New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 70 - HORSE RACING
Subchapter 6 - ENTRIES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
Section 13:70-6.57 - Workout program

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:70-6.57

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) Each track association shall establish and maintain a workout program meeting the following requirements, as well as such other requirements and conditions as established from time to time by the Commission.

1. Training and workout hours for the main track and/or training track shall be designated by the racing association.

2. No horse shall be permitted onto either track for training or a workout except during the designated hours unless with the express permission of the Racing Secretary and Board of Stewards.

3. Access to the training track and/or main track during such hours shall be limited to such gaps as directed by the Board of Stewards where the association shall have at least one workout coordinator per gap.

4. The workout coordinator shall obtain the identity of all horses to workout at the time the horse enters through the appropriate gap. The workout coordinator shall also obtain from the trainer, custodian or rider of any such horse, the distance which the horse will workout and at what point on the track the workout is intended to begin. All such information shall then be promptly transmitted to the clockers who are responsible for timing and reporting all workouts.

5. The racing association shall maintain a communication system between the workout coordinators and clockers.

6. The trainer shall be responsible for insuring that horses in his care and custody comply with all provisions of this workout program.

7. The Board of Stewards shall have overall jurisdiction of this program, and may fine and/or suspend any persons who violate or attempt to violate the workout program requirements. The stewards may also fine and/or suspend any person who reports or submits inaccurate or false information concerning the identity of any horse and the particulars of any workout.

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