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

Section 226 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

226. The president of the racing judges must hold a meeting with the representative of the association and the representative of the participants to determine whether or not a race or a race program should be held when the racing judges are unable to adequately fulfill the obligations set out in section 9 of these Rules or when the protection or safety of persons or horses is compromised.

Where the decision of both representatives to hold the race or the race program is unanimous, the race program shall be held.

Where there is no unanimous decision, the racing judges shall determine whether the race or the race program should be held.

The president of the racing judges alone shall decide whether a race may be cancelled before or after it starts, if he is of the opinion that holding it or continuing it is likely to endanger human life or health or cause serious or irreparable damage to property. The racing judges shall then prepare a report on the incident.

Where a race is cancelled after its start, the decision shall be immediately shown on the display board, announced to the public and communicated to drivers by means of a blinking light and an audible signal. Any driver able to do so shall slow down the gait of his horse and proceed to the paddock. A horse is deemed not to have started in such a race.

Where a decision is taken not to hold a race or a race program, that race shall be cancelled or postponed in accordance with these Rules.

Decision 90-09-19, s. 226; Decision 2000-11-08, s. 47; Decision 2012-02-15, s. 11.