NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144

30 SEPTEMBER 2009

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541 (1) In calculating penalties, the value of a Race shall be the amount actually payable to the winner and penalties shall not be cumulative unless a provision to that effect appears in the conditions of the Race, or in these Rules.

(2) Pending the determination of any proceeding concerning the award of a Race to a horse, the horse placed first by the Judge shall be liable to all weight penalties attaching to the winner of such Race. The eligibility or weight of a horse which won or lost a Race as the result of an information, proceeding or appeal shall be determined by the state of affairs at the time of starting and shall not be affected by any pending information, proceeding or appeal.

RIDING ALLOWANCES

542 (1) In every Flat Race which is not:

(a) a Group Race;

(b) a Listed Race;

(c) a Highweight Race; or

(d) a Race in which allowances may not be claimed;

an Apprentice Jockey, who is not prevented by any of these Rules from riding in that Race and who has ridden not more than 100 winners, shall be entitled to claim an allowance which shall be determined according to the number of winners ridden by that Apprentice Jockey and computed as follows:

(e) if the Apprentice Jockey has ridden 4 or fewer winners – 4 kg;

(f) if the Apprentice Jockey has ridden at least 5 winners but no more than 29 winners – 3 kg;

(g) if the Apprentice Jockey has ridden at least 30 winners but no more than 59 winners – 2 kg; or

(h) if the Apprentice Jockey has ridden at least 60 winners but no more than 99 winners – 1 kg.

Subject to the provisions of the Racing Policy relating to the lowest weights to be carried in certain Races, such allowances may be claimed notwithstanding that the effect of such may be to allow the horse ridden by an Apprentice Jockey to carry less than the minimum weight specified in the conditions of the Race.

(2) In every Handicap Jumping Race or Set Weight Jumping Race for which the total stake (exclusive of the value of any prize) is the minimum stake for a Race conducted at a Premier meeting as prescribed in the then current NZTR Club Funding Distribution Model or less every Rider who has ridden not more than 10 winners of Jumping Races shall be entitled to claim an allowance which shall be determined according to the number of jumping winners ridden by the Rider and computed as follows:

(a) if the Rider has ridden 4 or fewer winners – 3 kg;

(b) if the Rider has ridden 5 winners - 2.5 kg; or

(c) if the Rider has ridden at least 6 winners but no more than 9 winners - 1.5 kg,

provided always that a horse shall not carry less than 60 kg.

(3) In every Handicap Highweight Race or Set Weight Highweight Race, unless the conditions for the race provide otherwise, every Rider shall be entitled to claim an allowance which shall be determined according to the number of winners in Flat Races ridden by the Rider and computed as follows:

(a) if the Rider has ridden 4 or fewer winners - 3 kg;

(b) if the Rider has ridden 5 winners - 2.5 kg; or

(c) if the Rider has ridden at least 6 winners but no more than 9 winners - 1.5 kg,

provided always that a horse shall not carry less than 60 kg.

(4) For the purposes of computing the number of winners under this Rule a "winner" shall mean a winning ride at a Totalisator meeting in New Zealand or winning ride at a race meeting held by any club outside New Zealand provided however that a winning ride