New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter I - Division of Horse Racing and Pari-Mutuel Wagering › Subchapter A - Thoroughbred Racing › Article 1 - Rules of Racing › Part 4035 - Rules Of The Race › Section 4035.2 - Foul riding penalized

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) When
						clear, a horse may be taken to any part of the course provided that crossing or
						weaving in front of contenders may constitute interference or intimidation for
						which the offender may be disciplined.
(b) A horse crossing another may be
						disqualified, if in the judgment of the stewards, it interferes with, impedes
						or intimidates another horse, or the foul altered the finish of the race,
						regardless of whether the foul was accidental, willful, or the result of
						careless riding. The stewards may also take into consideration mitigating
						factors, such as whether the impeded horse was partly at fault or the crossing
						was wholly caused by the fault of some other horse or jockey.
(c) If a horse or jockey jostles another
						horse, the aggressor may be disqualified, unless the impeded horse or jockey
						was partly in fault or the jostle was wholly caused by the fault of some other
						horse or jockey.
(d) A jockey shall
						not ride carelessly or willfully such that the jockey's mount, equipment, or
						any item or object under his or her control interferes with, impedes,
						intimidates, or injures another horse or jockey in the race, including that a
						jockey shall not carelessly or willfully strike another horse or jockey or such
						other jockey's equipment with his or her whip. The stewards may disqualify the
						horse ridden by the jockey who committed the foul if the foul was willful or
						careless or may have altered the finish of the race. The stewards may also take
						into consideration mitigating factors such as whether the impeded horse was
						partly at fault or if the foul was caused by the fault of some other horse or
						jockey.
(e)
(1) If two or more horses are coupled in the
						betting as an entry, and one or more of them shall be disqualified for
						violation of the rules of racing, the balance of the entry shall also be
						disqualified if in the judgment of the stewards such violation prevented any
						other horse or horses from finishing ahead of the other part of the entry. If
						said violation is without such effect upon the finish of the race, penalty
						therefor may be applied against the offender and the balance of the entry may
						go unpunished.
(2) If any horses
						trained by the same trainer race uncoupled in any race, and one or more of them
						shall be disqualified for violation of the rules of racing, any other horses
						entered by that same trainer shall also be disqualified if in the judgment of
						the stewards such violation prevented any other horse or horses from finishing
						ahead of the other part of the entry. If said violation is without such effect
						upon the finish of the race, penalty therefore may be applied against the
						offender only.