294 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 294-13.009

Current through September 17, 2024

Section 294-13.009 - RACING SECRETARY AND HANDICAPPER

13.009.01 The racing secretary shall discharge all duties of said office expressed, or implied, as required by the rules. All local entry and scratch rules shall be submitted to the Commission to determine if any conflicts exist between such rules and the Nebraska Rules of Racing.

13.009.02 It shall be the duty of the racing secretary to assign to applicants such stabling as deemed proper. The racing secretary and the stewards shall settle any and all conflicting claims for stable privileges.

13.009.03 It shall be the duty of the racing secretary to maintain an accurate record of all races won and cause same to be attached to the Jockey Club certificate.

13.009.04 The racing secretary shall compile an official program for each racing day, which shall state the time fixed for the first race and give the names of the horses which are to run in each of the races of the day.

13.009.05 The program shall indicate the order in which each race is to be run, the purse, conditions, distance of each, the owner, trainer, and jockey on each horse, each owner's racing colors, the weights assigned to each horse, his number and post position, color, sex, age and breeding. The program may show other pertinent data, subject to approval of the Commission.

13.009.06 The racing secretary shall file a report of the following with the Commission within 30 days after the end of each live race meet.

13.009.06A Race days

13.009.06A1 Number of race days scheduled

13.009.06A2 Number of race days (one or more races)

13.009.06A3 Number of race days canceled (no races)

13.009.06B All races - number of races run

13.009.06C All races - purse money paid

13.009.06C1 Nomination, sustaining, entry, and start fees paid by horse owners

13.009.06C2 Purse money added by sponsors

13.009.06C3 Purse supplements paid for Nebraska-bred horses

13.009.06C4 Total purse money

13.009.06D Two Year Old Races

13.009.06D1 Number of two year old races run

13.009.06D2 Nomination, sustaining, entry, and start fees paid by horse owners

13.009.06D3 Purse money added by sponsors

13.009.06D4 Purse supplements paid for Nebraska-bred horses

13.009.06D5 Total purse money

13.009.06E Three Year Old Races

13.009.06E1 Number of three year old races run

13.009.06E2 Nomination, sustaining, entry, and start fees paid by horse owners

13.009.06E3 Purse money added by sponsors

13.009.06E4 Purse supplements paid for Nebraska-bred horses

13.009.06E5 Total purse money

13.009.06F Stakes Races - Total

13.009.06F1 Number of stakes races run

13.009.06F2 Nomination, sustaining, entry, and start fees paid by horse owners

13.009.06F3 Purse money added by sponsors

13.009.06F4 Purse supplements for paid for Nebraska-bred horses

13.009.06F5 Total purse money

13.009.06G Stakes Races List - List each Stakes Races and provide the following for each race:

13.009.06G1 Nomination, sustaining, entry, and start fees paid by horse owners

13.009.06G2 Purse money added by sponsors

13.009.06G3 Purse supplements paid for Nebraska-bred horses

13.009.06G4 Total purse money

13.009.06H Nebraska-bred Races

13.009.06H1 Number of Nebraska-bred races run

13.009.06H2 Nomination, sustaining, entry, and start fees paid by horse owners

13.009.06H3 Purse money added by sponsors

13.009.06H4 Nebraska-bred purse supplements

13.009.06H5 Total purse money

13.009.07 The racing secretary shall receive all entries and declarations, and he or she or the horsemen's bookkeeper may receive all stakes, entrance monies, fees (including jockey's fee), purchase money in claiming races and all other money that can properly come into his or her possession as agent for the association for which he or she is acting. (See Chapter 3.001.08, 11.001.13, 11.001.14, 11.005.01, 15.006, 16.001, 16.004.03 )

13.009.08 The racing secretary shall pay over, when due, all monies collected to such persons as may be entitled to receive same.

13.009.09 All ownership in a horse, except a trainer's percentage of the winnings, shall be filed with the racing secretary, before the horse shall start, as also shall every change in ownership thereafter during the meeting.

13.009.10 The Jockey Club registration certificate or AQHA registration certificate for all horses entered in claiming races must be in the possession of the racing secretary. When ownership changes as a result of a claim, the racing secretary shall cause the Jockey Club registration certificate to be properly endorsed prior to the transfer to the new owner's file. Photostatic copies may be used only in the event that the original certificate has been forwarded to the Jockey Club for correction as determined by the track identifier. When a Quarterhorse is claimed, the racing secretary shall collect a transfer fee from the claimant which shall be forwarded to the AQHA together with the registration certificate, a written report of the race showing the date of the race, and the name and address of the person claiming the horse. Upon receipt of such fee, certificate and report, the AQHA shall make the transfer without report signed by the record owner. A photostatic copy of the original papers and transfer will be retained by the racing secretary in the claimed horse's folder, allowing the claimed horse to be raced at that meeting until the original papers have been returned by the AQHA.

13.009.11 The Racing Secretary shall have the right to withdraw or change any unclosed race. However, any race appearing in the condition book, unless contrary to the rules of racing, shall be given a reasonable opportunity to fill as it was written before being withdrawn or changed.

13.009.12 The racing secretary shall, each morning, as soon as the entries have been closed and compiled, and the declarations have been made and approved by the stewards, post a list thereof in a conspicuous place in the racing office. Any newspaper desiring the same shall also be furnished a copy.

13.009.12A A copy of the overnight entries marked in such a way as to reveal the starters and eliminate all declarations shall be prepared and delivered to the mutuel manager at once.

13.009.13 The handicapper, who may be the racing secretary, shall assign the weights to be carried by each horse in a handicap.

13.009.14 In case of omission, through error, of the name or weight of a horse duly entered, the omission shall be rectified by the handicapper, with permission of the stewards.

294 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 13, § 294-13.009