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CHAPTER 24
RACE CLUB TRACK AND FACILITIES
PR 145. ALL RACE CLUBS SHOULD PROVIDE – Racing Clubs shall provide
themselves with the following:
a.
adequate and
well-maintained race tracks and grandstands;
The
Racing Clubs shall see to it that the racetrack and grandstands are always in
good and safe condition. If the racetrack in a particular club has physically
deteriorated so much so that it endangers the safety and lives of jockeys and
participating horses, or if any of its grandstand appears patently dangerous
for the occupancy of the racing public, the PHILRACOM may temporarily suspend
racing in that club and order its temporary transfer to the other club until
such time as the racetrack or grandstand is renovated and placed in good and
safe condition.
b. adequate starting facilities for horse
races;
c. starting gate, available for all
registered horses three (3) times a
week from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30
A.M. or any day as the PHILRACOM may require together with the necessary
personnel, to assist horses properly, in order to facilitate the schooling of
horses. For this purpose, all
race horses duly registered with the PHILRACOM shall not be deprived of the
use of the club track, starting
gate and other necessary facilities and personnel. In addition to the above,
the use of the club track, starting gate and other facilities and personnel
should be made at the prescribed period promulgated by the PHILRACOM and/or
the club concerned.
d. racetrack, which shall be open for
workouts from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on non-racing days. However, when
week-end races are to be held in the racing club concerned, they shall be
opened from 4:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
only during the above mentioned days and their track shall be cleared of all
obstacles such as track diggings or anything that will constitute danger to
life and limb of jockeys, exercise boys and horses and in order for the
racing club to make the necessary inspection and repair/s (if any) for the
day’s races:
e. electric or electronic computers
for registration of bets and the computation of the odds or dividends;
f. photo
finish devices to determine arrival of horses at the finish line;
g. adequate
weighing machine for jockeys and horses;
h. modern
centralized communication, sound systems and loud speakers; There shall be a modern centralized
communication system controlled by the Board of Stewards connecting to all
outposts, towers, electronic computers, ticket sales division, PHILRACOM box,
starting gate, public announcer, clinic, jockeys’ quarters and the
saddling paddock.
i. photo
patrol equipments and/or video tape recorders;
j. well-equipped
jockeys’ quarters with canteen and relaxation equipments;
k. sirens
and/or other devices to announce annulment of races;
l. bulletin
boards, conspicuously located to indicate sale of tickets, betting odds or
dividends and other pertinent announcements;
m. saddling
enclosures or paddocks for horses participating in the races;
n. well-equipped
emergency medical clinic and two (2) ambulances and two (2) paramedics;
o.
adequate drug testing
facilities;
p.
adequate lighting
facilities and stand-by power supply;
q.
such other facilities,
devices, instruments and equipment required by law or as the PHILRACOM may
require from time to time in order to raise public confidence in the sport and
to minimize infractions of the Rules and Regulations of Racing.
PR
146. CLUB
OFFICIALS AND PERSONNEL – Racing Clubs
shall have the following officials and personnel:
a. Racing
Manager and Assistant Racing Manager;
b. Board of Stewards;
c. Cadet Stewards;
d. Racing
Judges;
e. Paddock
Stewards;
f. Club
Handicappers;
g. Superintendent/Supervisors;
h. Veterinarians;
i. Starters
and their Apprentices;
j. Clockers;
k. Clerks
of Scales (Weighers);
l. Physicians
and Nurses;
m. Security
Personnel (Riot Squad);
n. Outrider;
o. Race
Callers;
p. Starting
Gate Helpers;
q. Farriers;
r. And
all other personnel as are necessary to the proper conduct of the races, all
of whom shall be duly licensed and registered with the PHILRACOM.
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