Section R. 431.3001 - Definitions; A to ERule 3001. As used in this part:
(a) "Added money" means cash, exclusive of a trophy or other award, added by the association to stakes fees paid by subscribers to form the total purse for a stakes race.(b) "Breeder" means the owner of the dam of a horse when such horse was foaled. A horse is bred at the place of its foaling. A registered Michigan-bred horse is defined by R 285.810.1.(c) "Closing" means the time designated when all entries in a race must be and remain in the race, unless excused by the stewards.(d) "Declaration" means the withdrawal of a horse that was entered in a race before time of closing.(e) "Equipment" means accouterments other than the ordinary saddle, girth, pad, saddle cloth, and bridle carried by a horse and includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (xiii) Racing plates or shoes.(f) "Exhibition race" means a race between horses of diverse ownership for which a purse is offered but on which pari-mutuel wagering is not permitted.Mich. Admin. Code R. 431.3001
1985 AACS; 2021 MR 6, Eff. 3/26/2021