Section 11.04.01.603 - HORSE RACES - GENERAL RULES01.Post Time. Post time must be shown a reasonable time prior to the race on a clock device, provided for that purpose, prominently displayed and clearly readable from the grandstand.02.Paddocks. Horses must be in the paddock at least twenty (20) minutes before post time and be saddled in the paddock.03.Number. In a race, each horse must carry a conspicuous saddlecloth number and a head number, corresponding to the assigned number on the official program. In the case of an Entry, each horse making up the Entry must carry the same number (head and saddlecloth) with a distinguishing letter. In the case of a Field, the horses comprising the Field must carry an individual number.04.Jockey. After the horses enter the track, no Jockey may dismount and no horse is entitled to the care of an attendant without consent of the Board of Stewards or the Starter, and the horse must be free of all hands other than those of the Jockey or assistant starter before the starter dispatches the Field.05.Accidents. In case of accident to a Jockey, his mount, or equipment, one of the Stewards or the starter may permit the Jockey to dismount and the horse to be cared for during the delay, and may permit all Jockeys to dismount and all horses to be attended during the delay.06.Injured Jockey. If a Jockey is injured on the way to the post so as to require replacement, the horse must be taken to the paddock and another Jockey and equipment obtained.07.Parade. All horses must parade and, under penalty of disqualification, carry their weight from the paddock to the starting post, such parade to pass the Stewards' stand.08.Delays. After entering the track, no more than twelve (12) minutes may be consumed in the parade of the horses to the post except in cases of unavoidable delay. After passing the stand once, horses will be allowed to break formation and canter, warm up or go as they please to the post. When horses have reached the post, they must be started without unnecessary delay.09.Willful Delay. No person may willfully delay the arrival of a horse at the post.10.Selection of Horses. When the number of horses competing in a race exceeds the numbered capacity of the tote, the Field horses are to be selected by the handicapper or the Racing Secretary.11.Limit on Number of Horses. No more than eight (8) horses may start in any race on a one-half (1/2) mile track.12.Start. A horse may not be qualified to start in any race unless the horse has been and continues to be properly entered therein.Idaho Admin. Code r. 11.04.01.603