New York regulations

Title 9 Part 4023

Executive Department

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9 NYCRR 4023.1 - Approval by commission

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All officials connected with the actual conduct of racing shall be approved by the commission.

9 NYCRR 4023.2 - Duties of clerk of the course

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(a)The secretary of the association or his or her deputy shall be clerk of the course. He or she shall discharge all duties, expressed or implied, required by this Article and shall report to the stewards all violations of this Article or of the regulations of the meeting.
(b)He or she shall keep complete records of all races.
(c)He or she shall receive all stakes, entrance moneys and fees, including jockeys' fees.
(d)Within 14 days, exclusive of Sundays, from the close of the meeting, he or she shall pay, to the persons entitled to it, all the money collected by him or her; and at the expiration of the same period, he or she shall notify the association of all arrears then remaining unpaid, and all arrears shall be regarded as having been assumed by the association.
(e)Before acceptance, he or she shall submit to the association, all entries and transfers of engagements for all races except those opened and decided during the meeting.

9 NYCRR 4023.3 - Duties of handicapper

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The handicapper shall append to the weights for every handicap the day and hour from which winners will be liable to a penalty, and no alteration shall be made after publication except in case of omission, through error, of the name or weight of a horse duly entered, in which cases by permission of the stewards the omission may be rectified by the handicapper.

9 NYCRR 4023.4 - Duties of clerk of the scales

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(a)The clerk of the scales shall exhibit the number (as allotted on the official card) of each horse for which a jockey has been weighed out and shall forthwith furnish the starter with a list of such numbers.
(b)Any extra or special weight declared for any horse, or any declaration to win or any alteration of colors, shall be exhibited by the clerk of the scales upon the notice commission.
(c)The clerk of the scales shall in all cases weigh in the riders of the horses and report to the stewards any jockey not presenting himself or herself to be weighed in.

9 NYCRR 4023.5 - Photographs of the finish

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A camera selected by the association conducting the meeting, if approved by the commission, shall be used to make a photograph or photographs of the horses at the finish to assist the placing judges in determining their positions as exclusively indicated by their noses.

9 NYCRR 4023.6 - Official time

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The official time of each race shall be determined by the official timer. The time recorded when the first horse crosses the finish line shall be the official time of the race.

9 NYCRR 4023.7 - Result of each race to be reported

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The placing judge or judges shall, at the close of each day's racing, sign and send a report of the result of each race to the stewards and the commission.

9 NYCRR 4023.8 - Determination of order of finish

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The placing judge or judges shall determine the order of finishing of as many horses as they may think proper.

9 NYCRR 4023.9 - Duties of placing judges

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The placing judge or judges must occupy the judge's box at the time the horses pass the winning post, and their sole duty shall be to place the horses. They must announce their decisions promptly, and such decisions shall be final, unless objection to the winner or any placed horse is made and sustained. Provided, that this section shall not prevent the placing judges from correcting any mistake, such correction being subject to confirmation by the stewards.

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