Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission
Subpart D - Standardbred Rules of Racing (Harness)
Chapter 205 - RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS
TIMER/CLOCKER
Section 205.121 - Duties of timers
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The official timer/clocker shall accurately record the time elapsed between the start and finish of each race and shall be in the stand 15 minutes before the first heat or dash is contested.
(b) The time shall be recorded from the instant that the first horse crosses the starting point until the first horse reaches the finish line and each 1/4 mile shall also be recorded on the leading horse.
(c) In every race, the time of each heat or dash shall be accurately recorded by two timers or an approved electrical timing device, in which case, there shall be one timer.
(d) Times of heats shall be recorded in minutes, seconds and fifths of a second.
(e) Immediately following each heat, the elapsed time of the heat shall be publicly announced or posted on the totalisator board, or both.
(f) No unofficial time shall be announced, posted or entered into the official record.