N.J.A.C. 13:71 — HARNESS RACING (Subchapter 1 to 30)

Any person employed or engaged in racing who shall come into possession of knowledge concerning any violation of the rules of racing or any violation of law in connection with the running of a race shall immediately report the information to the stewards of the meeting for invest…

No person shall make false or misleading statements to the steward or judges, in the course of an investigation. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-26.4

No person shall conspire with any other person for the commission of, or connive with any other person in any corrupt or fraudulent practice in relation to racing, nor shall he commit such an act on his own behalf. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-26.5

No person shall solicit bets on the grounds of an association. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-26.6

Every association, all officials and employees thereof, and all persons licensed in any capacity by the Commission shall give every possible cooperation, aid and assistance to any department, bureau, division, officer, agent or inspector, or any other person connected with the Un…

When a horse is disqualified and there is evidence of fraud or attempted fraud, any other horse in the race owned or controlled by the same interest or trained by the same trainer also may be disqualified. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-26.8

(a) A licensee may be suspended immediately when the licensee is indicted in this State for a crime of the first, second, third or fourth degree or is indicted for a similar crime under Federal law or the law of another state, or Province of Canada law if: 1. The charge or charge…

(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…

No ticket may be sold after the totalisator has been locked or wagering has ceased. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.11

(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 this chapter 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 Mut…

The manager of the pari-mutuel department shall be properly and timely advised by the judges, prior to the beginning of wagering on each race, of the horses that will compete in the race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.14

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 judges. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.15

When two or more horses owned wholly or in part by the same owner(s) or the spouse of any such owner, or trained by the same trainer run in a race, and are coupled at the discretion of the presiding judge in order to protect the public interest, they are called an "entry" and a w…

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…

Wagering shall cease not later than off-time. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.19

Post-time of each race shall be set by the manager of the parimutuel department, and shall not be changed after being posted on the odds-board without permission of the steward. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.2

(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 do not start because of a mechanical malfunction, the judges shall promptly notify the manager of the pari-mutuel department of the same and number of said horse or horses. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.21

At the end of each race, the placing judge shall advise the manager of the pari-mutuel 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 § 13:71-27.22

Whenever the totalisator fails 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 § 13:71-27.24

(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 § 13:71-27.26

(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 payoff for that race shall be computed on the sums wagered in each pool up to the …

In all cases when a horse has been excused by the judges 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. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.28

If a horse is left at the post at off-time there shall be no refund, but if one horse or more is prevented from leaving the post at off-time because of any mechanical malfunction, the money wagered on said horse or horses so locked in the gate shall be deducted from the pool and …

Public notice shall be given at the earliest practicable time if a published race is declared off. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.3

If no horse finishes in a race, all money wagered on that race shall be refunded. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.30

If two or more horses in a race are coupled on the same mutuel ticket, there shall be no refund unless all of the horses so coupled are excused before off-time, or all of the horses so coupled are locked in the gate. Discretion is, however, vested in the judges to order a refund …

In the case of a race postponed beyond the day originally scheduled, all money wagered on said race shall be refunded. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.32

If a race is declared off by the judges after wagering begins on that race, all money wagered on that race shall be refunded. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.33

If a horse wins and there is no money wagered on him to win, the straight pool shall be apportioned among the holders of the place tickets on that horse, if any; otherwise, among holders of the show tickets. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.34

If no money has been wagered to place on a horse which is placed first or second in a race, the place pool for that race shall be apportioned among the holders of the place tickets on the other horse which has placed first or second. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.35

If no money has been wagered to show on a horse which placed first, second or third in a race, the show pool in that race shall be apportioned among the holders of show tickets on the other horses which are placed first, second or third in that race. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:7…

If only one horse finishes in a race, the place and show pools shall be apportioned among the holders of place and show tickets on that horse. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.37

If only two horses finish in a race, the show pool shall be apportioned among the holders of show tickets on those two horses. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.38

Any ruling of the stewards with regard to the award of purse money made after the sign "Official" has been purposely displayed by the placing judges shall have no bearing on the mutuel pay-off. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.39

If the number of entrants in an overnight race exceeds the number deemed safe and expedient by the judges, the Racing Secretary shall reduce the number of starters to the proper number by lot. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.4

The manager of the parimutuel department shall furnish a copy of all (take-off) computer printout and calculating sheets to the supervisor of mutuels immediately after completion. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:71-27.40

(a) Payments due on all wagers shall be made in conformity with the well established practice of the pari-mutuel system known as the "gross pool pricing" method as defined in N.J.A.C. 13:71-4.1, Definitions. However, with the prior approval of the Commission, payments due on all …

(a) The Commission authorized by law is deducted from the sum total wagered in the straight pool. The balance is called the "net pool". (b) The amount wagered on the winner is then divided into the "net pool". The quotient thus obtained is the pay-off price on the winner for each…

(a) The Commission authorized by law is deducted from the sum total wagered in the place pool. The balance is called "net pool". (b) The sum total of the amount wagered in the place pool on the horses placed first and second is deducted from the "net pool". This gives a remainder…

(a) The Commission authorized by law is deducted from the sum total wagered in the "show pool". The balance is called the "net pool". (b) The sum total of the amount wagered in the show pool on the horses placed first, second and third is deducted from the "net pool". This gives …

(a) In the case of a dead heat in the straight pool, the pay-off price shall be figured as in a place pool. (b) In the case of a dead heat for second in the place pool, the winner of the race receives its half share of the profits in that pool; and each of the two horses that dea…