New York regulations
Title 9 Part 4036
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9 NYCRR 4036.1 - Time, manner of weighing in
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Every jockey must immediately after pulling up ride his or her horse to the place of weighing, dismount only after obtaining permission from the official in charge and present himself or herself to be weighed by the clerk of the scales; provided that if a jockey is prevented from riding to the place of weighing by reason of accident or illness by which he or she or his or her horse is disabled, such jockey may walk or be carried to the scales.
9 NYCRR 4036.2 - No one to touch horse, equipment before weighing in
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Except by special permission of the official in charge, every jockey must upon pulling up unsaddle his or her own horse, and no attendant shall touch the horse, except by such horse’s bridle. Upon the returning of a jockey to the winner's circle to dismount after a race has been run, no one may touch the equipment of the jockey until he or she has been weighed in, except upon the approval of the official in charge.
9 NYCRR 4036.3 - Jockey penalized for misconduct
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If a jockey:
then such jockey’s horse may be disqualified and such jockey may be punished as provided by sections 4022.12 through 4022.15 of this Article.
9 NYCRR 4036.4 - Jockey penalized for excess weight
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If a horse carries more than two pounds over such horse’s proper or declared weight, such horse’s jockey shall be punished unless the stewards are satisfied that such excess of weight has been caused by rain or mud.