Rule 3769-2-21 | License restrictions, limitations and conditions.
(A) The application for an owner's license by a person under the age of eighteen must be accompanied by a notarized statement from their parent or guardian indicating the parent or guardian assumes responsibility for meeting all financial, contractual, or other obligations relating to all racing activities of the applicant.
(B) The commission or its designee, for cause, may restrict, limit, or place conditions on any license, including probationary status.
(C) All other applicants for a license have to be sixteen years of age or older; provided, however, the commission may grant a license to a person younger than sixteen years of age who is working on a permit holder's premises for their parents or legal guardian only. Any license application for a person under the age of sixteen has to be signed by their parent or legal guardian in the presence of one or more of the track stewards or judges.
(D) Thoroughbred
(1) An applicant for an apprentice jockey license, an assistant trainer license, a jockey license, or a trainer license has to be at least eighteen years of age or older.
(2) An applicant for an exercise rider license has to be at least sixteen years of age, and if under eighteen years of age, has to have written consent of a parent or guardian. Before any license is granted, the commission or a board of stewards acting in its behalf will ascertain that the applicant has suitable qualifications and aptitude to hold an exercise rider's license.
(E) All other applicants for a license have to be sixteen years of age or older; however, the commission may grant a license to a person younger than sixteen years of age who is working on a permit holder's premises for their parents or legal guardian only. Any license application for a person under the age of sixteen has to be signed by their parent or legal guardian in the presence of one or more of the track stewards or judges.
Last updated March 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Supplemental Information