Section 017-5-3 - Programs1. A printed race program, in a format approved by the Commission, shall be published and offered to the public, with or without cost, by each Association offering live and/or simulcast pari-mutuel wagering.2.Post Time. Correct Post Time for the first race of each program must be printed on the official racing program. Post Time for the first race shall not be delayed unless permission is granted by the State Steward.3.Program Information. At licensed pari-mutuel meetings, the program shall provide the name, sex, color, age, sire, dam, owner, trainer, driver, and driver's colors for every horse. It shall separately give the number of starts of the current year and previous year on the gait that it is raced, state the number of times the horse was first, second, or third, the fastest winning time, and the money winnings in each of those years, show the lifetime record, and lifetime money winnings on that gait. The program shall give at least the following particulars of at least the five most recent races on that gait of each horse:
A. The date and place of each race.B. The condition of the racing strip.C. The class of each race and the distance.D. The name and time of the winner and the names of the horses finishing second and third.E. The post positions and the position at the quarter, half, three-quarter, head of the stretch and finish of the race.F. The beaten lengths and individual time.G. The dollar odds of the wagering on said horse, if any.H. The name of the driver and a notation by the appropriate letter if his license to drive is other than a full license.J. A symbol will be shown on the program for a pacer racing without hopples and a symbol for a trotter racing with hopples.K. Complete past performance lines must be carried on 2 and 3-year-old Maine Standardbred Breeders stake races whether programmed as betting or non-betting events. L. Any horse that was sired by a stallion registered with the Commission whose progeny becomes eligible to the Maine Standardbred Breeders Stakes will be identified in each program by the symbol "ME" following the horse's name.M. Any horse scratched from a race other than a qualifying race must have that information published in the program of that horse's next start.N. Amendment to the racing program shall be inserted into the program prior to sale.4.Race RecordsA. At the end of each live race program, the licensee will provide two officially marked programs to the State Steward.B.Morning Line. All race programs shall carry a morning line. Each Association shall notify the Department prior to the opening of the meet of the name of the person who will make the selections as they appear in the program.