Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31

Sec. 2. (a) An objection to an incident alleged to have occurred during the running of a race shall be received only when lodged with the outrider, the stewards, or their designees by the owner, the authorized agent of the owner, the trainer, or the jockey of a horse engaged in the same race. Any objection by a jockey must be lodged with the outrider or the steward's designee before the jockey dismounts the horse.

(b) An objection following the running of any race must be filed before the race is declared official.

(c) The stewards shall:

1. (1) make all findings of fact as to all matters occurring during and incident to the running of a race;
2. (2) determine all objections and inquiries; and
3. (3) determine the extent of disqualification, if any, of horses in the race.

Such findings of fact and determinations shall be final.

(d) An outrider shall be equipped with a two-way radio for communication with the stewards and be stationed in the first turn. Jockeys wishing to file an objection for any reason will so communicate to the outrider. If for any reason the outrider is unable to communicate to the stewards, there will be no official for that race until jockeys have been weighed in.

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 7.5-8-2; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2875, eff Jul 1, 1995; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; emergency rule filed Apr 24, 2006, 11:11 a.m.: 29 IR 3033; 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)