SB 187, as introduced, Hall. Horse racing: out-of-country thoroughbred races.
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 that are part of the race card of the Kentucky Derby, the Kentucky Oaks, the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Travers Stakes, the Arlington Million, the Breeders’ Cup, the Dubai Cup, the Arkansas Derby, the Apple Blossom Handicap, or the Haskell Invitational.
This bill would delete from the 50 imported race per day limitation, races imported that are part of the race card of the Dubai Cup. The bill would instead exempt from the 50 imported race per day limitation, races imported that are part of the race card of any out-of-country thoroughbred race approved by the California Horse Racing Board.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. 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,begin delete the Dubai Cup,end delete the Arkansas
24Derby, the Apple Blossom Handicap, or the Haskellbegin delete Invitational.end delete
25begin insert Invitational, or any out-of-country thoroughbred race approved
26by the board.end insert
27(3) Races imported into the
northern zone when there is no live
28thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted in the northern zone.
29(4) Races imported into the combined central and southern zones
30when there is no live thoroughbred or fair racing being conducted
31in the combined central and southern zones.
32(b) Any thoroughbred association or fair accepting wagers
33pursuant to subdivision (a) shall conduct the wagering in
P3 1accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 19601,
219616, 19616.1, and 19616.2.
3(c) No thoroughbred association or fair may accept wagers
4pursuant to this section on out-of-state races commencing after 7
5p.m., Pacific standard time, without the consent of the harness or
6quarter horse racing association that is then conducting a live racing
7meeting in Orange or Sacramento Counties.
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