N.Y. Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 303-A
Non-managing ownership of standardbred horses

(a)

For purposes of this section, a managing owner shall mean a person who through ownership, lease or designation manages all racing activities for a race horse and is personally responsible for all liabilities arising therefrom.

(b)

Non-managing owners. There shall be no restriction on the number of non-managing owners of a race horse except that no horse shall be entered or started that is owned by thirty-five or fewer owners unless all such owners are licensed; in the event that a horse is owned by more than thirty-five owners, only those individuals having a three percent or greater property interest in such horse shall be required to be licensed as an owner. The commission shall adopt rules and regulations regarding ownership of horses not inconsistent with this section.

Source: Section 303-A — Non-managing ownership of standardbred horses, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PML/303-A (updated Oct. 16, 2020; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

301
General powers of commission 302
Incorporation 303
Filing of information concerning stock transfers 303–A
Non-managing ownership of standardbred horses 304
Right to hold harness race meetings and races 305
Pari-mutuel betting at harness races 307
Licenses for harness race meetings 307–A
New York-bred or wholly owned harness races 308
Officials at harness horse race meetings 309
Licenses for participants and employees at harness race meetings 310
Power of the commission to impose fines and penalties 311
Refunds 312
Special police officers 313
Place and manner of conducting pari-mutuel betting 314
Construction with other laws 315
Bond required of corporation or association conducting pari-mutuel betting 316
Books and records of pari-mutuel betting 317
Filing of certain agreements with the commission 318
Disposition of on-track pari-mutuel pools 319
Capital improvements 320
Revocation of license 321
Hearing of refusal or revocation of license 322
Approval of plans of corporation or association 324
Free or reduced fee passes, cards or badges 325
County, town and agricultural fairs and harness race meetings not licensed to conduct pari-mutuel betting 326
Employees at harness race meetings 327
Membership in a labor union or a labor organization 328
Disposition of unpaid money due on account of pari-mutuel tickets not presented 329
Penalties 330
Agriculture and New York state horse breeding development fund 331
Powers 332
Resources of fund 333
New York state exposition harness racing 334
New York-bred harness horse events 335
County and town agricultural society harness racing events 336
Actions against fund
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Last modified:
Oct. 16, 2020

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