9 CRR-NY 4035.9NY-CRR

OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 9. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
SUBTITLE T. NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMISSION
CHAPTER I. DIVISION OF HORSE RACING AND PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING
SUBCHAPTER A. THOROUGHBRED RACING
ARTICLE 1. RULES OF RACING
PART 4035. RULES OF THE RACE
9 CRR-NY 4035.9
9 CRR-NY 4035.9
4035.9 Use of riding crops.
(a) All riding crops are subject to inspection and approval by the stewards and the clerk of scales.
(1) Riding crops shall have a shaft and a flap and will be allowed in flat racing including training only as follows:
(i) maximum weight of eight ounces;
(ii) maximum length including flap of 30 inches;
(iii) minimum diameter of the shaft of three-eighths inch; and
(iv) shaft contact area must be smooth, with no protrusions or raised surface, and covered by shock absorbing material that gives a compression factor of at least one-millimeter throughout its circumference.
(2) The flap is the only allowable attachment to the shaft and must meet these specifications:
(i) length beyond the end of the shaft a maximum of one inch;
(ii) width a minimum of 0.8 inch and a maximum of 1.6 inches;
(iii) no reinforcements or additions beyond the end of the shaft;
(iv) no binding within seven inches of the end of the shaft; and
(v) shock absorbing characteristics similar to those of the contact area of the shaft.
(b) In all races where a jockey will not ride with a whip, an announcement shall be made over the public address system of such fact.
(c) Although the use of a whip is not required, any jockey who uses a whip during a race is prohibited from whipping a horse:
(1) on the head, flanks or on any other part of its body other than the shoulders or hind quarters;
(2) during the post parade or after the race except when necessary to control the horse;
(3) excessively or brutally causing welts or breaks in the skin;
(4) when the horse is clearly out of the race or has obtained its maximum placing; or
(5) persistently even though the horse is showing no response under the whip.
(d) Correct uses of the whip are:
(1) showing horses the whip before hitting them;
(2) using the whip in rhythm with the horse's stride; and
(3) using the whip as an aid to maintain a horse running straight.
9 CRR-NY 4035.9
Current through September 15, 2021
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