Ind. Admin. Code tit. 71, r. 7.5-7-3 – Fraudulent practices

Sec. 3. (a) No person shall do any of the following:

(1) Corruptly give or offer money or share in a bet or other benefit to any person having official duties in relation to a race or to any jockey.
(2) Having official duties in relation to a race or any jockey, corruptly accept or offer to accept money or share in a bet or any benefit.
(3) Willfully enter or cause to be entered or start in any race a horse which they know to be disqualified.
(4) Fraudulently offer or receive any amount of money for scratching a horse out of a race.
(5) Without making it known to the officials, be a part owner or act as a trainer of any horse in which a jockey possesses any interest.
(6) Make any bet with or on behalf of a jockey unless the bet is on a horse the jockey is riding.
(7) Offer or give, except through his or her employer of the owner or trainer of the horse ridden, a jockey any present, money, or other reward in connection with riding in any race.
(8) Accept a ticket or make a bet on any horse other than the one he or she rides.

(b) If any person is guilty of any corrupt or fraudulent practices, in this or any other jurisdiction, then such person or persons so offending shall be suspended and referred to the commission.

(c) No jockey may accept payment of any kind, directly or indirectly, from any person other than the owner or trainer of the horse the jockey rides for in a race.

(d) If any person is approached with:

(1) any offer or promise of a bribe or a wager;
(2) a request for suggestion for a bribe;
(3) a request or suggestion for any improper, corrupt, or fraudulent act in relation to racing; or
(4) a request that a race be conducted otherwise than fairly and honestly;

he or she shall report the details thereof immediately to the presiding steward. Persons failing to report such information to the stewards shall be suspended and referred to the commission.

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 7.5-7-3; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2874, eff Jul 1, 1995; emergency rule filed Aug 9, 1995, 10:30 a.m.: 18 IR 3411; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA; readopted filed Aug 28, 2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR-071190319RFA; readopted filed Aug 3, 2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA)