Section 71 IAC 5.5-4-2 - Apprentice jockeysAuthority: IC 4-31-6-2
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 2.
(a) An applicant may be prohibited from riding until the stewards or the commission have [sic, has] sufficient opportunity to verify the applicant's previous riding experience.(b) The conditions of an apprentice jockey license do not apply to quarter horse racing. A jockey's performance in quarter horse racing does not apply to the conditions of an apprentice jockey license.(c) An applicant with an approved apprentice certificate may be licensed as an apprentice jockey.(d) An apprentice certificate may be obtained from the stewards on a form provided by the commission. A person shall not receive more than one (1) apprentice certificate. In case of emergencies, a copy of the original may be obtained from the commission where it was issued.(e) An apprentice jockey shall ride with a ten (10) pound weight allowance beginning with the apprentice jockey's first mount until the apprentice wins five (5) races. Once the apprentice jockey wins his or her fifth race, he or she shall ride with a seven (7) pound weight allowance for a period of one (1) year from the date of his or her fifth win. During the course of this year, if the apprentice jockey wins a total of forty (40) races, he or she will ride with a five (5) pound allowance until such time as that year is up. If apprentice does not win forty (40) races within the year, he or she shall retain their apprenticeship for additional year or until the fortieth win. After that time if apprentice does not win forty (40) races the second year, they will no longer be considered an apprentice jockey; they will become a journeyman jockey.(f) If an apprentice jockey is unable to ride for a period of seven (7) consecutive days or more after the date of the apprentice jockey's fifth winning mount because of service in national armed forces, enrollment in an institution of secondary or higher education, or because of physical disablement, the commission may extend the time during which the apprentice weight allowance may be claimed for a period not to exceed the period the apprentice jockey was unable to ride. The apprentice jockey extension form approved by the commission shall be completed and provided to the commission. The commission currently licensing the apprentice jockey shall have the authority to grant an extension to an eligible applicant, but only after the apprentice has produced on the approved form documentation verifying time lost as defined by this regulation. An apprentice may petition one (1) of the jurisdictions in which he or she is licensed and riding for an extension of the time for claiming apprentice weight allowances, and the apprentice shall be bound by the decision of the jurisdiction so petitioned.(g) The conditions set forth in section 1 of this rule shall also apply.Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 5.5-4-2; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2857, eff Jul 1, 1995; emergency rule filed Jun 22, 1998, 5:09 p.m.: 21 IR 4233; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; emergency rule filed Jan 21, 2004, 2:30 p.m.: 27 IR 1915; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed November 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFAReadopted filed 8/28/2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFAReadopted filed 8/3/2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA