Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - RACING COMMISSION, STATE › Title 294 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING HORSE RACING › Chapter 3 - ASSOCIATIONS › Section 294-3.003 - AUDIO AND VISUAL EQUIPMENT

Current through June 17, 2024
3.003.01 An association shall provide and
				maintain in good working order a communication system between the:
stewards' stand;
racing office;
tote room;
jockeys' room;
paddock;
test barn;
starting gate;
weigh in scale;
video camera locations;
clocker's stand;
racing veterinarian;
track announcer;
location of the ambulances (equine and human);
and other locations and persons designated by the
				  Commission.
3.003.02 An
				association shall provide and maintain a public address system capable of
				clearly transmitting announcements to the patrons and to the stable
				area.
3.003.03 An association shall
				provide two electronic photofinish devices with mirror image to photograph the
				finish of each race and record the time of each horse in at least hundredths of
				a second. The location and operation of the photofinish devices must be
				approved by the Commission before its first use in a race. The association
				shall promptly post a photograph of each photofinish for win, place or show in
				an area accessible to the public. The association shall ensure that the
				photofinish devices are calibrated before the first day of each race meeting
				and at other times as required by the Commission. On request by the Commission,
				the association shall provide, without cost, a print of a photofinish to the
				Commission. Photofinish negatives or digital images of each race shall be
				maintained by the association for not less than six months after the end of the
				race meeting, or such other period as may be requested by the stewards or the
				Commission.
3.003.04 An association
				shall provide a videotaping system approved by the Commission. Cameras must be
				located to provide clear panoramic and head-on views of each race. Separate
				monitors, which simultaneously display the images received from each camera and
				are capable of simultaneously displaying a synchronized view of the recordings
				of each race for review shall be provided in the stewards' stand. The location
				and construction of video towers must be approved by the Commission.
3.003.05 One camera, designated by the
				Commission, shall videotape the pre-race loading of all horses into the
				starting gate and shall continue to videotape them until the field is
				dispatched by the starter.
3.003.06
				One camera, designated by the Commission, shall videotape the apparent winner
				of each race from the finish line until the horse has returned, the jockey has
				dismounted and the equipment has been removed from the horse.
3.003.07 The stewards may, at their
				discretion, direct the video camera operators to videotape the activities of
				any horses or persons handling horses prior to, during or following a
				race.
3.003.08 Races run on an oval
				track must be recorded by at least three video cameras. Races run on a straight
				course must be recorded by at least two video cameras.
3.003.09 An association shall, upon request,
				provide to the Commission, without cost, a copy of a videotape of a
				race.
3.003.10 Videotapes recorded
				prior to, during and following each race shall be maintained by the association
				for not less than six months after the end of the race meeting, or such other
				period as may be requested by the stewards or the Commission.
3.003.11 An association shall provide a
				viewing room in which, on approval by the stewards, an owner, trainer, jockey
				or other interested individual may view a videotape recording of a
				race.
3.003.12 Following any race
				in which there is an inquiry or objection, the association shall display to the
				public on designated monitors the videotaped replays of the incident in
				question which were utilized by the stewards in making their
				decision.
3.003.13 The operator of
				the camera taking photographs of horses approaching the finish line and in the
				winner's circle shall be licensed and approved by the commission. Such pictures
				are to be taken from a location and at a point on the track subject to approval
				of the Board of Stewards.
Persons taking photographs or video prior to, during, or
				  following the running of running of a race shall not be permitted on the track
				  or near the inside rail, or in a restricted area, without the permission of the
				  Board of Stewards, and then only for such pictures as are specifically approved
				  by the Board of Stewards.