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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 11. Gaming
Agency 10. Virginia Racing Commission
Chapter 120. Claiming Races
11/21/2024

11VAC10-120-20. Claiming certificate.

A person who does not hold a currently valid permit in Virginia or any other jurisdiction as an owner may apply for a claiming certificate. The following provisions shall apply to applicants for claiming certificates:

1. The applicant shall submit an application for a permit as an owner, pay the applicable fee, be photographed and fingerprinted as set forth in 11VAC10-60;

2. The applicant also shall submit a statement designating the trainer who will assume care and responsibility for the horse claimed;

3. The trainer named in the statement must be the holder of a currently valid permit issued by the commission;

4. The claiming certificate may be issued to the applicant which will be valid until the end of the race meeting during which it was approved, but it may be canceled by the stewards for cause; and

5. The applicant shall file the claiming certificate with the racing secretary indicating his eligibility to claim a horse.

Statutory Authority

§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR662-04-03 § 2, eff. August 14, 1991; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2002.

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