Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 12 - Taxation › 574-A - The Operation of Thoroughbred Racing except as noted › Section 12-574-A56 - Disputes, objections, appeals

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Penalties
			 attach until dispute decided
. When a race is in dispute both the horse
			 that finished first and any horse claiming the race shall be liable to all the
			 penalties attaching to the winner of that race until the matter is
			 decided.
(b)
Appeal from
			 steward's decision
. Every objection shall be decided by the stewards,
			 but their decision shall be subject to appeal in writing to the
			 commission.
(c)
Notice of
			 appeal
. Notice of appeal must be given in writing to the commission
			 within forty-eight (48) hours of the decision being made.
(d)
Who may make objection
.
			 Every objection must be made by the owner, trainer or jockey of some horse
			 engaged in the race or by the officials of the course to the clerk of the
			 scales or to one of the stewards, or an objection may be made by any one of the
			 stewards.
(e)
Objections to
			 be in writing
. All objections except claims of interference during a
			 race must be in writing signed by the objector.
(f)
Leave required to withdraw
			 objection
. An objection cannot be withdrawn without leave of the
			 stewards.
(g)
Liability for
			 costs of inquiry
. All costs and expanses in relation to determining an
			 objection or conducting an inquiry shall be paid by such person or persons and
			 in such proportions as the stewards shall direct.
(h)
Deposit may be forfeited
.
			 Before considering an objection, the stewards may require a deposit of $50.00,
			 which shall be forfeited, if the objection is decided to be frivolous or
			 vexatious, and in such case, it shall be remitted to the state of
			 Connecticut.
(i)
Disqualification of horse before race
. If an objection to a horse
			 engaged in a race be made not less than fifteen (15) minutes before the time
			 set for the race, the stewards may require the qualification to be proved
			 before the race, and in default of such proof being given to their
			 satisfaction, they must declare the horse disqualified.
(j)
Objection to decision of clerk of
			 scales
. An objection to any decision of the clerk of the scales must be
			 made at once.
(k)
Objection
			 to distance of course
. An objection to the distance of a course
			 officially designated must be made not less than fifteen (15) minutes before
			 the race.
(l)
Objection to
			 matters occurring in race
. An objection to a horse on the ground of his
			 not having run the proper course or of the race having been run on a wrong
			 course or of any other matter occurring in the race must be made before the
			 numbers of the horses placed in the race are confirmed officially.
(m)
Time for making other
			 objections
.
(1) An objection on any of
			 the following grounds may be received up to forty-eight (48) hours exclusive of
			 Sunday after the last race of the last day of the meeting:
(A) Of misstatement, omission or error in the
			 entry under which a horse has run; or
(B) That the horse which ran was not the
			 horse nor of the age which he was represented to be at the time of entry;
			 or
(C) That he was not qualified
			 under the conditions of the race or by reason of default; or
(D) That he has run in contravention of the
			 sections relating to partnership or registration.