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Can I collect race information from participants in Kentucky? What are the requirements?

Collecting Race Information from Participants in Kentucky

To collect race information from participants in Kentucky, you must first obtain a license from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission [1.1][1.2]. The license application requires submission of fingerprints and other information necessary for processing the application [1.1]. The racing commission may exchange fingerprint data with the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct a criminal history background check of the applicant [1.1]. The racing commission may issue a license if it finds that the financial responsibility, age, experience, reputation, competence, and general fitness of the applicant to perform the activity permitted by a license are consistent with the best interest of racing and the maintenance of the honesty, integrity, and high quality thereof [1.1][1.2].

Therefore, to collect race information from participants in Kentucky, you must first obtain a license from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

Additional Information

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is responsible for investigating the qualifications of each applicant for a license to conduct a horse race meeting or the renewal of a license to conduct a horse race meeting [1.2]. The racing commission may issue or renew a license unless the racing commission determines that the track location, traffic flow, facilities for the public, and facilities for racing participants and horses do not meet state code or are otherwise inadequate to protect the public health and safety; the racing dates and times requested conflict with another race meeting of the same breed of horse; the financing or proposed financing of the entire operation is not adequate for the operation or is from an unsuitable source; the applicant or licensee has failed to disclose or has misstated information or otherwise attempted to mislead the racing commission with respect to any material fact contained in the application for the issuance or renewal of the license; the applicant has knowingly failed to comply with the provision of this chapter or any administrative regulations promulgated thereunder; any of the principals of the applicant or licensee is determined to be unsuitable because he or she has been convicted of any crime of moral turpitude, embezzlement, or larceny, or any violation of any law pertaining to illegal gaming or gambling, or any crime that is inimical to the declared policy of the Commonwealth of Kentucky with regard to horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon; been convicted in any jurisdiction within ten (10) years preceding initial licensing or license renewal of any crime that is or would be a felony or class A misdemeanor in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; been identified in the published reports of any federal or state legislative or executive body as being a member or associate of organized crime, or of being of notorious or unsavory reputation; been placed and remains in the custody of any federal, state, or local law enforcement authority; had a racing or gaming license revoked in another jurisdiction on grounds that would have been grounds for revoking the license in Kentucky; or engaged in any other activities that would pose a threat to the public interest or to the effective regulation of horse racing and wagering in Kentucky, or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair, or illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of racing and wagering or in the operation of the business and financial arrangements incidental thereto; or the applicant or licensee has had a racing or gaming license denied or revoked in another jurisdiction on grounds that would be grounds for license denial or revocation in Kentucky [1.2].

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission uses the Kentucky standardbred development fund to promote races, and to provide purses for races, for Kentucky-bred standardbred horses [1.4]. The racing commission provides for distribution of money to the credit of the development fund to persons, corporations, or associations operating licensed standardbred race tracks within Kentucky on an equitable basis, for the purpose of conducting separate races for Kentucky-bred standardbred horses, both trotting and pacing [1.4]. Money distributed from the development fund to licensed standardbred race tracks within the Commonwealth shall be used exclusively to promote races and provide purses for races conditioned to admit only Kentucky-bred standardbred horses [1.4]. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission may promulgate administrative regulations necessary to determine the eligibility of horses for entry in races for which a portion of the purse is provided by money of the development fund, including administrative regulations for the eligibility, residency, and registration of mares, stallions, and progeny thereof [1.4].

All sums reported and paid to the racing commission under the provisions of KRS 230.361 to 230.373 by any licensee conducting a harness race meeting shall be used by it for purses at harness racing events at county fairs within the Commonwealth of Kentucky that have been licensed and approved by it [1.5]. The racing commission shall have the authority to promulgate administrative regulations as may be necessary for the conduct of these races [1.5].

Therefore, to collect race information from participants in Kentucky, you must first obtain a license from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

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