Rule 3769-5-51 | Weight.
(A) Except in handicaps, fillies two years old shall be allowed three pounds, and fillies and mares three years old and upward shall be allowed five pounds before September first, and three pounds thereafter in races where competing against horses of the opposite sex.
(B) With the exception of apprentice allowances, handicap races, and the allowances provided in paragraph (A) of this rule, three-year-old horses entered to run in races against horses four-years-old and upwards, no jockey shall be assigned a weight of less than one hundred eighteen pounds. For three-year-old horses entered to run in races against horses four-years-old and upwards from January first through August thirty-first, no jockey shall be assigned a weight of less than one hundred sixteen pounds.
(C) For quarter horses, minimum scale weights shall be one hundred twenty-four pounds for two-year-olds, one hundred twenty-six pounds for three-year-olds, and one hundred twenty-eight pounds for four-year-olds and older.
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