Section 163.493. Stable name registration

(a) A stable name shall be registered annually with the Commission and the annual fee for the registration is $50.

(b) In applying to race under a stable name, the applicant shall disclose the identity behind a stable name. If a partnership is involved in the identity behind a stable name, the rules covering partnerships shall be complied with and the usual fees paid, in addition to the fees for the registration of a stable name.

(c) Changes in identities shall be reported to and approval obtained from the Commission and the stewards.

(d) A trainer who is a licensed owner, or part owner, may use a stable name as owner or part owner. However, a trainer may not be licensed as trainer or assistant trainer other than in his legal name.

(e) A person who has been registered under a stable name may cancel it after he has given written notice to the Commission.

(f) A stable name may be changed by registering a new stable name and by paying the fee.

(g) A person cannot register as his stable name one which has been registered by another person with an association conducting a recognized meeting, or The Jockey Club of New York, or with another racing authority, and stable names shall be cleared with the National Association of State Racing Commissioners.

(h) A person may not register individually or collectively as a stable name, a name which is the real name of an owner of race horses, nor one which is the real or stable name of a prominent person not owning race horses.

(i) A stable name shall be plainly distinguishable from that of another registered stable name.

(j) With the consent of the Commission or the Commission’s steward, a stable name may be transferred. The fee for the transfer is $50, and a new application shall be made.

(k) A corporate name shall be considered a stable name for the purposes of this chapter, but the Commission reserves the right to refuse a corporation the privilege of registering a stable name.

(l) A stable name may not be used if, in the judgment of the stewards, it is being used for advertising purposes or a purpose not in the best interests of racing.