CLERK OF COURSE/OFFICIAL CHARTER
§ 205.101. General authority and duties.
(a) The clerk of course/charter shall be under the jurisdiction of the Presiding Judge at all times. The clerk of course/charter be responsible for verifying the eligibility records provided by the USTA and recording therein all the following information:
(1) Names and addresses of owners, trainers and drivers;
(2) The standard symbols for medications, where applicable;
(3) Notations of placings, disqualifications and claimed horses;
(4) Notations of scratched or barred horses.
(b) The clerk of course shall also:
(1) Provide an eligibility record to the horse’s owner or the owner’s representative when requested.
(2) Check eligibility certificates before the race and after the race, enter all information provided thereon, including the position of the horse in the race it was charted.
(3) Record all protests, penalties and appeals on forms provided by the Presiding Judge.
(4) Assist the Presiding Judge in drawing positions and when called upon, assist in placing horses.
(c) The official charter is responsible for providing a complete and accurate chart of each race and shall only be done by a licensed clerk of course/charter. At all meetings the charting of races is mandatory and the licensed racing entity shall employ a licensed clerk of course/charter to fulfill the requirements of this section.
(d) An accurate chart shall include the following:
(1) Horse’s name;
(2) Driver’s name;
(3) Date and place of the race;
(4) Track size, if other than a 1/2-mile track;
(5) Track condition and temperature;
(6) Type of race (trot or pace);
(7) Classification of race;
(8) Distance;
(9) Fractional times of the leading horse, including the race time;
(10) Post position, position at the 1/4-mile, the 1/2-mile and the 3/4-mile poles and at the head of the stretch with lengths behind the leader and finish position with lengths behind the winner;
(11) Official order of finish;
(12) Individual time of each horse;
(13) Closing dollar odds (with favorite designated by an asterisk);
(14) The standard symbols for breaks, interference breaks, interference, broken equipment, park outs and free legged pacers, where applicable;
(15) The standard symbols for medications, where applicable; in claiming races, the price for which the horse is entered to be claimed less allowances for age and sex;
(16) Names of the horses placed first, second and third by the Judges; and notations of placings, disqualifications and claimed horses.
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