NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144

30 SEPTEMBER 2009

a Stipendiary Steward to carry out such duties, in accordance with the Racing Policy, to the effect that such horse had had adequate schooling in:

(c) such type of Race; or

(d) such blinkers or side winkers for the particular type of Race.

(2) A certificate of qualification endorsed under sub-Rule (1) lapses after a period of 12 months from:

(a) the date it is endorsed; or

(b) where the horse starts in a Race where such certificate of qualification is applicable prior to the expiry of the date referred to in paragraph (a) above, the date of the last Race in which the horse starts where such certificate of qualification is applicable.

ACCEPTANCES

530 All entries are subject to approval and NZTR or a Stipendiary Steward may decline to approve, or at any time after having approved an entry, reject any entry for a Race, despite a horse being eligible in accordance with these Rules to run in such a Race.

531 NZTR may, in such manner as it deems fit, reduce the number of acceptances or deemed acceptances for or, the probable starters in, a Race so as not to exceed the appropriate starting limit. Any horse affected by such reduction may be re-entered in such number and order as NZTR may decide following consultation with the Trainer of the horse so affected. The acceptance fee paid in respect of a horse so affected and not re-entered shall be refunded.

ACCEPTING AND WITHDRAWING HORSES

532 A horse nominated for a Race shall, unless the conditions applicable to that Race otherwise provide, be deemed to have been accepted and to be an acceptor for that Race unless instructions to withdraw it from the Race were received by NZTR from or on behalf of the Owner or lessee (as the case may be) or his Agent or Racing Manager not later than the Withdrawal Deadline. The acceptance fee for that Race shall be payable in respect of a horse unless it is withdrawn in accordance with this Rule. Where instructions for withdrawal of a horse from a Race Meeting that are received by NZTR do not specify a particular Race at that Race Meeting, such instructions shall be deemed to apply to all Races for which the horse has been accepted or deemed to have been accepted at that Race Meeting.

533 A Trainer shall not, without the prior consent of the Owner or lessee (as the case may be) or his Agent or its Racing Manager, withdraw from a Race a horse which such Trainer is or has been training if such horse has been removed, or the Trainer has received notice of intention to remove such horse, from the Trainer’s custody.

SCRATCHING HORSES

534 (1) At any time from the Withdrawal Deadline to the scratching deadline (as specified for the relevant Race Meeting in accordance with Rule 510(d)(v) or as amended by NZTR from time to time) on the relevant Race day, a person intending to scratch a horse from a Race (after it has been accepted or is deemed to have been accepted) shall give notice to that effect to NZTR and where such notice for scratching a horse refers to a Race Meeting but does not specify a particular Race at that Race Meeting, such notice shall be deemed to apply to all Races for which the horse has been accepted or deemed to have been accepted at that Race Meeting.

(2)

(a) If, after the scratching deadline (as specified for the relevant Race Meeting in accordance with Rule 510(d)(v) or as amended by NZTR from time to time) on the relevant Race day, an Owner or lessee (as the case may be) or his Agent or its Racing Manager wishes to scratch a horse from a Race he must (whether by production of a veterinary certificate acceptable to the Stipendiary Steward or otherwise) attempt to satisfy the Stipendiary Steward that there are circumstances which warrant the horse being scratched and that he is therefore entitled to scratch it after that time. If the Stipendiary Steward is so satisfied, the Stipendiary Steward may authorise the Owner or lessee (as the case may be) or his Agent or its Racing Manager to scratch the horse.

(b) If the Stipendiary Steward is not so satisfied, he shall complete an information and file it with the Registrar for the Judicial Committee and the Judicial Committee shall then determine whether there are such circumstances and