Mich. Admin. Code R. 431.3055 - Clerk of scales; duties; jockey weights
Rule 3055.
(1) The
clerk of scales shall secure, regulate, and control the jockeys' room, the
equipment therein, and the personnel permitted access thereto. The clerk of
scales shall weigh all jockeys out and weigh in not less than the first 4
finishers. The clerk of scales shall accurately record and publish a scratch,
overweight, change of jockey, and any change of weight or racing colors from
what is stated in the official program and shall promptly supply all racing
officials and the mutuel department with all pertinent changes.
(2) After each race, the clerk of scales
shall report to the racing secretary or his or her representative the weights
carried by each horse, with the name of each horse's jockey and the overweight,
if any. The clerk of scales shall also report the post time and running time in
each race and shall report any other information which may from time to time be
required.
(3) The clerk of scales
shall promptly report an infraction of the rules with respect to weight,
weighing, or riding equipment to the stewards.
(4) A jockey's weight shall include all of
the following:
(a) Clothing.
(b) Boots.
(c) Saddle and its attachments.
(d) Saddle cloth.
(e) Other equipment required by the
stewards.
(5) A jockey's
weight shall not include any of the following:
(a) Riding crop.
(b) Head number.
(c) Number cloth.
(d) Bridle.
(e) Safety helmet and goggles.
(6) The clerk of scales, with the
consent of the stewards, may permit clothing allowances for inclement
weather.
(7) Seven pounds is the
limit of overweight any horse is allowed to carry. If the weight of a rider
exceeds the weight the horse is published to carry, the jockey shall declare
the amount of overweight to the clerk of scales at the time designated by the
stewards, and the clerk of scales shall have the overweight posted and
announced immediately. A trainer has the pre-post time option of removing a
jockey from a horse if the jockey is under his or her training and is carrying
more than 2 pounds overweight. Such removal shall be without penalty to the
trainer. The failure of a jockey to comply with this rule shall be reported to
the stewards.
(8) The clerk of
scales shall maintain a record of the winning races of an apprentice jockey. At
the close of the race meeting, or on departure of the jockey, the record sheet
shall be attached to the rider's copy of his or her contract or shall be
written into his or her certificate and shall be released to the rider. The
clerk of scales shall inform the stewards of the expiration date of the
apprentice jockey's apprentice allowance.
Notes
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