Conn. Agencies Regs. § 12-574-A26 – Racing secretary, handicapper

(a) Racing secretary. A person appointed by the association and licensed by the commission shall be the racing secretary. He also shall be clerk of the course, and unless it is otherwise specified, he shall act as handicapper.
(b) Duties of racing secretary. The racing secretary shall discharge all duties required by these rules, and report to the stewards as the case demands, all violations of these rules, or of the regulations of the course, coming under his notice; he or his designated representative shall keep a complete record of all stakes, entrance money, and arrears and pay over all monies so collected by him to such officers or persons as may be entitled to receive the same. The racing secretary, or designated representative, must record all winning races on proper forms attached to the jockey club registration certificate not later than the day following the race having been won. He shall assign the post positions of all starters in a race by lot.
(c) Records of performance. The racing secretary's office shall keep up-to-date performance files on all horses registered to race with the association.
(d) Maintain records. The racing secretary shall maintain all ownership records in accordance with the rules and regulations and directions of the commission. Charts or records of every horse stabled at tracks during meetings thereat shall be kept by or under the direction of the racing secretary. Said charts shall show the breeding, name, registration, age and sex of the horse; and such charts and records shall he available to the members and the steward of the commission.
(e) Program. The racing secretary shall compile an official program for each racing day, which shall state the time fixed if or the first race and give the names of the horses which are to run in each of the races of the day.
(f) Details of program. The program shall indicate the order in which each race is to be run; the purse, conditions, distance of each race; the owner, trainer, and jockey of each horse; each owner's racing colors; the weight assigned to each horse; his number and post position, color, sex, age and breeding. The program may show other pertinent data.
(g) Record all races. The racing secretary shall keep a complete record of all races.
(h) Assigns stable. It shall be the duty of the racing secretary or designated track representative to assign to applicants such stabling as he or they may deem proper to be occupied by horses in preparation for racing, and he or they shall determine all conflicting claims of stable privileges.
(i) List of entries to be posted. The racing secretary shall each morning, as soon as the entries have been closed and compiled, and the declarations have been made, post in a conspicuous place in his office a list thereof. Any newspaper desiring the same shall also be furnished a copy.
(j) Payments and arrears. Within fourteen (14) days, exclusive of Sundays, from the close of the meeting, he shall pay to the persons entitled to it all the money collected by him; and at the expiration of the same period he shall notify the association of all arrears then remaining unpaid, and all arrears shall be regarded as having been assumed by the association.
(k) Submit entries and transfers of engagements. Before acceptance, he shall submit to the association, all entries and transfers of engagements and all races except those opened and decided during the meeting.
(l) Handicapper, duties. The handicapper shall append to the weights for every handicap the day and hour from which winners will be liable to a penalty and no alteration shall be made after publication except in case of omission, through error, of the name or weight of a horse duly entered, in which cases by permission of the stewards the omission may be rectified by the handicapper.