New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR)

Title 9 Part 4234

Executive Department

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9 NYCRR 4234.1 - Program cancellation

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No racing program or any part of a racing program may be cancelled without the consent of the track steward. In the event any race of a program is cancelled for any reason, the remainder of such program may be cancelled by the track steward, if in his judgment such action is warranted.

9 NYCRR 4234.2 - Rain checks

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In the event of the cancellation of any program after the completion of a numerical majority of the races to be scheduled to be run on such program, no rain checks or other similar forms of deferred admissions shall be issued on admittance, no rain checks will be validated. In the event of a cancellation of any program before the completion of a numerical majority of the races scheduled to run on such program, rain checks or other similar forms of deferred free admission shall be issued but no rain check or other form of deferred free admission shall be valid beyond the close of the meeting at which it is issued.

9 NYCRR 4234.3 - Postponement of races

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When a racing program is cancelled, the races scheduled shall be postponed as follows:

(a)Early closing races, stakes and futurities shall be postponed to a definite hour the next fair day and good track unless:
(1)there is not time remaining in the scheduled race meeting and it cannot be extended to permit the race to be programmed. In such case the entrance money and forfeits shall be divided equally among the nominators who have horses on the grounds declared in to start; or
(2)the race has been started and remains unfinished on the last day of the scheduled meeting and the meeting cannot be extended to permit the race to be completed. In such case the race shall be declared ended and the full purse divided.

9 NYCRR 4234.4 - Transfer of races

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(a)Stakes and futurities.

Unless conditions prescribed to the contrary, stakes and futurities should be raced when advertised and the meeting extended to accomplish this. No stake or futurity may be transferred to another meeting without the unanimous consent of both meetings and of all those having horses eligible to the event.

(b)Overnight races.
(1)At meetings of more than five days duration, at the option of the licensed racing association, overnight races may be cancelled or may be postponed and carried over not more than 48 hours.
(2)At meetings of five days duration or less, at the option of the licensed racing association, overnight races may be cancelled and starting fees refunded or may be added to the racing program advertised for subsequent days of the meeting.

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