi cation purposes, or quali es under Rule 6.44 (b). In case of a horse which has previously run at a track in Ontario, the horse may be allowed to compete with the permission of the Stewards on a facsimile or photocopy of the foal certi cate.
Rule 9.15.01 A jockey or an apprentice jockey shall not:
the Horse Improvement Program Registry for the Northern Hemisphere breeding season.
(a) be an owner or trainer of any thoroughbred race horse
Ontario Sired means a horse whose sire was an Ontario Sire in the horse’s conception year.
The purse, if any shall be held until the original foal certi cate has been led with the Association at the discretion of the Stewards.
(b) compete in any race against a horse owned or trained by his or her spouse, or
Ontario Bred means a horse foaled in the Province of Ontario out of an Ontario Resident Mare.
Rule continued
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JOCKEYS
Rule 9.14.02 Where the penalty is for a
(c) compete in any race against a horse owned by his or her mother, father, brother or sister.
Ontario Resident Mare means a mare, registered with the Horse Improvement Program Registry, foaling out in Ontario that has met all residency eligibility requirements for the birth year.
TRAINERS, ASSISTANT TRAINERS AND SUBSTITUTE TRAINERS
Horse Improvement Program means a suite of multi-breed Ontario racing and breeding incentive programs (including the Ontario Sires Stakes and the Mare Residency Program)
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Ontario Equine Centre moves ahead with development plans
The Ontario Equine Centre (OEC), a not-for-pro t public private partnership, is moving ahead with its plan to develop a world-class equine facility and research incubator, which will serve all equine breeds and disciplines.
will be good for everyone”. Szkotnicki says organizers
Having consulted widely with the various levels of government and all sectors of the equine industry and with a sustainable business plan in place, organizers are now positioned to begin the nal design work, the last step before construction.
continue to believe the Arkell site in Wellington County -- Ontario’s equine heartland – is ideal for the 600-acre OEC, which according to estimates will spark $70 million annually in economic activity and create 300 jobs.
President Jean Szkotnicki said the group leading the initiative was disappointed not to be included in Toronto’s bid to
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host the 2015 Pan Am Games. However, she said, the plan to develop the OEC started long before Ontario decided to bid on the Games so
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SAINT’S HONOR
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• Saint’s Honor is by the sire St. Jovite, European Horse of the Year, Champion 2-year-old in Ireland, Sire of 9 Stakes Winners •ExceptionalTurfPedigree •1/2BrothertoBlacktypewinner
• G2 Winner of more than $345,000
• Winner of the G2 San Fernando Breeders’ Cup Stakes at Santa Anita • Terrific outcross sire for Ontario
“We congratulate the Caledon Equestrian Park
on being chosen
to take part in the bid,” she said. “However because our vision is different than Caledon’s we don’t see ourselves as being their competitor but
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rather more as being complimentary.As such, if Toronto
wins the Games’ bid, having the equestrian events in Ontario
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“The Ontario Equine Centre has everything going for it,” she says. “We’re close to the world renowned University of Guelph, we have the perfect location and the topography is ideal for all equine activities. We plan
to create a legacy for future generations that will support the entire equine industry, amateur sport, agriculture, agri-tourism, and Ontario’s economy on an enduring scale.”
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riding infraction and does not exceed in time a
Rule 29.14 Deleted
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