Definitions for "Clerk of the course"
Racecourse official responsible for overall management of a racecourse, including going
official dressed in hunting red, riding a grey horse. Duties include leading fields to the start, assisting with difficult horses and capturing runaway horses.
Keywords:  race, motor, running, lanes, ultimately
A person who is responsible for all operational on-track issues related to the running of a motor race.
This is the Official in charge of all aspects of running the Race Day.
Person responsible for recording the name and number of each participant in a race or field event. In races, the Clerk of the Course assigns lanes. In larger meets, if a race participant fails to check into the clerk of the course by the "third and final call," the clerk of the course can scratch that participant from the event.