N.J.A.C. 13:70 — HORSE RACING (Subchapter 1 to 32)

In claiming races over jumps and hurdles, any horse is subject to claim for its entered price by any owner who has started a horse in a steeplechase or hurdle race at the meeting at which the claim is made. Any licensed owner who has an interest in any starter shall thereafter be…

When two or more horses run a dead heat, the dead heat shall not be run off. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.1

The owners of the horses in a dead heat shall divide equally the purse money involved. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.2

If a dead heat is for first place, each horse shall be considered a winner of the amount received. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.3

Owners shall divide equally all moneys and other prizes; and if no agreement can be reached as to which of them shall receive a cup, plate or other indivisible prize, they shall draw lots for it in the presence of one or more of the stewards. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-25.4…

In a dead heat for first place, the jockeys involved shall each receive 10 percent of the purse money awarded to the owner by whom he is engaged. In all other dead heats, the jockeys involved shall divide equally the sum total of the fees they would have received individually had…

In naming an entry for a produce race, the produce is entered by specifying the dam and sire or sires. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.1

If a mare entered in a produce race drops her foal before January 1, or if she has a dead foal, or is barren, the entry of such mare is void. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.2

Entrance money shall be returned if the nominator or transferee notifies the association of proper grounds for voiding an entry in a produce race, in advance of the date specified for such notice in the conditions of the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.3

Weight allowances for the produce of untried horses must be claimed at the time of entry, and said allowances are not lost by subsequent winnings, unless so provided by the conditions of the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.4

Failure to register a foal shall not exempt the nominator from any liability he may incur under the rules. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-26.5

The nominator in produce races, or races in which nominations of foals are made, shall be released from further liability with regard to the entry by filing an acceptable transfer of entry prior to the declaration date stated in the conditions of the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code …

All persons, including the employees and agents thereof, who engage in the profession or business of selling, at retail or wholesale, or otherwise disposing thereof, of any kind of merchandise, equipment, drugs or medication for animals or humans, or pharmaceutical horse food or …

All drugs, medications, pharmaceutical products and any other substances of a similar nature possessed or used within the grounds of a racing association shall at all times bear appropriate labelling displaying the contents thereof. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-27.2

(a) The value of a race to a winner shall be computed by deducting from the sum total of the prize money: 1. The amount of the winner's fee; 2. The money payable to other horses or persons (except jockey's fees) thus arriving at net money winnings. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-…

A horse is bred where it is foaled. The breeder is the owner of the dam at the time of foaling. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.10

The Thoroughbred Breeders Association of New Jersey shall make rules for the registration of horses foaled in New Jersey. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.11

Any owner or breeder may appeal from the refusal of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association of New Jersey to register a horse under this rule to the New Jersey Racing Commission, and the decision of the Commission shall be final. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.12

The winnings of a horse in a stake race shall be computed on the value of the gross earnings. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.2

Winnings shall include all net moneys won in all countries, up to the time appointed for the start, including walkovers and forfeits, but not second and third money nor the value of a prize not in money. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.3

Winnings during a year shall be reckoned from January 1 of that year. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.4

Winner or nonwinner of a specified sum means winner or nonwinner of a single race of that value to the winner, unless otherwise stated. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.5

In computing the value of a series of races in which an extra sum of money is won by the winning of two or more races of the series, the extra amount shall not be included in the horse's winnings until the series, or that part of it, is finished and hence the extra amount is defi…

Foreign winnings shall be estimated on the basis of the normal rate of exchange prevailing on the day of the winning. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.7

The entrance money, starting and subscription fees, in every race, shall go to the winner, unless otherwise provided in its conditions. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-28.8

To be eligible to start in races exclusively for horses foaled in New Jersey, each horse must be registered with the Thoroughbred Breeders Association of New Jersey. To qualify for such registration the said horse must have been dropped by a mare in the State of New Jersey. Notes…

(a) The supervisor of mutuels shall be a Certified Public Accountant of the State of New Jersey. He shall be appointed by the Commission and a rate of compensation set by the Commission that is to be paid weekly by the track association where he serves. (b) The supervisor of mutu…

(a) The mutuel manager is held responsible for correctness of all pay-off prices posted on the board. (b) Before the mutuel department of any race track posts the pay-off prices of any pool for any race, the mutuel manager shall require each of the (calculating sheets) computer p…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.11 As amended, R.1981 d.183, effective 6/21/1982. See: 14 New Jersey Register 91(a), 14 New Jersey Register 661(a).

No ticket may be sold after the totalisator has been locked or wagering has ceased. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.12

(a) Any claim by a person that a wrong ticket has been delivered to him must be made before leaving the mutuel ticket window. (b) No claim shall be considered thereafter and no claim shall be considered for tickets thrown away, lost, changed, destroyed or mutilated beyond identif…

Should any emergency arise in connection with the operation of the pari-mutuel department not covered by these rules and an immediate decision is necessary, the manager of the pari-mutuel department shall make a good faith effort to contact and consult with the supervisor of mutu…

The manager of the pari-mutuel department shall be properly and timely advised by the stewards, prior to the beginning of wagering on each race, of the horses that will compete in the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.15

Post time of each race shall be set by the manager of the pari-mutuel department, and shall not be changed after being posted on the odds-board without permission of the stewards. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.16

When two or more horses run in a race, and are coupled because of common ties, they are called an "entry" and a wager on one of them shall be a wager on all of them. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.17

When the individual horses competing in a race exceed the numbering capacity of the tote, the highest numbered horse within the capacity of the tote and all horses of a higher number shall be grouped together and called the "field" and a wager on one of them shall be a wager on a…

(a) With the approval of the Racing Commission, or its designee, race tracks will be permitted to eliminate place and show wagering on any particular horse or entry in any race. Among the factors to be considered will be the quality of the horse or horses for which the eliminatio…

Post time of each race shall be set by the manager of the pari-mutuel department, and shall not be changed after being posted on the odds-board without permission of the stewards. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.2

Wagering shall cease not later than off-time. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.20

(a) If, for any reason, the pari-mutuel ticket issuing machines are closed during the wagering on a race before off-time, they shall remain closed until after the race. (b) Wagering shall cease on that race, and the payoff for that race shall be computed on the sums then wagered …

If a horse or horses are locked in the gate, the stewards shall promptly notify the manager of the pari-mutuel department of the name and number of said horse or horses. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.22

At the end of each race, the placing judges shall advise the manager of the parimutuel department in writing of the official placement of the horses; and no payoff shall be made until the receipt of such written notice. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.23

Whenever the totalisator falls mechanically, or whenever there is a difference in any pool or pools between the sum total of the wagers on the individual horses as compared with the grand total shown by the totalisator, the association shall compute the pay-off to the public on t…

All monies remaining undistributed following the calculation of all pools shall be paid to the State. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.25 As amended, R.1979 d.274, effective 7/18/1979. See: 11 New Jersey Register 296(b), 11 New Jersey Register 401(b).

(a) If an error is made in posting the pay-off figures on the public board, it shall be corrected promptly and only the correct amounts shall be used in the pay-off irrespective of the error on the public board. (b) If because of mechanical failure, it is impossible to promptly c…

Overpays caused by errors of the totalisator shall be paid by the totalisator company. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.27 As amended, R.1979 d.274, eff. 7/18/1979. See: 11 New Jersey Register 296(b), 11 New Jersey Register 401(b).

(a) In the event of an irreparable breakdown of the totalisator, or the ticket issuing machines, or both, during the wagering on a race, the wagering for that race shall be declared closed. (b) The pay off for that race shall be computed on the sums wagered in each pool up to the…

(a) In all cases when a horse has been excused by the stewards after wagering has started, but before off-time, all money wagered on the horse so excused shall be deducted from the pool and be refunded. (b) If a horse is left at the post at off-time there shall be no refund, but …

Public notice shall be given at the earliest practicable time if a published race is declared off. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:70-29.3

Notes N.J. Admin. Code §§ 13:70-29.30 through 13:70-29.34 As amended, R.1982 d.183, effective 6/21/1982. See: 14 New Jersey Register 91(a), 14 New Jersey Register 661(a). Added text in 29.32: "Discretion is, ... purse only." Repealed by R.1987 d.120, effective 3/2/1987. See: 18 N…