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

Section 81 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

81. The performance of a horse shall be official where it participates in a race at a given gait and where the chart maker collects and records the following information:

(1)  the name of the horse participating in the race;

(2)  the date on which the race is held;

(3)  where the race was held in the afternoon, the abbreviation “a”;

(4)  the name of the association holding the race;

(5)  the length of the racing strip if it is not a half-mile strip;

(6)  where a pacer has raced without hopples or a trotter has raced with hopples, the symbol “+”;

(7)  the condition of the racing strip;

(8)  the type of races and the conditions for participation; where it is a claiming race, the claiming price indicated shall not include the allowances referred to in section 109;

(9)  the distance to be covered in the race;

(10)  the gait at which the race is held;

(11)  the post position of the horse;

(12)  the position of the horse:

(a)  at the quarter-mile, at the half-mile and at the finish line, and the distance between it and the leader at the finish line, for a race shorter than 1 mile;

(b)  at the quarter-mile, at the half-mile, at three-quarters of a mile, at the entrance to the last straight section of the racing strip before the finish line and at the finish line and, in the latter 2 cases, the distance between it and the leader, for a race of 1 mile;

(c)  at the quarter-mile, at the half-mile, at the mile, at the entrance to the last straight section of the racing strip before the finish line and at the finish line and, in the latter 2 cases, the distance between it and the leader, for a race longer than 1 mile;

(d)  at the finish line indicating the distance between the leader and the following horse by the abbreviation:

i.  “n” where the distance is a nose;

ii.  “hd” where the distance is a head;

iii.  “nk” where the distance is a neck;

(13)  the official position of finish of the horse;

(14)  the time taken by the leader to cover:

(a)  the quarter-mile, the half-mile and the total distance of the race, for a race shorter than 1 mile;

(b)  the quarter-mile, the half-mile, three-quarters of a mile and the mile, for a 1-mile race;

(c)  the quarter-mile, the half-mile, the mile and the total distance of the race, for a race longer than 1 mile;

(15)  each horse’s running time, to a fifth of a second;

(16)  the final pari-mutuel odds of the horse;

(17)  the name of the driver of the horse;

(18)  the names of the horses that finished first, second and third as determined by the official result or by the racing judges’ decision concerning the distribution of the purse;

(19)  the temperature at the time the race was held and the abbreviation “V” if it was windy;

(20)  where the horse ran second to the rail for approximately a quarter of a mile, the symbol “O”;

(21)  where the horse broke its gait, the symbol “X”;

(22)  where the horse broke its equipment, the abbreviation “be”;

(23)  where the horse was interfered with, the abbreviation “i”;

(24)  where the horse suffered from epistaxis, the abbreviation “bl”;

(25)  where the horse choked, the abbreviation “ch”;

(26)  where the horse was favored at the start of the race, the symbol “+”;

(27)  where the horse was the victim of an accident, the abbreviation “acc”;

(28)  where the horse fell, the abbreviation “Fell”;

(29)  where the horse did not finish the race, the abbreviation “DNF”;

(30)  where the horse finished in a dead heat, the abbreviation “dh”;

(31)  where the horse was disqualified, the abbreviation “dq”;

(32)  where the horse fell behind, the abbreviation “dis”;

(33)  where there was no betting on that race, the abbreviation “nb”;

(34)  where there was no betting on that horse, the abbreviation “ba”;

(35)  where there were no betting tickets on that horse, the abbreviation “no”;

(36)  where the horse was part of an entry, the abbreviation “e” near the final pari-mutuel odds of the horse;

(37)  where a break in gait was caused by a breakage of equipment, the abbreviation “ex”;

(38)  where a break in gait was caused by an interference, the abbreviation “ix”;

(39)  where a horse was grouped with others under the same number for the purposes of pari-mutuel betting, the abbreviation “f”;

(40)  where the time of the horse was disallowed, the abbreviation “T.DIS”;

(41)  where the performance of a horse was established at a time trial race, the abbreviation “TT”;

(42)  where the performance of a horse was established while the horse was driven by a Class D driver, the abbreviation “CD”;

(43)  where the horse was claimed, the abbreviation “c”.

Decision 90-09-19, s. 81.