AB 1295, as introduced, Gray. Horse racing: out-of-state thoroughbred races: limitation exception.
The Horse Racing Law authorizes a thoroughbred racing association or fair to distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the United States during the calendar period the association or fair is conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the consent of the organization that represents horsemen and horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard to the amount of purses. Under that law, the total number of thoroughbred races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under these provisions are required to not exceed 50 per day on days when live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state, with the exception of prescribed races, including races imported into the combined central and southern zones when there is no live thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted in the combined central and southern zones.
This bill would additionally provide that the limitation of 50 imported races per day does not apply to races imported into the combined central and southern zones when there is live thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted in those zones but no live thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the northern zone.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 19596.2 of the Business and Professions
2Code is amended to read:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law and except as
4provided in Section 19596.4, a thoroughbred racing association
5or fair may distribute the audiovisual signal and accept wagers on
6the results of out-of-state thoroughbred races conducted in the
7United States during the calendar period the association or fair is
8conducting a race meeting, including days on which there is no
9live racing being conducted by the association or fair, without the
10consent of the organization that represents horsemen and
11horsewomen participating in the race meeting and without regard
12to the amount of purses. Further, the total number of thoroughbred
13races imported by associations or fairs on a statewide basis under
14this section shall not exceed 50 per day on days when live
15thoroughbred or fair racing is being conducted in the state. The
16limitation of 50
imported races per day does not apply to any of
17the following:
18(1) Races imported for wagering purposes pursuant to
19subdivision (c).
20(2) Races imported that are part of the race card of the Kentucky
21Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont
22Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Travers Stakes, the
23Arlington Million, the Breeders’ Cup, the Dubai Cup, the Arkansas
24Derby, the Apple Blossom Handicap, or the Haskell Invitational.
25(3) Races imported into the northern zone when there is no live
26thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted in the northern zone.
27(4) Races imported into the combined central and southern zones
28when there is no live thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted
29in the combined central and southern zones.
30(5) Races imported into the combined central and southern
31zones when there is live thoroughbred or fair racing being
32conducted in those zones but no live thoroughbred or fair racing
33is being conducted in the northern zone.
P3 1(b) Any thoroughbred association or fair accepting wagers
2pursuant to subdivision (a) shall conduct the wagering in
3accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601,
419616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
5(c) No thoroughbred association or fair may accept wagers
6pursuant to this section on out-of-state races commencing after 7
7p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or
8quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing
9meeting in Orange or Sacramento Counties.
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