Proposed Amended Rule # 7.232
Statement of Authority, Basis And Purpose

The Statutory Authority for the adoption of this amended Rule # 7.232 is Section 12-60-101, Section 12-60-201, Section 12-60-202, Section 12-60-204, Section 12-60-501, and Section 12-60-503, C.R.S.

The Basis and Purpose for permanent adoption of this amended rule in the Colorado Racing Commission Rules is to make the rule more flexible in order to be able to respond to unavoidable fluctuations in the number of available horses during the time of a race meet by relaxing the coupling requirement when necessary to permit a reasonable racing program. 

CURRENT RULE:

7.232 - Horses owned by the same owner(s) or leased by the same lessee(s) wholly or in part shall be coupled as a single wagering interest in any one race. For the purposes of this rule, the lessee is considered the owner. 

PROPOSED AMENDED RULE:

7.232 - Horses owned by the same owner(s) or leased by the same lessee(s) wholly or in part shall be coupled as a single wagering interest in any one race. For the purposes of this rule, the lessee is considered the owner.  If the Director determines, in the exercise of his sole discretion, that the pool of horses for any given race meet may be insufficient to maintain a reasonable PARIMUTUEL RACING PROGRAM with coupled entries, OR THAT OTHER CONDITIONS EXIST WHICH WOULD, IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF RACING, MAKE THE UNCOUPLING OF ENTRIES DESIRABLE, then the Director may allow horses which would otherwise be coupled under this rule to be uncoupled.