Rule 3769-6-26 | Jockey attire.
The jockey shall be weighed out fully dressed in their riding clothing of cap, jacket, breeches, and boots. Their weight shall include saddle with attachments including undergirth, stirrups, webbing, and weight pad, if weight pad is needed. The weight shall not include safety helmet, safety vest, bridle, or whip. They shall wear an arm number corresponding to their saddle cloth number. The jockeys helmet cover will match the corresponding saddle cloth color. Whips shall conform with rule 3769-6-60 of the Administrative Code. The clerk of scales shall have the duty of checking the whips used by riders in a race. The bridle shall weigh not more than two pounds. The use of spurs is prohibited.
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