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2008 RCI CONVENTION

RACING OFFICIALS

ACCREDITATION PROGRAM

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ROAP ADMINISTRATION

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

EMPHASIS FOR

CONTINUING EDUCATION

ROAP COMMITTEES

www.horseracingofficials.com

DIRECTORY

VIDEO SURVEY

2008 RCI
CONVENTION

STAN
BOWKER

CHAIRMAN

RACING
OFFICIALS

ACCREDITATION
PROGRAM

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2008 RCI CONVENTION

STAN BOWKER

CHAIRMAN

RACING OFFICIALS

ACCREDITATION PROGRAM

RACING OFFICIALS

ACCREDITATION PROGRAM

ROAP is a collaborative effort
of many industry organizations dedicated to ensuring the integrity of horse
racing through property educated and trained racing officials

Oversight & support for
Universities of Arizona & Louisville accreditation schools and continuing
education seminars

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AQHA

Arizona Race Track Industry
Program

Caribbean Conference

Breeders’ Cup

HTA

Keeneland

Louisville Equine Industry
Program

National HBPA

NTRA

The Jockey Club

RCI

The Jockeys’ Guild

THA

TOBA

TRA

USTA

ROAP ADMINISTRATION

Jennifer Voss-Franco,

Coordinator of Racing
Officials

Annual Budget = $100,000

Past Contributors:

AQHA Oak Tree

Jockey Club RCI

Keeneland United Tote

Meadowlands USTA

Monmouth Park

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

Enhanced curriculum

“Racing Officials Resources
Guidebook”

“Duties Of Racing Officials”
video

“Racing Officials Resources
Guidebook – 2nd Edition”

Expanded continuing education
and seminars

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

Expanded to four levels of
accreditation for all racing officials

Accredited Racing Official

Accredited Steward/Judge

Senior Accredited Steward/Judge

Accredited Fair Racing Official
or Steward

Website directory of accredited
racing officials

Video library of interference
and incidents

Periodic race film analysis for
stewards

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

Jobs wanted and positions open
@ www.horseracingofficials.com

Review state rules for
uniformity on riding infractions and disqualifications

Increase recognition of
accredited officials

Two-day racing officials
conference

Quarterly ROAP Newsletter

EMPHASIS FOR

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Uniform handling of objections
& inquiries

Double disqualifications in
races with multiple incidents of interference

Stewards & Judges meeting
with racing officials on a regular basis during a race meeting.

Weekly race video review with
jockeys

ROAP COMMITTEES

Steering Committee

Stewards’ Advisory

Race Video Surveys

Internship & Recruitment

Continuing Education

Fund Raising & Development

Communications & Website

www.horseracingofficials.com

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DIRECTORY

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VIDEO SURVEY

At last year’s
Jockey Club strategic planning session with our Stewards, we discussed how to
increase the number of qualified racing officials.

Last month, we
announced the establishment of the Racing Officials Accreditation Program.

Designed to revise
and expand the former stewards accreditation program, we have enhanced
curriculum by developing a “Racing Officials101” textbook and a “Duties Of
Racing Officials” video. We are setting continuing education programs
including a periodic race film analysis for stewards via the inter-track
simulcast network. We have formed an association of accredited racing
officials with a web-based directory. Finally, we have hired a full-time
Director of Racing Officials to manage this program..

THE RACING OFFICIALS
ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IS ANOTHER INDUSTRY INITIATIVE SPEAR-HEADED BY THE
JOCKEY CLUB FROM  A RECOMMENDATION BY
THE STEWRDS PARTICIPATING IN A 2994 STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION.

WORKING WITH THE
UNIVERSITIES OF ARIZONA & LOUISVILLE, A GROUP OF INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES
FROM ALL BREEDS HAVE DEVELOPED A 12-POINT STARTEGIC PLAN TO IMPROVE THE
QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF PROFESSIONAL RACING OFFICIALS – FROM THE CLERK OF
SCALES TO THE BOARD OF STEWARDS.

LISTED HERE ARE MANY
OF THE 12 POINTS.

ROAP, AS THIS
PROGRAM HAS BECOME KNOWN, WILL BE FEATURED IN NEXT WEEK’S BLOOD-HORSE FINAL
TURN.

AGAIN, CALIFORNIA
HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS EFFORT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OAKTREE AND THE
CHRB.

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Currently only flat
racing survey; once we have a sufficient number of harness racing videos, we
will create a harness survey.

From homepage, click
Links, then “accredited stewards video survey” on the right hand side.

10 videos

Directions, charts,
and survey available online for dowload

Watch the videos as
a group or individually and fill out the survey for each video.

Return the survey
and a completed informal CE form for 2 hours of informal CE credit