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 C - State Quarter Horse Racing Commission › Part 4208 - Officials Of Race Meetings › Section 4208.5 - Duties of judges

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
It shall be the duty of the judges to:
(a) closely observe the performance of all
					 horses and jockeys competing at the race meeting;
(b) determine the result of every race
					 contested before them and to place the horses competing therein in the order of
					 their finish;
(c) investigate any
					 act of cruelty to a horse racing at a meeting whether seen by them or reported
					 to them and punish any person guilty of such cruelty;
(d) investigate any accidents on the track to
					 determine the cause thereof and promptly make a full report to the
					 commission;
(e) exclude, from any
					 race, a horse which is improperly equipped, dangerous, unmanageable, unfit to
					 race, or liable to cause accident or injury to another horse or jockey in the
					 race, or which has fallen upon the track during the program;
(f) where a violation of any rule is
					 suspected, to conduct an inquiry promptly and to take such action as may be
					 appropriate and render their report to the commission. Any action, as a result
					 of such inquiry, must be concurred in by at least two of the three
					 judges;
(g) be represented by at
					 least two judges in the judges' stand before wagering opens. All judges shall
					 be in position at least 15 minutes before the first race, at all times when
					 horses are on the track thereafter, and for 10 minutes after the last
					 race;
(h) observe the preliminary
					 warming up of horses and the scoring, noting the behavior of the horses and the
					 jockeys, the equipment of the horses and any lameness which might appear, as
					 well as the changes of the betting odds shown on the totalisator commissions
					 and any other incidents relating to the racing;
(i) advise the paddock judge of the schedule
					 of post times for the program as set by the presiding judge;
(j) be responsible for locking the
					 pari-mutuel machines immediately upon the horses reaching the official starting
					 point of the race;
(k) maintain
					 communication with the patrol judges, by telephone, from the time the starter
					 picks up the field of horses until all horses pass the finish line. A written
					 record is to be made of every violation of rules or incident reported by the
					 patrol judges. A mechanical recording shall be made and preserved of all
					 communication between the patrol judges and the main judging stand at all
					 pari-mutuel meetings;
(l) cause the
					 appropriate signs to be posted on the result commission to indicate objection
					 or inquiry in event of rule violation or complaint and notify the public
					 address announcer of the horses involved and the nature of the objection. When
					 a decision is made, the judges shall cause the objection or inquiry sign to be
					 removed, the correct placing of the horses to be shown, and the "official" sign
					 to be shown;
(m) display the
					 "Photo" sign if there is less than one-half length between contending horses.
					 They shall examine the photo of the finish before rendering a decision on the
					 placing thereof and to cause copies of such photos to be posted and displayed
					 to the public;
(n) Sign the judges'
					 book after each race;
(o) suspend
					 payment of purse moneys on the positions affected by a protest or appeal until
					 final decision is rendered.