Racing and Betting Regulations




30 SEPTEMBER 2009 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 144 3421

PART VII

THE TOTALISATOR AND BETTING

GENERAL

701 If a person who has any duties in connection with or who is employed in connection with or in the vicinity of the on-course Totalisator is required by a Stipendiary Steward or Investigator to provide him with information as to the investments on the on-course Totalisator made by any person or made on any horse he shall disclose such information as is so required.

NUMBERING OF HORSES

702 (1) The number of each horse on the Totalisator shall correspond with the number of the horse in the race fields, as authorised and published by NZTR.

(2) A person shall not take any action, or omit to take any action, which results in the number of a horse on the Totalisator not corresponding with the number of the horse in the race fields, as authorised and published by NZTR, and where such action or omission was taken on a fraudulent basis commits a Serious Racing Offence.

OFFICIAL BETTING RESULT

703 At the close of each Race:

(a) the Judge shall sign and have delivered to the Clerk of the Scales the Judge’s Report in accordance with Rule 641(3);

(b) the Stipendiary Stewards shall await confirmation from the Clerk of the Scales that the last of the Riders of the horses specified in the Judge’s Report has been weighed in and of any issues arising in relation to the weighing in of such Riders under Rules 647 to 649; and

(c) a Stipendiary Steward shall counter-sign the Judge’s Report referred to in Rule 703(a) and by doing so declares the Official Result of Placings for that Race,

provided that if:

(d) an information of the type referred to in Rule 907(2) is:

(i) filed prior to all of the relevant Riders being weighed in; or

(ii) reasonably believed by a Stipendiary Steward, to be about to be filed,

and that information or proposed information may result in an alteration of the placing of one or more of the horses in a stake bearing place, the Stipendiary Steward shall not counter-sign the Judge’s Report for that Race until the proceeding (if such proceeding occurs) is determined;

(e) upon determination of such proceedings the Judicial Committee shall direct the Stipendiary Steward to counter-sign the Judge’s Report, as amended (if necessary) in accordance with the Judicial Committee’s decision.

704 Every person who fraudulently claims payment of any dividend commits a Serious Racing Offence.

WAGERING ONLY WITH AUTHORISED BOOKMAKERS

705 A person shall not make any wager either directly or indirectly with a bookmaker in New Zealand (other than any Authorised Wagering Operator or bookmaker authorised by law to act as such) in connection with any horse in a Race. A breach of this Rule shall constitute a Serious Racing Offence.

BETTING BY OFFICIALS

706 An Official shall not bet on a Race at any Race Meeting where he is officiating in, or assisting, one of the following positions:

(a) Stipendiary Steward;

(b) Investigator;

(c) Judge;

(d) Starter;



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Gazette.govt.nz PDF NZ Gazette 2009, No 144





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