R 431.4055 Racing secretary; duties.

Rule 4055. (1) Duties of the racing secretary include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Be familiar with the age, class, and competitive ability of all horses racing at the track. (b) Where the rules require, classify and reclassify horses pursuant to the rules. (c) Write conditions and schedule the daily racing programs to be presented at the track. (d) Provide for the listing of horses in the daily program and examine all entry blanks and declarations to verify all information set forth therein and select the horses to start and the also-eligible horses from the declarations pursuant to the rules governing these functions. (e) Examine nominations and declarations in early closing and stake races to verify the eligibility of all declarations and nominations and to compile lists thereof for publication. (2) The racing secretary may reject the declaration on any horse whose past performance indicates that the horse would be below the competitive level of other horses declared. (3) A 2-year-old shall not be permitted to start in a dash or heat exceeding 1 mile in distance, and a 2-year-old shall not be permitted to race in more than 2 heats or dashes in any single day. (4) Races or dashes shall be given at a stated distance in units not shorter than 1/16 of a mile. The length of a race and the number of heats shall be stated in the conditions. If the distance or number of heats is not specified, all races shall be a single mile dash.