RACES.
C.
CHARLES TOWN RACES SHALL ESTABLISH A
CUT-OFF DATE FOR STALL APPLICATIONS.
CHARLES TOWN RACES SHALL MAKE EVERY EFFORT
TO PROVIDE HORSEMEN WITH FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR NOTICE OF THE ACCEPTANCE OR
REJECTION OF STALL APPLICATIONS AND MAY DEMAND IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION FROM THE
HORSEMEN OF THEIR INTENT TO USE ALLOTTED STALLS.
D.
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ALL STALL
APPLICATIONS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY AND SET FORTH IN AN APPLICATION BY CHARLES
TOWN RACES.
CHARLES TOWN RACES SHALL SEND TO THE HBPA, NOT LATER THAN TEN
(10) DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF EACH RACE MEETING, A COPY OF ITS CURRENT
STALL APPLICATION AGREEMENT.
E.
CHARLES TOWN RACES AGREES TO PROVIDE
STALL AND SHED ROW AREA WITH PROPER FILL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME PERIOD, UPON
WRITTEN REQUEST OF HBPA.
12.
BARN AREA.
A.
BARN AREA WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HORSEMEN AT
ALL TIMES AND THE RACETRACK WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HORSEMEN DURING SCHEDULED
TRAINING TIMES (INCLUDING SCHEDULED TRAINING TIMES DURING THE PERIOD RACING IS
DISCONTINUED).
B.
HBPA RECOGNIZES AN OBLIGATION OF HORSEMEN
AND BACKSIDE PERSONNEL TO MAINTAIN THE STABLE AREA IN A SANITARY CONDITION, FREE
FROM LITTER AND OTHER FOREIGN OBJECTS.
HBPA WILL USE ITS BEST EFFORTS TO ENSURE
THAT HORSEMEN AND THEIR EMPLOYEES FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATIONS IN
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THIS REGARD.
HORSE WASHING WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IN CERTAIN AREAS DESIGNATED
BY CHARLES TOWN RACES FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
THIS PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE MANDATORY
BY THE RULES OF THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION.
CHARLES
TOWN RACES RETAINS ITS RIGHT TO DISCIPLINE (INCLUDING REMOVAL) HORSEMEN OR THEIR
EMPLOYEES WHO FAIL TO OBEY CHARLES TOWN RACES' PUBLISHED RULES AND REGULATIONS.
C.
CHARLES TOWN RACES SHALL MAINTAIN ALL
BARN AREA RESTROOM FACILITIES IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.
D.
DURING WINTER MONTHS, CHARLES TOWN RACES
AGREES TO MAINTAIN BOTH MAIN ROADS LEADING TO AND FROM THE RACETRACK, BETWEEN
ALL BARNS AND ALL HORSEMEN PARKING LOTS, FOR BOTH TRAINING AND RACING PURPOSES.
CHARLES TOWN RACES FURTHER AGREES TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE BACKSIDE AND
STALL AREAS AS CHARLES TOWN RACES CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE GIVING CONSIDERATION TO
ANY INPUT PROVIDED BY THE HBPA.
E.
CHARLES TOWN RACES AGREES TO REMOVE ALL
MANURE FROM THE BARN AREA AT NO COST TO THE HORSEMEN.
F.
CHARLES TOWN RACES IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE HBPA SHALL ESTABLISH BARN AREA RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PROMOTING SAFETY AND SECURITY ON THE BACKSTRETCH, WHICH SHALL REMAIN IN FULL
FORCE AND EFFECT AND SHALL BE BINDING UPON THE PARTIES PURSUANT TO THEIR OWN
TERMS AND PROVISIONS DURING THE TERM OR TERMS OF THESE AGREEMENTS.
13.
RACING SURFACES.
A.
THE TRACK SURFACE COMMITTEE, CONSISTING OF
TWO HORSEMEN, TWO JOCKEYS (APPOINTED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS), THE
CHARLES TOWN RACES SUPERINTENDENT, AT LEAST ONE STEWARD, AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF
CHARLES TOWN RACES, SHALL MEET PURSUANT TO A PUBLISHED SCHEDULE TO ASSESS TRACK
SURFACE CONDITIONS.
CHARLES TOWN RACES SHALL MAINTAIN THE RACETRACK AS
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IT DETERMINES TO BE APPROPRIATE GIVING CONSIDERATION TO INPUT PROVIDED BY THE
TRACK
SURFACE