C-72.1, r. 4 - Rules respecting Standardbred horse races held at a professional race track

Section 14 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

14. The paddock judge shall fulfil the following obligations:

(1)  he shall supervise and control the entry to and the exit from the paddock of persons having access thereto and of horses;

(2)  he shall direct the activities of the equipment judge and of the horse identifier;

(3)  (paragraph revoked);

(4)  he shall check broken or defective equipment, the horseshoes, the head numbers and the saddle pads of the horses for each race;

(5)  he shall supervise the activities of the blacksmith;

(6)  he shall group together the horses for the same race in the paddock stalls and give the signal to enter the racing strip for the parade;

(7)  he shall inform the racing judges of any cause that delays the start of a race or otherwise affects or modifies the holding of a race;

(8)  he shall inform the racing judges of the reasons why a horse returns to the paddock after entering the racing strip for the parade;

(9)  he shall perform any other tasks required by his duties.

He shall be present in the paddock at least 2 hours before the post time of the first pari-mutuel betting race of a race program and at least 1 hour and 30 minutes before the post time of the first race of a race program without pari-mutuel betting.

Decision 90-09-19, s. 14; Decision 2000-11-08, s. 5.