Authority: IC 4-31-6-9

Affected: IC 4-31

Sec. 28. Declarations for qualifying races shall be governed by the following:

1. (1) A horse that has not raced previously at the gait chosen must go a qualifying race under the supervision of the judges and acquire at least one (1) charted line within the qualifying standards of the track.
2. (2) A horse that does not show a charted line within its last six (6) starts must go a qualifying race within the time standards of the track.
3. (3) If a horse takes a win record in a qualifying race, that record must be prefaced with a "Q". The record will not be considered official unless the horse is post-race tested (urine and blood).
4. (4) If a qualified horse is entered in a qualifier, that qualifier will not be considered if the horse fails to qualify. Only one (1) such failed qualifier will be permitted.
5. (5) In a qualifying race, if a horse has verifiable interference that results in a break or failure to go in qualifying time, the horse shall be qualified if it races within two (2) seconds of the allowable time.
6. (6) Under subdivision (5), no consideration will be given for drivers not finishing the qualifier in competitive fractions, carelessness, or for broken equipment.

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 7-1-28; emergency rule filed Feb 10, 1994, 9:20 a.m.: 17 IR 1155; emergency rule filed Feb 13, 1998, 10:00 a.m.: 21 IR 2406; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; emergency rule filed Mar 27, 2002, 10:25 a.m.: 25 IR 2536; emergency rule filed Feb 21, 2003, 4:15 p.m.: 26 IR 2383; emergency rule filed Jan 21, 2004, 2:30 p.m.: 27 IR 1918; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency rule filed Mar 23, 2010, 1:27 p.m.: 20100331-IR- 071100170ERA; emergency rule filed Mar 3, 2011, 11:50 a.m.: 20110309-IR-071110100ERA; emergency rule filed Mar 8, 2012, 11:43 a.m.: 20120321-IR-071120117ERA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA; readopted filed Aug 28, 2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFA; emergency rule filed Dec 9, 2021, 2:22 p.m.: 20211215- IR-071210525ERA; readopted filed Jul 6, 2023, 1:50 p.m.: 20230802-IR-071230371RFA; readopted filed Aug 3, 2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA)