Section 11-507 – Scope of Part
This part applies only to mile thoroughbred racing licenses and to licensees who have been awarded racing days to hold mile thoroughbred racing.
Section 11-508 – Notice of License and Fees
(a) If an applicant qualifies for a license under this title, the Commission shall send the applicant a notice stating: (1) the fact that the applicant has qualified for a license; (2) the dates of the race meeting awarded; (3) the total number of racing days awarded; and (4) the kind of racing to be held. (b) Before the Commission may […]
Section 11-509 – Payment of Taxes
(a) A licensee shall pay to the Commission within 10 days after each racing day the State tax imposed in this subtitle on the handle for that racing day. (b) A licensee or an agent of the licensee shall submit with the daily tax payment a statement under oath of the handle for that day. (c) The Commission […]
Section 11-510 – Restrictions Concerning Mile Tracks
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Commission may not issue a license, or award racing days, for racing at a mile track. (b) The Commission may issue a license and award racing days only to: (1) the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc.; and (2) the Laurel Racing Assoc., Inc.
Section 11-511 – Racing Days
(a) (1) On or before December 1, the Commission shall award all racing days for the next calendar year. (2) However, the Commission may meet after December 1 to award racing days that are requested in applications. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission may award for any calendar year up to the number […]
Section 11-512 – Transfer of Race Meetings
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 11-513 of this subtitle, the Commission may authorize a licensee to transfer a race meeting from the licensee’s own track to another track: (1) on receipt of the appropriate license fees; and (2) with the express consent of the owner or lessee of the track to which the transfer is […]
Section 11-513 – Hearing for Increased or Transferred Days
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Commission shall hold a public hearing before the Commission awards, for racing at a particular track, racing days that: (1) total at least 3 more than those awarded for racing at that track in the previous calendar year; or (2) result from the transfer of racing days to that […]
Section 11-514 – Takeout, Specific Wagers, and Winnings
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a licensee shall deduct from the handle: (1) all the breakage; (2) not more than 18% from each regular mutuel pool; (3) not more than 21% from each multiple mutuel pool on 2 horses; and (4) not more than 25.75% from each multiple mutuel pool on 3 or more horses. […]
Section 11-515 – Allocation of Takeout
(a) Except as provided in § 11-516 of this subtitle, the takeout that a licensee deducts from the handle of a race shall be allocated in accordance with this section. (b) A licensee shall: (1) keep 50% of the breakage; (2) allocate 45% of the breakage for purses; and (3) allocate 5% of the breakage to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund. […]
Section 11-515.1 – Amount of Takeout
(a) Notwithstanding § 11-515 of this subtitle, the amount of the takeout relating to purses, the Maryland-Bred Race Fund, and the amount retained by the licensee may be allocated in accordance with the terms of a written agreement signed by the authorized representatives of: (1) the licensee; (2) the group that represents a majority of the owners and […]
Section 11-516 – Takeout Allocation if Preakness Is Transferred or Sold
If the Preakness Stakes is transferred otherwise than under § 11-520(b) of this subtitle or if it is sold to a buyer other than the State, the takeout of the mutuel pools on each race held thereafter shall be allocated as follows: (1) to the Maryland-Bred Race Fund, 1% of each mutuel pool; (2) to the Commission, […]
Section 11-518 – Distribution of Open Purses
(a) In this section, “open purse” means any purse, except for one offered in a race funded by the Maryland-Bred Race Fund. (b) The Commission may direct a deduction from open purse money of 0.25% of all mutuel pools to be paid to the Maryland Backstretch Employees Pension Fund. (c) Subject to the approval of the Commission, the […]
Section 11-519 – Bowie Race Course Training Center
(a) Until the conveyance required under subsection (d) of this section, the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center shall operate the Center as a thoroughbred training facility to provide more stall space for a race meeting that a licensee holds. (b) Until the conveyance required under subsection (d) of this section, the owner of the […]
Section 11-520 – Transfer or Sale of Preakness Stakes
(a) The requirements of this section are established in recognition of the significance of the Preakness Stakes to the State. (b) The Preakness Stakes may be transferred to another track in the State only as a result of a disaster or emergency. (c) If the Preakness Stakes is transferred out of the State, the Commission may: (1) revoke any […]
Section 11-521 – Condemnation of Private Thoroughbred Racing-Related Property for Public Use
(a) In addition to the other provisions of this subtitle, in accordance with the sovereign power of the State and the provisions of Article III, §§ 40 and 40A of the Maryland Constitution, and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the State may acquire by purchase or condemnation for public use with just […]
Section 11-522 – Live Racing of Arabian Breed Horses
(a) In this section, “Arabian breed horse” means a horse that: (1) is a purebred Arabian breed horse; and (2) has a valid certificate of registry with the Arabian Jockey Club of America. (b) A licensee at Pimlico Race Course may conduct live racing of Arabian breed horses if: (1) no more than one Arabian breed race is conducted per […]
Section 11-522.1 – Maryland International Thoroughbred Race at Laurel Park
(a) (1) There is a Maryland International thoroughbred race conducted by a licensee at Laurel Park. (2) The Maryland International is a graded stakes race run on a turf track. (b) The purse for the Maryland International shall be funded by the Special Fund established under § 11–402 of this title. (c) The takeout provisions of this subtitle shall apply […]