#STARTERS ORDERS 6 BLINKERS LICENSE#

Trainers must remain in the weighing room from the time of finish until the race is official. If the horse needs to lead by groom, trainers are required to inform JRA staff at parade ring. JRA staffs lead horses to the starting gate. The pre-weighed Saddles must inspected again at saddling enclosure by trainers (or representative) or jockeys are required to weigh the saddle after the saddling time of the race. The time schedule differs depending on the each race, so please make sure to check the saddling area meeting time in advance and take horses to the saddling enclosure by specified time.

Race Day Schedule (Trainers, Assistant Trainers and Grooms) *Barrier blanket is NOT permitted to be used. Should there be an unruly horse with the highest number, the starter may decide to load the horse with the second highest number draw last. However, horses with blindfolds or those horses with bad records at loading may be loaded first no matter whether the draw is odd or even. This procedure is taken for the safety of horses and people concerned, for speedy and efficient loading to start the race. As a general rule, horses with odd numbers in the draw will be loaded first, followed by those with even numbers, and the horse with the highest number in the draw will be loaded last no matter whether the number is odd or even. Loading will take place under the direction of the starters. However, no special loading request will be permitted apart from request to load the horse first for efficient loading. Trainers are required to inform the JRA after the preliminary nomination if the horse has any unruly or specific behavior at the start. Prior to running in races conducted by the JRA, only horses which passed a gate test prior to the final declaration are able to run in the race.ĭuring the gate test, the starter will check the necessary loading procedures for a minimum twice, and a horse needs to be approved by the starter as being capable of loading, standing still and leaving (jumping out of) the stalls. The Starting Gate is a movable set of stalls with gates that open simultaneously at the start of the race. Starting Gate Loading ProceduresĪll JRA races use a Starting Gate System.

JRA does not have any assistant starters situated inside the starting gate stall in order to keep the horse in check. Lead ponies are not used and cannot be brought into Japan. Lead Ponies and Assistant Starters (Gate Crews)

#STARTERS ORDERS 6 BLINKERS LICENSE#

All trainers and jockeys who are granted a license agree to be bound by the JRA Rules of Racing. Visiting Trainers and Jockeys are required to attend a licensing interview with the JRA stewards for the issuance of their license upon his/her arrival.

Starters orders 6 blinkers