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§ 11-522. Live racing of Arabian breed horses.

MD Bus Reg Code § 11-522 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    In this section, “Arabian breed horse” means a horse that:

(1)    is a purebred Arabian breed horse; and

(2)    has a valid certificate of registry with the Arabian Jockey Club of America.

(b)    A licensee at Pimlico Race Course may conduct live racing of Arabian breed horses if:

(1)    no more than one Arabian breed race is conducted per day;

(2)    no more than three Arabian breed races are conducted during a race meet;

(3)    an Arabian breed race is conducted in addition to, and not in place of, an existing thoroughbred race;

(4)    an Arabian breed race does not reduce the number of thoroughbred races conducted by the licensee per racing day;

(5)    the purse for an Arabian breed race is:

(i)    not funded by the thoroughbred purse account; and

(ii)    funded by the licensee or the sponsor of the Arabian horse race;

(6)    the takeout provisions of §§ 11–514 and 11–515 of this subtitle are applied to the race;

(7)    the licensee pays all taxes and fees associated with the Arabian breed race that would otherwise be due on a thoroughbred race; and

(8)    the Arabian breed race is approved by the State Racing Commission.

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