▁for ▁Help ▁and ▁Emer gency . ▁This ▁race ▁targets ▁the ▁Char l ott es ville ▁area ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁its ▁surrounding ▁communities . ▁ ▁Race ▁day ▁ ▁Watch ing ▁the ▁races ▁ ▁Watch ing ▁a ▁ste e ple ch ase ▁race ▁is ▁a ▁rather ▁simple ▁undert aking , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁horse ▁that ▁comes ▁over ▁the ▁finish ▁line ▁first ▁that ▁wins . ▁However , ▁before ▁this ▁occurs , ▁several ▁steps ▁must ▁be ▁under g one . ▁ ▁First , ▁the ▁horse ’ s ▁tra iner ▁must ▁officially ▁declare ▁that ▁the ▁horse ▁is ▁on ▁grounds ▁for ▁a ▁specified ▁period ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁its ▁race . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁r ider ▁must ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁cl erk ▁of ▁scales ▁and ▁we igh ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁minimum ▁pres cribed ▁weight . ▁If ▁the ▁j ockey ▁and ▁his ▁g ear ▁do ▁not ▁meet ▁the ▁minimum ▁weight ▁requirement , ▁lead ▁is ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁s addle ▁pad . ▁At ▁the ▁specified ▁time , ▁the ▁horse , ▁tra iner , ▁and ▁j ockey ▁must ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁p add ock ▁area ▁or ▁s add ling ▁en closure . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁there ▁that ▁the ▁horse ▁is ▁tack ed ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁racing ▁brid le ▁and ▁s addle , ▁the ▁proper ▁g irth ▁stra ps , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁cloth . ▁ ▁The ▁p add ock ▁judge ▁then ▁checks ▁the ▁horse ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁j ockey ’ s ▁sil ks . ▁ ▁After ▁appro val , ▁the ▁horses ▁are ▁then ▁par aded ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁and