Okla. Admin. Code § 325:25-1-30

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 325:25-1-30 - Jockey mount fees

(a) Jockey mount fees in the absence of a contract or special agreement shall be the greater of the appropriate percentage (%) of the purse as indicated on the chart below or $75.00:

	Purse		Winning Mount		Second Mount		Third Mount		Losing Mount
	$1,000 to $39,999		10%-Win Purse		5%-Place Purse		5%-Show Purse		$75.00
	$40,000 to $74,999		10%-Win Purse		5%-Place Purse		5%-Show Purse		$80.00
	$75,000 to $99,999		10%-Win Purse		5%-Place Purse		5%-Show Purse		$85.00
	$100,000 & Up		10%-Win Purse		5%-Place Purse		5%-Show Purse		$105.00

(b) The purpose of this Section is not to set a minimum or a maximum fee, but merely to provide a fee in the event that the parties have not made any other written agreement to the contrary. In the event the parties reach an agreement with respect to the fees to be paid the Jockey, a contract or agreement in writing signed by the Jockey or his/her agent and the Owner or his/her Authorized Agent specifying the agreed upon fee in the event of a winning mount, second place mount, third place mount and losing mount, shall be delivered to the Horsemen's Bookkeeper prior to the running of the race in question. The Horsemen's Bookkeeper shall debit the Owner's purse account in accordance with the provision of the contract or written agreement. If no contract or written agreement is submitted to the Horsemen's Bookkeeper prior to the running of the race in question, the Horsemen's Bookkeeper shall debit the Owner's purse account in accordance with the fee scale set forth in this Section, which is to apply in the absence of a contract or written agreement between the parties.

(c) A jockey mount fee is considered earned by a jockey when the jockey is weighed-out by the clerk of scales, except:

(1) when a jockey elects to take himself or herself off a mount; and

(2) when the stewards replace the jockey with a substitute jockey for reasons other than the jockey suffering an injury during the time between weighing-out and the start of the race.

(d) If the jockey does not weigh-out because the owner or trainer replaces the jockey with another jockey, the owner or trainer shall pay the same fee to each jockey engaged for the race.

Okla. Admin. Code § 325:25-1-30

Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2417, eff 6-26-00; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2173, eff 7-11-10