N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-17.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:71-17.5 - Unmanageable horses, scratches, refunds

(a) If the opinion of the judges or the starter a horse is unmanageable or liable to cause accidents or injury to any other horse or to any driver, such horse may be sent to the barn in which case the declaration fees on the horse shall be refunded and deducted from the purse in added money events. When this action is taken, the starter shall notify the judges who shall in turn notify the public.

(b) Placing bad acting horses on outside positions. The starter may place a bad acting horse on the outside at his discretion but such action may be taken only where there is sufficient time for the starter to notify the judges. When so notified, the judges shall, prior to the sale of tickets on such horse, notify the public. If tickets have been sold, the bad acting horse must be scratched in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.