Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 112 - KANSAS RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION
Article 5 - RACE TRACK OFFICIALS
Section 112-5-4 - Paddock judge

(a) Each paddock judge shall exclude from the paddock each person who has no official business with any horse entered.

(b) Each paddock judge shall supervise the assembling of the horses scheduled to race, the saddling of horses in the paddock, the mounting of the jockeys and their departure for the post.

(c) Each paddock judge shall keep a record of all equipment carried by each horse in each race under the paddock judge's jurisdiction. Equipment carried by each horse shall not be changed without prior approval of the stewards. At the request of the stewards, each paddock judge shall report the equipment carried by any horse.

(d) Before each race, each paddock judge shall require the plater in attendance at the paddock to examine each horse entered and to determine whether the horse is properly shod. Each paddock judge shall report the findings of the plater immediately to the stewards.

(e) Any paddock judge may permit a horse to be lead to the post by a properly licensed pony person.

(f) Each paddock judge shall report any irregularity to the stewards.