✨ Horse Racing Rules
17 MAY 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 58 1715
(c)(d) being the Rider of a horse in a Race, must ride his horse out to the end of the Race if there is a reasonable chance of it running into a position for which there is prize money to be awarded or a dividend to be declared;
(d)(e) being the Rider of a horse in a Race must not rely on the chance of a protest, objection, information or proceeding;
(e)(f) shall not ride a horse in a Race without holding a current Rider’s Licence; and
(f)(g) being the Rider of a horse, must appear in the racing colours registered in connection with that horse, and wear the requisite riding gear of the type and nature set out in the approved gear list determined and published by NZTR in accordance with Rule 609.
640 (1) The following provisions apply to Hurdle Races and Steeplechase Races:
(a) in every case where the course to be run is not wholly enclosed by rails or where part of the course is indicated by a special mark of any description, a Stipendiary Steward or official appointed by the Stipendiary Stewards for the purpose shall on the day of the Race explain, indicate or point out to all Riders the course and all flags, posts, drums and boundary marks being used. Any subsequent removal or alteration of any flag, post, drum or boundary mark indicating the course and any new flag, post, drum or boundary mark shall not, unless explained, indicated or pointed out to all Riders by a Stipendiary Steward or other Official of the Race Meeting, have any effect for any purpose in connection with the course;
(b) if a horse misses a jump its Rider shall not proceed in the Race until the horse has negotiated the jump;
(c) if the a horse and/or Rider falls or gets away from its Rider after a race has started:
(i) that horse shall take no further part in the race unless:
(A) the Rider has been examined by a Racecourse Medical Officer, and
(B) the horse has been examined by a Veterinary Surgeon;
and
(ii) provided that both the Rider and the horse are passed fit to race, that horse may be remounted and the Rider shall ride to either:
ridden for the remainder of the Race provided that no jumps have been evaded, and, after remounting, the Rider shall ride to behind that-place where-the-horse-got-away before proceeding to continue the Race; and
(iii) a Rider so losing his horse may be assisted in remounting it; and
(A) behind the place where the fall occurred or where the horse got away from its Rider, or,
(B) if the horse missed a jump prior to such fall or where the horse got away from its Rider, a place from which the horse can approach and negotiate that jump before continuing the Race; and
- Rules 104 & 506 – Renaming the ‘Graded Stakes Committee’ the ‘NZ Pattern Committee’
NZTR has amended Rules in accordance with the establishment of Asian Pattern Committee Ground Rules, which aim to ensure quality control for all Group races, both domestic and international, within the Asian Racing Federation (ARF) membership. The ARF Pattern Committee comprises seven ARF member countries: Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, each of which have Group 1 races in Part 1 of the International
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