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A professional who waves signal flags of different color and design to start and stop automobile or motorcycle race and to inform drivers of track condition. Responsibilities include:
* Signals slower driver to move aside to allow passage of faster vehicles.
* Signals drivers to slow down or stops race for clearing of track following accidents.
* Signals specific driver to return to pit for consultation upon request of automobile mechanic; motorcycle repairer; pit steward, or other track official.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who observes horse race at racetrack to detect infractions of racing rules and resolve claims of fouls committed. Responsibilities include:
* Watches race from elevated stand at one of several locations around track, using binoculars to detect infractions of rules, such as action of jockey causing another horse to change stride.
* Reports name and number of horse and rider guilty of foul to racing officials for disciplinary action.
* Confers with racing officials and watches motion picture of race to verify infractions and to determine validity of complaints lodged by participants.
* Submits report to racing officials concerning infractions of rules and disciplinary action taken.
* When flashing numbers of first three horses as race progresses or observing horses in stretch in order to post first four horses crossing finish line, is designated Placing Judge.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who officiates at sporting events. Responsibilities include:
* Observes actions of participants to detect infractions of rules.
* Decides disputable matters according to established regulations.
* When concerned only with determining validity of goals, finish line order, or out-of-bound plays, may be designated Finish Judge; Goal Umpire; Line Umpire.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects hoofs and shoes (plates) of horses at racetrack to determine that hoofs have been trimmed to prevent stumbling during race and to detect loose or broken shoes. Responsibilities include:
* Records names of horse, owner, and racehorse trainer and condition of horse's hoofs and shoes.
* Presents information to steward, racetrack for further action.
* May remove and replace broken or cracked plates.
* May instruct handlers to secure plates or trim horses hoofs as required.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who inspects hoofs and shoes (plates) of horses at racetrack to determine that hoofs have been trimmed to prevent stumbling during race and to detect loose or broken shoes. Responsibilities include:
* Records names of horse, owner, and racehorse trainer and condition of horse's hoofs and shoes.
* Presents information to steward, racetrack for further action.
* May remove and replace broken or cracked plates.
* May instruct handlers to secure plates or trim horses hoofs as required.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who participates in professional competitive athletic events, such as football, boxing, and hockey, to entertain audience. Responsibilities include:
* Exercises and practices under direction of athletic trainer or coach, professional athletes to train for sport.
* Plays game and engages in sport conforming to established rules and regulations.
* Athletes are identified according to professional sport in which engaged.
* May speak, as representative of team or professional sports club, to groups involved in activities, such as sports clinics and fund raisers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who clocks (times) racehorses at racetrack during morning workouts to obtain speed information. Responsibilities include:
* Identifies each horse on track by its particular identifying marks and color, and records name.
* Observes horse during workout and assigns speed rating according to effort extended by horse and rider, distance run, and time required as measured by stopwatch.
* Records information and submits it to track management.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who clocks and records time required for horse leading in race to run specified distance. Responsibilities include:
* Observes signal for official start and activates stopwatch to time race.
* Observes leading horse crossing markers denoting fractional parts and finish line of race to note and record time elapsed.
* Compares recorded results with those obtained by automatic electronic timer and reports difference to racing officials.
* Writes daily report of name, number of leading horse, fractional and total time required for each race to submit to track officials.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who rides saddle horse to lead parade of horserace entrants onto track to mobile-starting-gate assembly area. Mounts quarter horse and chases and restrains runaways to prevent injury to horses and thrown riders and disruption of race.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who verifies identification of horses at receiving barn of racetrack. Responsibilities include:
* Checks identifying features, such as tattooed registration number on lip and physical appearance with official records and photographs to ensure only horses scheduled to race are permitted in paddock.
* Releases identified horses to handlers for transfer to paddock for saddling.
* Notifies track officials when doubt exists as to horses' identity.
* Records physical changes in horses, such as weight increase or scar received since last inspection, to keep identification records current.
Industry:Professional careers
