GUIDELINES FOR THE PENALTIES
GENERAL NOTICE - AMENDMENTS TO THE PENALTY GUIDELINES
GENERAL NOTICE
AMENDMENTS TO THE PENALTY GUIDELINES
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Rule |
Description |
Penalty |
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8.3.1 |
Club Colours |
1st two offences Warning; thereafter R250 |
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10.5.6.1 |
Gelding: Failing to notify SB within 2 7 days while under the care of Trainer and/or prior to acceptance Notification not provided before race day |
R 250 (prior to 09:00)
R 500 1st offence thereafter R 1000 (after 09:00) |
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10.5.6.3 |
Gelding – Failing to notify within 7 days of entering establishment |
1st offence Warning; thereafter R 250 (prior to 09:00 of race day) R 1000 (after 09:00) |
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10.5.9 |
Horse presented with infectious/contagious disease reasonably detected |
Discretionary / R 2000 / Inquiry |
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10.5.10 |
Letter of Delegation (WhatsApp message sufficient) |
1st offence Warning; thereafter R250 |
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10.5.12 |
Failing to notify SB of circumstances leading to scratching (ante-post betting) |
R 2500 |
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10.5.16 |
Confiscation of Drugs – labelled prescribed Unlabelled / Not prescribed Forbidden Substances |
Warning / Fine R 1000 per substance Inquiry |
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11.2.8 |
Incorrect equipment Incorrectly shod |
R250 R 1000 / R 2500 if scratched |
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21.7 |
Jockey double engagement |
R 1000 Listed / R 2000 Graded |
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21.13 |
Jockey failing to fulfil riding engagement |
R 1000 / R 2000 / R 3000 / R 5000 |
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25.3 |
Jockey failing to present medical book |
R 250 |
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26 |
Failing to register Jockeys’ Agent |
R 2500 |
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38.3 |
Passport to be available at any time |
Circumstance dependent. R 500 if stipes are notified before timeously (stipes use chip number and the trainer should provide vaccination info). |
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49.1 |
Failing to comply with ROR conditions including training track conditions |
R 500 |
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53.1 |
Failing to call by close of declarations |
1st 3 offences Warning; thereafter R 500 (Penalty is for those horses which become runners with no rider declaration) |
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55.1 |
Failing to declare a Rider without consent Graded / Listed races |
R 1000 R 2000 |
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55.4 |
Failing to weigh out at carded weight |
R 1000 (4th offence is automatic riding weight restriction) |
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56.2.2 |
Leaving jockey room without consent |
R 500 |
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56.2.4 |
Communication Device in Jockey Room (phone off) Phone on Using the phone |
R 2500 Investigation R 5000 or more R 10 000 |
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56.2.6 |
Smoking in Jockeys’ Room |
1st offence Warning; thereafter R 250 |
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56.4.1.1 |
Horses late in Parade Ring |
Trainer’s saddling fee void |
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56.4.1.3 |
Rider failing to proceed to Parade Ring timeously |
R 250 |
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57.1.1 |
Failing to present Passport on race day |
1st offence Warning; thereafter R 1000 per incident |
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57.1.2 |
Horse late on course (without valid reason) |
R 1000 |
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57.1.4 |
Saddling outside designated area without permission |
R 1000 |
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57.5.1 |
Failing to report to Clerk of Scales 60 minutes before first ride |
R 500 |
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58.2 |
Defective Equipment |
R 5000 |
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58.7 |
Incorrect Martingales and Bits Reins |
R 500 1st offence R 1000; thereafter R 2000 |
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58.8 |
Incorrectly Shod |
1st offence Warning; thereafter R 750 |
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58.9.2 |
No Skull Cap – Jockey No Skull Cap – Grooms |
R 500 R 250 |
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58.9.3 |
No Chin Strap – Jockey No Chin Strap – Grooms |
R 500 1st two offences Warning; thereafter R 250 |
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58.10.2 |
A) Causing an injury B) Crop over shoulder height C) Consecutive strikes D) Excessive force E) Time to respond F) Not responding G) Out of contention H) Clearly winning I) Past the post J) Whilst jockey dismounted K) Out of stride L) On the flank or stomach M) Refer to document N) On head 3) forward of the saddle |
R 10 000 and/or 7 days R 1000 R 1000 + R 500 each strike over 3 R 1000 R 1000 R 1000 R 1000 R 1000 R 1000 R 2000 R 1000 R 1000
R 5000 and/or 7 days only when circumstances permit maximum 2 strikes. R 1000 add R 500 each strike over 3 |
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58.11 |
Failing to wear body protector |
R 2500 |
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59.2 |
Failing to weigh out timeously |
R 1000 |
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59.3 |
Failing to weigh in according to Rule |
R 1500 |
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61.3.4 |
Fail to Canter |
R 250 |
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61.3.7 |
Maintaining feet in stirrups without permission |
R 250 |
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61.5.17 |
Misdemeanour at Start |
R 1000 |
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62.2.1 |
Full opportunity to win or obtain best possible placing |
Minimum 90 days; escalating to 120 days, 180 days, 1 year |
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62.2.2 |
Minor professional offence (dropping crop/reins) Serious offences |
R 250 Inquiry |
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62.2.3 |
Failing to ride out to the end of the race without just cause (Unplaced) Failing to ride out to the end of the race without just cause (First prejudiced) Failing to ride out to the end of the race without just cause (Second prejudiced) Failing to ride out to the end of the race without just cause (Third prejudiced) Failing to ride out to the end of the race without just cause (Fourth prejudiced) Stake from Fifth onwards |
Fine R 1000 – R 2500
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62.2.4 |
Careless riding
Negligent riding
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Caution/Warning/Reprimand or 3 – 7 days (minimum 1 meeting) 7 – 14 days (minimum 2 meetings) Consider including a fine in race with a value of R 500,000 and above |
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62.2.5 |
Horse crossing another |
Warning / Fine R 5000 or 7 –14 days (minimum 1 meeting) Consider including a fine in race with a value of R 500,000 and above |
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62.2.6 |
Interfere or Jostle |
7 –14 days (minimum 1 meeting) Consider including a fine in race with a value of R 500,000 and above |
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62.2.7 |
Interference – Negligence Interference – Reckless |
7 –21 days (minimum 1 meeting) 21 –30 days (minimum 3 meetings) Consider including a fine in race with a value of R 500,000 and above |
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62.2.9 |
Failing to ride to instructions |
R 2000 |
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66.4 |
Overweight or underweight when weighing in |
Overweight R 1000. In excess of 0.5 kg Objection Horse is disqualified a minimum of R 10 000/ |
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67 |
Objection Fee |
R 5140 |
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70 |
Failing to report circumstances which may have affected a horse’s performance prior to, or after the running of a race. |
R 1000 – R 5000 |
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72 |
Prohibited Practices |
Inquiry |
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77 |
Banned Substances (Rider) |
Inquiry |