Duties of placing judges
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Dates and status
- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
- Source receipt
- Compiled text through
- Jul 15, 2022
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- No later Register activity identified in this check.
- Source snapshot
- Jun 6, 2026
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.