5 2021 SUMMER MEET CONDITION BOOK 1 JULY 15 TO AUGUST 1 Joseph Appelbaum Earle Mack Andrew Rosen Michael Dubb Timothy Mara George Russo C. Steven Dunker Georgeanna Nugent Joseph Spinelli Marc Holiday Stuart Subotnick Vincent Tese Stuart S. Janney, III David O’Rourke Najja Thompson Ogden Phipps II OFFICERS & SENIOR EXECUTIVES David O’Rourke, CEO & President Joseph Lambert, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer Glen Kozak, Senior Vice President, Operations & Capitol Projects Tony Allevato, Chief Revenue Officer, President NYRA Bets Martin Panza, Senior Vice President, Racing Operations Renee Postel, Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMISION Barry C. Sample, Chair John A. Crotty, Commissioner Peter J. Moschetti, Jr., Commissioner John Poklemba, Esq., Commissioner Jerry Skurnik, Commissioner Todd R. Snyder, Commissioner Robert Williams, Acting Executive Director Ronald G. Ochrym, Director of Racing Edmund C. Burns, General Counsel Dr. Scott E. Palmer, Equine Medical Director New York State Gaming Commission PO Box 7500, Schenectady , NY 12301-7500 Send Questions or Comments to: [email protected];http://www.gaming.ny.gov/ NYRA is a member of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations And complies with its Code of Standards and By-Laws. Overnight Mailing Address: Saratoga Race Course 267 Union Ave Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Telephone: (516) 488-6000 or (718) 641-4700 Outside New York (800) 221-6266 Inside New York (800) 221-6267 Private Lines (718) 659-2235 or (718) 659-2231 Racing Office Fax: (518) 583-3384 NYRA.com SARATOGA RACE COURSE 2021 Saratoga Summer Meeting Thursday July 15th-Monday SSept. 6th 40 Days Racing Department Stewards Braulio Baeza, Jr. (NYSGC) Dr. Jennifer Durenberger (Jockey Club) Brook Hawkins (NYRA) Timothy D. Kelly (NYRA Safety Steward) Juan Dominguez (NYRA Safety SSteward) Senior Vice President Racing Opperations Martin Panza Racing Secretary Keith Doleshel Assistant Racing Secretary Jorie Gorski Stakes Coordinator Andrew Byrnes Starter Stable Superintenddent Hector Soler Richard Wickman Director, NYRA Veterinarians Senior Examining Veterinarian Dr. Anthony Verderosa Dr. Sarah Hinchliffe NYRA Vet Assistant Christine Zhang Clerk Of Scales Paddock and Patrol Judge Placing Judges Sal Russo Peter FitzGeerald Chris DeCarlo Brian Pochman (asst.) Lenny Rera Racing Office Staff Admin Asst. Chris Camac Roger Sutton Zerfana Khan Rob MacLellan Jack Welsh Kevin Schnoor Clerk Of Course Horsemenʼs Bookkeeper Chief Horse Identifier Credentials Kelly Gecewicz Denise Spampinato Diane Connor Lewis Kobel Program Production Horsemenʼs Relations Ken Goldberg (Horse ID) Gilda Libero Alysse Jacobs Rosemary Pasquarello (Horse ID) Teal Albertrani Patrick Davis (Horse ID) Harper Gray TABLE OF CONTENTS Rules of Racing………………………………………………………………...2 Entries………………………………………………………..………….………3 Preference (date) System………………………….………………………….4 Eligibility…………………………………………………..…………….……….5 Change of Surface (Turf to Dirt)……………….…………….……………….6 Claiming………………………………………………………………..………..7 Jockey Engagements……………………………………………...…………..11 Scratches…………………………………………………………..……………11 Stabling……………………………………………………………...…………..13 Shipping In………………………………………………….……..……………14 Blinker Changes………………………………………………….…………….14 Shoes……………………………………………………………………………14 Equipment………………………………………………………….…….…..…15 Workout Criteria……………………………………………………….……….15 Altering Sex of Horse…………………………………….……………………16 Horsemen’s Bookkeeper…………………………………...……………..…16 Horsemen’s Relations……………………………… …………………….18 Medication and Testing………………………………...…………………….18 Shock Wave Therapy………………………………………………………...19 Lasix…………………………………………...……………………………….20 Workers’ Compensation………………………..……………………………21 House Rules…………………………………..………………………………24 Television Rights………………………………….………………………….24 NYRA Anti-Slaughter Policy…………………………………………………25 Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act……………….……………..…………..25 Release and Indemnification…………………….……………………….…25 NYRA Safety Rules and Protocols…………………………..…….…….…26 SARATOGA RACE COURSE DIRECTORY New York Gaming Commission..……………………………(518) 584-3236 New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association ………(518) 581-1034 New York Thoroughbred Breeders ………….……….…… (518) 587-0777 Main Switchboard …………………………………………… (518) 584-6200 Racing Office – Entries ……………………………...…………….. Ext. 4241 Racing Office Fax ………………………………..………….. (518) 584-0337 Horsemen’s Relations ………….…………………………… (718) 659-2205 Horsemen’s Bookkeeper ……………………………………. (718) 687-4843 Stable Office ……………………….…………………………. (516) 325-6373 Horse ID ………………………………...…………………………… Ext. 4229 Clocker – Main Track ……………...………………………… (917) 865-2537 Clocker - Oklahoma Track ………...………………………… (518) 744-3626 Steward – NY Gaming Commission ….…………………….. (518) 584-3236 Steward – Jockey Club ……………………………………………… Ext. 4711 Steward – NYRA …………………………………………………….. Ext. 4262 Stable Gate – Main …………………………………………… (718) 659-4580 Receiving Barn …………………………….………………….. (718) 659-6029 Credentials (Lew Kobel)…………… …………..……………………Ext. 2374 NYRA Veterinarian………………………………………….. (516) 351-5314 Paddock Judge Morning ……………………………..………. (718) 659-4241 Paddock Judge Afternoon ……………………………….…… (718) 659-4258 Jockey Club Office ………………………………………..…… …… Ext. 4301 1 SARATOGA RACE COURSE SARATOGA TRACK SCHEDULES MAIN TRACK 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM (Harrowing break from 8:15 to 8:45) OKLAHOMA DIRT TRACK 5:30 am to 11:00 am (Harrowing breaks at 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM) OKLAHOMA TURF WORKS Turf works take place Fridays and Sundays on the Oklahoma turf course from 10:00 am- 10:45 am (weather permitting). Turf works will be on the outer portion of the course with the dogs up; the inside lane will be used only for graded stakes horses with special permission. No claiming horses will be allowed turf works (no maidens or winners who have run for a claiming price in their last start). Maidens are only allowed 3 turf works per meet. Special permission for Stakes horses may be granted for additional work days. Approval/ turf slips will be distributed in the racing office the morning of turf works; slips will be collected at the turf gap. Sign up for turf works on Sundays and Thursday by 3pm in the racing office with Lenny Rera. (718-659-2235). TURF GALLOPS Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00am to 10:45am GATE SCHOOLING – Wednesday through Monday Main Track – 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM Oklahoma – 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM RULES OF RACING No entry will be received except upon the condition that all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of racing or with respect to the interpretation of the conditions of any race shall be decided by the Stewards, and their decision upon all matters shall be final. The NYRA SVP Racing Operations, the NYRA Racing Secretary or the NYRA Chief Examining Veterinarian has the right to refuse the entry of any horse with which they have any nature of concern. At the discretion of the Stewards, and without notice, the entries of any person, or acceptance of transfer of any entries, may be refused. The Stewards reserve the right to withdraw or scratch any horse which, in their opinion, does not qualify for the race in which it is entered. The rules of racing of the State of New York require that all racing personnel including owners, trainers and jockeys must be eligible for a license, and have the required application on file with the New York Gaming Commission prior to their active participation in racing or training. Partners, Stable Names, Authorized Agents and Racing Colors must be registered with the Jockey Club before entries are made. 2 SARATOGA RACE COURSE Trainers employing unlicensed help will be subject to disciplinary fines. Employees with expired licenses will be held accountable and will be subject to fines, as will their employer. ENTRIES Owners and trainers must be careful to claim allowances at time of entry, and state penalties, and are solely responsible if a horse starts with the incorrect weight and is therefore disqualified. Entries close at 10:30 am daily or at such time as the Racing Secretary deems that entries have been taken, unless otherwise specified in the condition book. No person shall enter or attempt to enter a horse for a race unless such entry is a bona fide entry made with the intention that such horse is to compete in the race for which the entry is made. Horses on the also eligible list are not in today horses. Such horses may enter for the succeeding day and receive any preference to which they may be entitled; however if such horse gets in a succeeding race it will be scratched automatically from the race from which said horse was an also-eligible. Stakes races are excluded when applying this rule. The status of such horses (AE) should be noted at time of entry. In all Allowance/Optional claiming races allowance horses will be preferred. Horses 10 years of age or older are not eligible to run at NYRA tracks. A horse whose managing owner is a partnership cannot be entered or run in the name, whether real or stable, of an individual partner unless that individual’s interest or property in the racing qualities of that horse is 25% or greater. All First Time Starters must have papers on file in order to be eligible to start. Additionally, registration papers will not be released from Horse ID without trainer approval. In all overnight races no trainer or owner may enter more than two horses per race per designated surface. Two additional entries may be made for an alternate surface. If a race is to be divided, a trainer may enter two additional horses. In-today horses may not be entered back