(NAR) VOL 9 NO.1/JANUARY - MARCH 1998

[ PRC, February 20, 1998 ]

AMENDMENT TO SECTION 41.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF A TRAINER



Please be informed that the Philracom Board, on its February 12, 1998 meeting has approved the following:

Amendment to Section 41.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF A TRAINER - A trainer shall be responsible for:
Paragraphs “c” and “e” provide:

c) His physical presence during the drawing of lots to determine final entries, whenever his horse is entered to take part in any race or in his absence, his duly authorized representative, which in the latter case, the authorization must be given in writing;

e) The trainer or his duly authorized representative (with written authority) should be present in the racetrack at least two (2) races before his runs and at the paddock, to supervise the saddling of his entry/s in any given race, giving such instructions as may be necessary to assure the best performance of his horse/s.
AMENDMENT TO THE ABOVE AND TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
C) HIS PHYSICAL PRESENCE DURING THE DRAWING OF LOTS TO DETERMINE FINAL ENTRIES, WHENEVER HIS HORSE IS ENTERED TO TAKE PART IN ANY RACE.

E) THE TRAINER SHOULD BE PRESENT IN THE RACETRACK AT LEAST TWO (2) RACES BEFORE HIS HORSE RUNS AND AT THE PADDOCK, TO SUPERVISE THE SADDLING OF HIS ENTRY/S IN ANY GIVEN RACE, GIVING SUCH INSTRUCTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE BEST PERFORMANCE OF HIS HORSE/S.
The Commission resolves as it is hereby resolved that the following addition to the rules be adopted with:

1. Only horseowner shall grant and/or appoint an attorney-in-fact in the absence of his duly designated trainer. The appointed attorney-in-fact shall only exercise his authority whenever the trainer is absent or indisposed.

2. Only one attorney-in-fact shall be designated by the horseowner. The special power of attorney together with the information sheet and NBI Clearance of the authorized person shall be submitted to Legal Division for examination.

3. The Chief of the Legal Division should examine the documents and approve the same if in order.

4. The horseowner shall be held answerable to all acts of his agent and/or attorney-in-fact even if the said acts were performed in the agent’s personal capacity.

5. The penalty to be imposed to a horseowner whose agent had violated the rules and regulations of the Commission shall be determined by the Board or its duly authorized employees depending on the gravity of the offense committed.

Adopted: 20 Feb. 1998

FOR THE COMMISSION:

(SGD.) FRANCISCO PAULINO V. CAYCO
Executive Director III






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