C-72.1, r. 5 - Rules respecting Standardbred horse races held at an amateur race track

Section 18 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

18. The timer must:

(1)  determine the exact duration of a race;

(2)  start the stopwatch as soon as the nose of the first horse crosses the starting line;

(3)  record the time that the leader takes to cover each quarter mile for each 1-mile race;

(4)  certify, after each race, the duration of the race recorded in the report of the racing judge.

The timer must be present at his or her station at least 15 minutes before the post time of the first race of a race program.

Decision 96-07-24, s. 18.