Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-5-3 - The starter

(a) Each starter shall have complete jurisdiction over the starting gate and the starting of each horse. Any starter may issue orders to ensure each participant an equal opportunity to a fair start.

(b) Each starter shall appoint assistants. However, the starter shall not permit the assistants to handle or take charge of any horse in the starting gate without the starter's express permission. If the assistant starters are unavailable to head a horse, the horse's trainer shall be responsible to provide qualified individuals to head or tail a horse in the starting gate. Each starter shall establish qualifications for and maintain a list of qualified individuals approved by the stewards who may head or tail a horse in the starting gate. Each assistant starter or individual handling a horse at the starting gate shall not impede the start of the race, whether intentionally or otherwise. Only the jockey, starter, assistant starter or header handling the horse at the starting gate may be permitted to strike a horse in an attempt to load the horse in the starting gate. Only each jockey shall slap, boot or otherwise attempt to dispatch the horse the jockey is riding from the starting gate.

(c) Each starter shall maintain a starter's list of each horse that is ineligible to be entered in any race because of poor or inconsistent performance in the starting gate. Each horse on the starter's list shall be refused entry until it has demonstrated to the starter or the starter's representative that it has been satisfactorily schooled in loading in the gate. Each starter or the starter's representative shall directly supervise the schooling.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-5-3

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1988 Supp. 74-8804; effective, T-112-1-19-89, Jan. 19, 1989; effective April 10, 1989; amended March 19, 1990.