QuestionsQuestions (KK Resolution NO. 99-25)
A claiming race is one where a horse entered in the race is run subject to be sold for the specified claiming price to any eligible claimant who submits the required claim before post time.
The resolution frames claiming races as a fair way to classify and match horses of similar value, allowing owners to “grade” their horses by deciding at what price they are willing to sell, thereby creating more balanced competition.
Any registered horseman in good standing or his registered and licensed authorized agent is eligible to claim horses.
The claimant must deposit cash, cashier’s check, or any other immediately cashable bank draft (personal checks are not acceptable) for the full claiming price plus 5% sales tax and 3% service charge before the race.
The claimant must fill out a claim form stating the date, the horse to be claimed, and the race number, time-clock stamp it, and drop it into the locked “claiming box” at least 30 minutes before post time of the race.
The aspiring claimants draw for ownership of the horse by lot under the supervision of the stewards or club managers.
A claimed horse becomes the livestock property of the claimant when the horse leaves the saddling paddock to race; the resolution also requires immediate delivery and a deed of sale (signed as such) to transfer ownership.
The rules contemplate cases “be it alive or dead” and state that refusing to give up or refusing to accept responsibility for the claimed horse (alive or dead or crippled) results in license revocation and barring from future racing.
The owner’s license is revoked and the owner is barred from future racing.
The claimant’s license is revoked and the claimant is barred from future racing.
No owner may claim his own horse or cause his horse to be claimed through collusion (i.e., no protection claim via collusive arrangements).
No owner may claim more than one horse from the same race.
A non-licensed owner must first file intentions to become a horse owner and be cleared for licensing by the Philippine Racing Commission, specifying the licensed trainer who will handle the horse.
Any claim on a horse withdrawn or scratched before leaving the saddling paddock is considered void.
All purse money earned by the claimed horse becomes the property of the owner who originally entered the horse; the claiming price is also transferred to that original owner’s account. The resolution further states that purse of a horse that wins or places in a claiming race shall be based on the highest bracket of the horse that competed in that race.
If a claimed horse tests positive for prohibited drugs, the horse is penalized under existing rules and any claim is considered void unless the successful claimant is willing to accept the imposed penalty.
Yes. Any horse declared in the claiming race is presumed valid unless the owner files a protest with the Board of Stewards before Race 1 of the day the horse is scheduled to run, alleging the declaration was without the owner’s authority; the horse will be scratched and the person making the false declaration penalized accordingly.
The registered owner (or authorized agent) fills out a claiming declaration form with the horse name, race number, claiming price, and other necessary info, signs it, and attaches the horse’s foal/registration certificate; submission is done privately to the club handicapper where it is held in abeyance until drawing of lots for post position.