PART EIGHT
Horse Qualifications
Horse Weights
Withdrawing Horses
Registration Fees
Horse Eligibility
Article: 73
A
horse is not considered to be qualified to run in a
race, unless he is entered and declared for the race
after meeting all required conditions qualifying him for
the race.
a)Participating
horses are registered on the forms specified by the Club
Administration showing the name of the horse, distance,
weight, number of races won and name of rider and signed
by the Owner or his authorized representative or Trainer
and stamped. It is then put in the proper box by the due
date.
b)
Horses
cannot be entered for more than one meeting with in one
week.
c)Horses cannot be
entered for more than one race at one Meeting.
d)
Race cannot
be cancelled even if only one horse is declared.
e)Entry Declaration
time for horses is 10:00 am on Saturday morning prior
to race day unless otherwise specified by the Stewards.
f)
For a horse
participating for the first time or following a
non-participation gap for a full season, the original
passport of such horce should be submitted before
registration for the race .
g)
On transferrance of ownership of any horce, the
original passport thereof should be submitted to the ECR
registration offce together with the transferrance form
for entry of the informations in to the ECR registers as
derived from the original passport.
Article: 74 (a)
Horses cannot to be declared for a race or run in the
following cases:
a)
If a horse has
run at an unrecognized race meeting.
b)
If he is owned
by a disqualified person or persons.
c)
If the was
ineligible at the time of entry to participate in the
event.
Article: 74 (b)
a)
If a Saudi bred
horse has been running in this clubs races for two
consecutive seasons since it was a 3 year old without
being placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd,
then one further entries will be accepted for it.
b)
If horse at (a)
above is thoroughbred mare, she will only be recognized
by this club as a brood mare. If the horse at (a) above
has raced with another race club and has been placed 1st,
2nd or 3rd in that clubs
championship class races, it can run in two races with
this club, provided that the other race club is approved
by this club and they confirm the horses placing. If
the horse is subsequently placed 1st, 2nd
in either of its races with this club, then it will be
qualified to enter future races with this club.
c)
If the horse at
(a) above has won 3 races in any one season at another
race club approved by this club, then it will be
entitled to run twice with this club. N.B. These wins
must be confirmed in writing by the race club concerned.
If the horse is subsequently placed 1st, 2nd
or 3rd in either of its races with club then
it will be qualified to enter future races with this
club.
Article: 74 (c)
A
horse is considered ineligible for running in any race
in the following cases:
a) If it was not registered, entered or declared on time.
b) If it is not under the care of a licensed Trainer.
c) If the horse is disqualified under these Rules.
Article: 74 (d)
Races subject to
points and stars :
The Race
Horses
Participating procedures
All Cups Races
(Normal or
Grads)
For Horses
acquired more points during the recent race season and
the last one only.
-Extra Races/ Prize value
SR.101.000 & More
-Car Race/ Car's value SR.
66.000 & More
For Horses
acquired more points during the recent race season and
the last one only.
Then, horses
accquired more stars during the recent race season only.
-Prince Badr Prize
-Extra Races/ Prize value
SR.100.000 & less
-Car Race/ Car's value SR.
65.000 & less
After
Race
Balloting only
(without
points and stars accquired)
Horse Weights
Article: 75
Weight system is applied on basis
of the following:
a)
Minimum
weight 56Kgs. for colts and geldings; 54Kgs. for mares
and fillies for all grades.
b)
Grade of
winner horses from1-3 & winner from 4& above carry
additional weight of 1Kg. for each race won to a
maximum weight of 62Kgs. for colts and geldings, and
60Kgs. for fillies and mares.
c)
On
combination of two grades, the start of the weight shall
be for the lower grade. The weight is increased by one
kilogram for each race won except the unified weight
race.
Article: 76
a) Weights for sponsored races, Car
Races or there with non-monetary prizes are the follows:
(i) maximum for male horses
62 kgs.
(ii) minimum for male horses
56 kgs.
(iii) maximum for female horses
60 kgs.
(iv) minimum for female horses
54 kgs.
(v) 1 kgs. Will
be added to the weights above, subject to: the
max listed, for each race won.
b) weight for age:
(i) non winners:
|
Sex |
Age |
Jan. , Feb.,
Mar. , Apr. |
Jun. , Jul. ,
Aug. |
Sep. , Oct.
Nov. , Dec. |
|
Colt |
4Year |
62 |
60 |
58 |
|
3Year |
56 |
56 |
56 |
|
Filly |
4Year |
60 |
58 |
56 |
|
3Year |
54 |
54 |
54 |
N.B. In case different
aged horses do not participate together i.e. (Fixed
Age)(4Y. Only) or (3Y. Only) Standard Weight to be
fixed 56Kgs for Colt 54Kgs for
Filly.
(ii) One to
Three wins:
Weight:- 1Kg. for each
win after the first win to a maximum weight of
62Kgs. for Colt and 60Kgs. For Filly according to
the following list:
|
Sex |
Age |
Jan. , Feb.,
Mar. , Apr. |
Jun. , Jul. ,
Aug. |
Sep. , Oct.
Nov. , Dec. |
|
Colt |
4Year |
62 |
60 |
58 |
|
3Year |
56 |
56 |
56 |
|
Filly |
4Year |
60 |
58 |
56 |
|
3Year |
54 |
54 |
54 |
N.B. In case different
aged horses do not participate together i.e. (Fixed
Age)(4Y. Only) or (3Y. Only) Standard Weight to be
fixed 56Kgs for Colt 54Kgs for
Filly.
(iii) 4
wins and above :
Weight: 1Kg for each win
after the 4th win to a maximum weight of
62Kgs for Colt 60Kgs for Filly ages must be
considered (differential age) as
read in the list:
|
Sex |
Age |
Jan. , Feb.,
Mar. , Apr. |
Jun. , Jul. ,
Aug. |
Sep. , Oct.
Nov. , Dec. |
|
Colt |
4Year |
62 |
60 |
58 |
|
3Year |
56 |
56 |
56 |
|
Filly |
4Year |
60 |
58 |
56 |
|
3Year |
54 |
54 |
54 |
N.B. In case different
aged horses do not participate together i.e. (Fixed Age)
(4Y. Only) or (3Y. Only) Standard Weight to be fixed
56Kgs for Colt 54Kgs for Filly.
c) Cup races :
Where the conditions of a
race specify cups races will be run at level weights,
but allow for the weights for age, scale & sex.
d) Alteration of weights .
Stewards will reduce
weights in 3 year and above races if all 3 year are
withdraw by no later than 12 noon on race day.
Weights
will then be as detailed at article 76 (a) above.
Special and Open Racing
Article: 77
Open grades are the races
dedicated for more than one grade. Participating horses
carry 56Kgs for horses and 54Kgs for fillies and mares
regardless of the grade at which the horse is
classified and the number of races won.
Article: 78
Conditions for participation in the Grand Cups:
a)
These conditions
are applied to non-Saudi owned stables.
b)
Owner of stable
should be permanent resident in the Kingdom.
c)
To participate
in the Crown Prince Cup, stable must have won five (5)
races during the season, out of which one is a cup.
d)
To participate
in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, stable
must have won seven (7) races during the season two of
which were cups
Article: 79
Special Race
Conditions as above apply to the following races:
a)
King
A/Aziz bin A/Rahman Al-Saud Cup.
b)
Cup of the
Custodian of the Two Holy. Mosques.
c)
Cup
of the Crown Prince.
d)
Cup
of Prince Mohammad bin Saud Alkabeer.
e)
Cup
of Senior Guests of the Kingdom.
f)
Cup
of the Club Administration.
Balloting Out and Standby Starters
Article: 80 (a)
Balloting out and standby
horses :
a)
Trainers of
Principal Stables ( defined in these rules as Owners
having more than 60 horses in training at any one time)
have the right to select one entered horse as a
guaranteed runner in each race or in each part of a
divided race. This horse will not be subject to
ballot.
b)
when there are
more than (18) horses registered for a race, and there
remain more than (18) horses after the preliminary
scratching process , ( 17 runners for Taif races),
balloting shall take place to reduce the number to 18
horses , giving each owner to participate with one
horse. balloting shall take place to reduce the number
to 18 horses. However before balloting takes place the
entries will be further reduced by restricting each
Owner to one entry but which will be subject to the
ballot.
c)
Upon
registering of a large number of horses balloting shall
take place, for selecting horses to be included in the
final race program giving priority to horses which have
been balloted out for any of the previous two week.
Balloting for the remaining horses shall be made if
there is room for supplementing the number of horses for
the race.
d)
A further draw
will take place of the horses balloted-out to determine
seven Stand-by Runners. Priority will be given to those
horses from the principal stables.
e)
Should there be
a withdrawal of any Runners in the race then a Stand-by
Starter shall take its place and Starting Stalls draw in
the race.
Article: 80 (b)
Races dividing
procedures :
a)
If the
horses after the optional draw
out reach (26) on the Scratch and withdrawal day of
each week, and "(25) runners in Taif (Almaseef)
race season" the race should be divided, after Passports
are checked out, as well as the Cash many prize should
be divided into two as follows.
b)
Priority
order :
1-
The Non winners
(L. B. H. 2 yrs).
2-
The Non winners
(L. B. H. 3 yrs).
3-
The Non winners
(L. B. H. 3 yrs and more).
4-
The Non winners
(L. B. H. 4 yrs and more).
5-
Winners
horses (1-3 L. B. H.).
6-
Non winner
Imported horses (3 yrs and more).
c)
Horses registered
for this race will be listed according to the following
orders :
1-
ODD numbers
will be assigned for the 1st . Division.
2-
EVEN Numbers
will be assigned for the 2nd . Division.
d)
These
procedures will not apply to Cups, Cars and Sponsored
Extra races, as well as the Saudi Apprentice Jockeys.
Withdrawing Horses
Article: 81
Every horse declared
to run shall do so unless there are veterinary or other
reasons acceptable to the Stewards for not doing so in
which case no penalty will be imposed, however:
a) A penalty of Saudi Riyals 200 will be imposed for each horse
withdrawn after 9:00 am on the
Scratch and withdrawal day
before Race day.
a)
A penalty of
Saudi Riyals 300 will be imposed for each horse
withdrawn after 12 noon an Race day
b)
A horse
(including a Standby Starter) withdrawn after the 1st
race time from a Race in which there are Standby
Starters shall be subject to a fine of Saudi Riyals
1000. If the first race is the Standby Starter's Race
then the deadline shall be 12:00 noon .
c)
The Trainer of
a horse withdrawn after 12 noon and not allowing the
Stewards to reduce other horses weights will be fined
SR.1,000.00 (see also article 76 (d) ).
e) If a horse is withdrawn on Veterinary grounds, a certificate
from a recognized Veterinary Surgeon must be submitted
within 24 hours of the Race time concerned or in the
case of a Race with Standby Starters the certificate
must be signed by the Veterinarian Surgeon on Race
Course Duty.
Registration Fees
Article: 82 (a)
a)
Horse Owners at
the time of registration are responsible to pay the
registration fees. Further, they shall be responsible
for the same in case of erroneous registration. However,
it is permissible at anytime before the race to withdraw
the horse registered in a race at which it is not
qualified against penalty of Saudi Riyals one hundred
(SR.100.00).
b)
Registration
fees and penalties should be paid immediately.
c)
Registration
fees are returned in case of cancellation of the race.
d)
Any
Registration Fees or Entry Fees which are added to prize
money will not be refunded for any horse left in a Race
after Scratch withdrawal day scratching and which is
subsequently withdrawn unless there is an acceptable
reason for that withdrawal.
(withdrawals for veterinary reasons or withdrawals by
Order of the Stewards are not acceptable reasons under
this Rule).
a)
Horse are
deemed to have been runners in any of the following
cases :
-
On entering the
track and proceeding to starting Gate.
-
On coming out
of Parade Ring (Paddock and proceeding to starting
Gate).
-
On being
allowed direct from saddling enclosure.
-
Refusing entry
to starting Gate or running away before starting, or for
other reason only, thus being the last runner in the
list.
Article: 82 (b)
-
The registration fee for the cups groups (SR.
5,000.00) as this fee is nonrefundable after balloting
out.
- The registration fee
for the sponsored extra races as follows :
The
prize Value
Registration fee
SR.
99,000.00 and less
SR.
1,000.00
SR.
100,000.00 up to 149,000.00
SR.
1,500.00
SR.
150,000.00 and more
SR.
2,000.00
- The registration fee
for the cars races as follows :
The
prize
Registration fee
All cars races
SR.
1,000.00
H. R. H.
Prince Badr Bin A/Aziz Prize Cars
SR.
2,000.00
Fees of SR. 5,000.00 should be paid as a registration
fee for each non runners and their owners desired to
enter them , in case there are no points or stars
priorities . This is in case of races where registration
is required by fees. This fee is not applied for group
(3) cups.
| 
