LOCAL RULE CHANGES
Date posted:
Important notice to TRNT licensees
The TRNT Board recently approved the following amendments to Local Rules NT85 and NT109. These are effective 1 May 2022.
NT85 No person can be indentured as an apprentice unless they meet the following requirements:
- have reached 16 years of age
- have completed a Certificate III in Racing (Trackwork Rider)
NT85A An indentured apprentice may only be granted a Permit to ride in races after:
- the apprentice has ridden in at least (15) barriers trials to the satisfaction of the Stewards;
- the apprentice is deemed competent by the Stewards to commence race riding;
- the apprentice has demonstrated that they can ride at a suitable minimum riding weight (MRW)
NT85B The four (4) year term of the indentures will commence from the date the apprentice is given a permit to ride in races.
NT109
(2) Provided that at all meetings covered by TAB the following shall apply;
(a) In a race with only 5 acceptors no withdrawal will be permitted without the express approval of the Stewards and a $500 scratching fee may be imposed if the application to withdraw is not supported by a veterinary certificate;
(b) Trainers must notify the Stewards as soon as practicable after any injury/lameness or disability is detected which may require an acceptor to be scratched and a failure to do so may result in a $500 scratching fee being imposed;
(c) If a trainer accepts for a horse which is subsequently scratched and in the opinion of the Stewards the trainer knew or should have known at acceptance time that the horse was unlikely to start, a $500 scratching fee may be imposed,
TRNT – Chairman of Stewards