New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 15 - STAKES AND FUTURITIES › Section 13:71-15.30 - Elimination plans

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Unless the
				conditions provide otherwise, whenever elimination heats are required or
				specified in the published conditions, such race shall be raced in the
				following manner unless conducted under another section of this rule. That is,
				the field shall be divided by lot and the first division shall race a
				qualifying dash for 30 percent of the purse, the second division shall race a
				qualifying dash for 30 percent of the purse, and the horses so qualified shall
				race in the main event for 40 percent of the purse. The winner of the main
				event shall be the race winner.
(b)
				In the event there are more horses declared to start than can be accommodated
				by the two elimination dashes to satisfy the excess, the percentage of the
				purse raced for each elimination dash shall be determined by dividing the
				number of elimination dashes into 60. The main events shall race for 40 percent
				of the purse. Unless the conditions provide otherwise, if there are two
				elimination dashes, the first four finishers in each dash qualify for the
				final; in the event there are three or more qualifying dashes, not more than
				three horses shall qualify from each qualifying dash. In the event the number
				of starters are divided by lot and raced in two divisions with all heat winners
				from both divisions competing in a final heat to determine the race winner;
				each division shall race two heats for 20 percent of the purse each heat. The
				remaining 20 percent of the purse shall go to the winner of the final
				heat.
(d) Whenever elimination
				heats are required, or specified in the published conditions of a stake or
				futurity, such race may be raced on a three heat plan, irrespective of any
				provisions in the conditions to the contrary. That is, the field shall be
				divided by lot and the first division shall race for 30 percent of the purse,
				the second division shall race for 30 percent; and the horses qualifying in the
				first and second divisions shall race the third heat for 30 percent of the
				purse. If after the third heat no horse has won two heats, a fourth heat shall
				be raced by only the heat winners. The race winner shall receive the remaining
				10 percent of the purse. The number of horses qualifying to return after each
				elimination heat will be the same as set out in (b) above.
(e) The judges shall draw the positions in
				which the horses are to start in the main event, that is, they shall draw
				positions to determine which of the two dash winners shall have the pole and
				which one shall have the second position; which of the two horses that have
				been second shall start in the third position and which in fourth, and so
				forth. All elimination dashes and the concluding heat must be programmed to be
				raced upon the same day or night unless special provisions for earlier
				elimination dashes are set forth in the conditions. In the event there are
				three separate heat or dash winners, and they alone come back in order to
				determine the race winner according to the conditions, they will take post
				positions according to the order of their finish in the previous heat or
				dash.