Title 9 Part 4110

Unless specifically exempted by the commission, in every race including every qualifying race, the time of each heat or dash shall be accurately taken by an electrical timing device approved by the commission. There shall be one manual timer in addition to the operator of such electrical device.

Where manual timers are permitted by the commission there shall be three timers, who shall be in the stand 15 minutes before the first heat or dash is to be contested. Operators of mechanical timers shall have their equipment checked and be in their place of operation at least 15 minutes before the first heat or dash is to be contested. Timers shall start their watches when the first horse leaves the point from which the distance of the race is measured. The time of the leading horse at the quarter, half, three-quarters and the finish shall be taken. If odd distances are raced, the fractions shall be noted accordingly.

Each manual timer and the operator of the electrical timer shall record his or her or its time for each quarter, or parts thereof, in minutes, seconds and fifths of seconds. Each such timer and operator of said electrical timer shall sign the judges' book for each race certifying the official time of the race. No unofficial timing shall be admitted to record.

The leading horse shall be timed and only such horse’s time shall be announced. No horse shall obtain a win race record by reason of the disqualification of another horse unless a horse is declared a winner by reason of the disqualification of a breaking horse on which such horse was lapped.

In the case of a dead heat, the time shall constitute a record for the horses making the dead heat and both shall be considered winners.

The time shall be taken from the first horse leaving the point from which the distance of the race is measured until the winner reaches the finish wire. Where the horses are started from a chute, and approved electronic or electric timing device must be used.

A record can be made only in a public race; the word must be given by a licensed starter; the time must be taken by official timers, as defined in section 4110.1 of this Part, and the record of the race signed by the judges, timers and starter.