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7 Pa. Code § 305.290. Horses shall be ridden out.

§ 305.290. Horses shall be ridden out.

 (a)  All horses shall be ridden out in every race. A jockey shall not ease up or coast to the finish, without reasonable cause, even if the horse has no apparent chance to win prize money. A jockey shall at all times give a best effort during a race and each horse shall be ridden to win.

 (b)  A jockey may not intentionally ride wide on the turns, cause the horse to lose ground when there is no reasonable cause for the loss or ride in a manner inconsistent with using the best efforts of the horse.



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