N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4104.8

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 4104.8 - Admission to paddock

(a) All horses to be raced on a particular day or night shall be in the paddock, accompanied by the trainer of record or assistant trainer or by a trainer or assistant trainer designated in writing by the trainer of record, at the time prescribed by the presiding judge. Such time, in no event, except with the expressed permission of the steward or presiding judge, shall be later than one hour prior to post time of the race in which the horse is to start. Horses entered in the races constituting the daily double shall be in the paddock at least two hours before the post time of the first race of the daily double. Except for warmup trips, no horse shall leave the paddock until called to the post.

(b) No person shall be admitted to the paddock except the owners, trainers, drivers and grooms of the horses actually competing in the races of the particular day or night, and such other persons as are specifically authorized by the commission.

(c) A driver, trainer or groom, once admitted to the paddock shall not leave the same until the horse to which he or she is assigned shall have completed its race, returned to the paddock, and the race is declared official, except to warm up.

(d) An owner may enter the paddock once prior to the race in which such owner has a horse programmed to start, but shall leave the paddock prior to the post parade of the race following that in which such owner's horse has competed. When an owner has two or more horses programmed to start such owner may remain in the paddock or may enter and leave the paddock once for each such horse before it races, provided such owner shall leave the paddock prior to the post parade of the race following the last race in which such horses competed. Not more than two owners of a horse, exclusive of the driver, shall be entitled to enter the paddock for said horse.

(e) The track shall provide the paddock judge with a list of such track's personnel eligible for admission to the paddock. The track shall keep a list of all persons entering and leaving the paddock on a form approved by the commission.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4104.8