Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 305.74 - Payment of purses(a) The horsemen's bookkeeper shall receive, maintain and disburse the purses of each race and all stakes, entrance money, jockey fees, purchase money in claiming races, along with all applicable taxes and other moneys that properly come into the bookkeeper's possession in accordance with these regulations.(b) The horsemen's bookkeeper may accept moneys due belonging to other organizations or recognized meetings, provided prompt return is made to the organization to which the money is due.(c) The fact that purse money has been distributed prior to the issuance of a laboratory report shall not be deemed a finding that no chemical substance has been administered, in violation of these rules, to the horse earning the purse money.(d) The horsemen's bookkeeper shall disburse the purse of each race and all stakes, entrance money, jockey fees and purchase money in claiming races, along with all applicable taxes, upon request, within 48 hours of receipt of notification that all tests with respect to the races have cleared the drug testing laboratory or the split sample laboratory as reported by the Stewards or the Commission, except that minimum jockey mount fees may be disbursed prior to notification that the tests have cleared the testing laboratories.(e) In the event a protest or appeal has been filed with the Stewards or the Commission, the horsemen's bookkeeper shall disburse the purse within 48 hours of receipt of the dismissal or a final non-appealable order disposing of the protest or appeal.