reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 2 - Starter and the Start of the Race › Section 2-10 - Starters; unmanageable and bad acting horses; post positions by heats

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 10.
(a) The
				horses shall be deemed to have started when the word "go" is given by the
				starter and all the horses must go the course except in case of an accident in
				which it is the opinion of the judges that it is impossible to go the
				course.
(b) If, in the opinion of
				the judges or starter, a horse is unmanageable or liable to cause accidents or
				injury to any other horse or to any driver, it may be sent to the barn. When
				this action is taken, the starter will notify the judges who will in turn
				notify the public and refund all wagers on the horse.
(c) The arms of all starting gates shall be
				provided with a screen or shield in front of the position for each horse, and
				such arms shall be perpendicular to the rail.
(d) Every licensed starter is required to
				check his or her starting gate for malfunctions before commencing any meeting
				and to practice the procedure to be followed in the event of malfunction. Both
				the starter and the driver of the gate must know and practice emergency
				procedures, and the starter is responsible for the training of drivers in such
				procedures.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 2 - Starter and the Start of the Race › Section 2-11 - Starter's list

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 11.
The starter or his or her assistants shall school such horses
				  as may be necessary and shall prepare a list of horses not qualified to start,
				  which shall be delivered to the judges and entered on the judge's list. The
				  judge's list shall be posted in the racing secretary's office with the list of
				  horses not qualified to start.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 2 - Starter and the Start of the Race › Section 2-12 - Not permitted to receive gratuities

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 12.
No starter or assistant starter shall either directly or
				  indirectly receive presents, gratuities, remuneration, or tips from any person
				  or persons or have any interest in any horse under the penalties provided by
				  these rules.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-1 - Physical examination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
(a) Drivers,
				when required by the judges, must provide a medical affidavit certifying that
				they:
(1) are physically and mentally capable
				of performing the activities and duties of a licensed driver;
(2) are free of any disabling defects or
				contagious disease; and
(3) are not
				a user of any illicit or prohibited drugs or narcotics.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-2 - Restriction on financial interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 2.
No driver who has any financial interest in any race horse
				  shall drive any other horse in the same race with his or her horse, except if a
				  trainer, who is also a licensed driver, owns all or part of a horse in his
				  coupled entry, he
[sic., or]
she is permitted to drive either
				  horse.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-3 - Wager restriction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 3.
No driver, trainer, or owner shall wager on any horse other
				  than his or her own horse in any race in which he or she participates or permit
				  anyone to so wager for him or her. However, such licensee's wagers on his or
				  her horse may include other horses in wagers as long as his or her horse is
				  included in the wager to finish first in combination with the other horses. For
				  any violation of this section, the driver, trainer, or owner may be subject to
				  such penalties provided by these rules.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-4 - Shall not converse

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
(a) Drivers
				and grooms shall not converse or otherwise exchange information with anyone
				outside the paddock after they have entered therein, except on permission from
				the paddock judge, and they shall be disciplined for any breach of this
				section.
(b) After leaving the
				paddock for the post parade, drivers shall not converse with anyone while on
				the track. This shall apply until the race is finished and horses and drivers
				return to the paddock.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-5 - Safety helmet

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
No individual will be permitted to drive on a race track
				  unless wearing a protective safety helmet of a type satisfactory to the
				  commission with chin strap in place. As used in this section, "satisfactory"
				  shall be deemed to require the safety helmet to meet safety standards approved
				  by the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-6 - Attire

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
(a) Drivers
				must wear distinguishing colors and clean white pants and shall not be allowed
				to start in a race or other public performance unless in the opinion of the
				judges:
(1) they are properly
				dressed;
(2) their driving outfits
				are clean; and
(3) they are well
				groomed.
During inclement weather conditions, drivers must wear rain
				  suits matching their colors.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-7 - Driving rules

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 7.
(a) A
				leading horse is not to be more than four (4) feet from the inside rail/pylons
				except after selecting its position in the home stretch. Neither the driver of
				the first horse nor any other driver in the race shall do any of the following,
				which shall be considered a violation of driving rules:
(1) Change either to the right or left during
				any part of the race when another horse is so near that, in altering the
				position, the horse behind is compelled to shorten its stride or the driver of
				the horse behind is forced to pull the horse out of its stride.
(2) Jostle, strike, hook wheels, or interfere
				with another horse or driver.
(3)
				Cross sharply in front of a horse or cross over in front of a field of horses
				in a reckless manner, endangering other drivers.
(4) Swerve in or out or pull up
				quickly.
(5) Crowd a horse or
				driver by putting a wheel under the horse or driver.
(6) Carry a horse out.
(7) Sit down in front of a horse or take up
				abruptly in front of other horses so as to cause confusion or interference
				among trailing horses.
(8) Let a
				horse pass inside or outside needlessly or otherwise help another horse to
				improve its position in the race.
(9) Commit any act that shall impede the
				progress of another horse or cause it to break.
(10) Change course after selecting a position
				in the homestretch, swerve in or out, or bear in or out in such a manner as to
				interfere with another horse or cause it to break.
(11) Drive in a careless or reckless
				manner.
(12) Maintaining a position
				of half in and half out or failing to make a reasonable effort to advance when
				pulling to the outside.
(13) Lay
				off a normal place and leave a hole when it is well within a horse's capacity
				to keep the hole closed when there is no strategic reason to do so.
(14) If any of the violations in this
				subsection are committed by a person driving a horse coupled as an entry in the
				betting, the judges shall set both horses back if, in their opinion, the
				violation helped improve the entry's finishing position. Otherwise, penalties
				may be applied individually to the drivers of any entry.
(15) Drivers must set and maintain a pace
				comparable to the class in which the driver is racing or the horse's
				abilities.
(16) Drivers at any
				point in the race after the start who use the outrider or starting gate to
				assist in getting control of their horse shall be placed last by the
				judges.
(17) Turn the horse
				abruptly after the finish of the race in order to return to the paddock or the
				barn area.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-8 - Foul driving; disqualification

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 8.
The judges shall take cognizance of foul driving, whether
				  objection to foul driving is made or not. The judges shall determine the extent
				  of disqualification in case of fouls occurring during the running of the race
				  and may place an offending horse:
(1)
				just behind the horses, in their judgment, it interfered with; or
(2) last.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-9 - List or replace driver

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 9.
(a) Every
				owner or trainer shall, if possible, upon making entry, furnish the name of the
				driver who will drive his or her horse, but, if this is not possible, the name
				must be furnished at a time designated by the judges.
(b) If an owner or trainer does not name a
				driver for its entered horse by the time designated by the judges, the judges
				shall select and name a competent driver to drive that horse.
(c) The judges may replace any driver with a
				driver of their selection for cause or on suspicion of fraudulent practices or
				attempts. Any such action shall be reported by the judges to the commission
				with reason therefore.
(d) A driver
				must fulfill his obligation to drive when programmed unless excused by the
				judges.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-10 - Horse must finish

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 10.
If for any cause other than being interfered with or broken
				  equipment, a horse fails to finish after starting in a heat, that horse shall
				  be ruled out.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-11 - Improper conduct in a race

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 11.
(a) Loud
				shouting or other improper conduct is forbidden in a race.
(b) Drivers are not allowed to lie back in
				the sulky, and handholds are to be adjusted accordingly.
(c) Drivers lying back in the sulky taking
				racing room away from a trailing horse may be considered an act of
				interference.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-12 - Feet in stirrups

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 12.
After the starting gate is in motion, both feet must be kept
				  in the stirrups until after the finish of the race, except that a driver shall
				  be allowed to remove a foot from the stirrups temporarily for the purpose of
				  pulling ear plugs.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-13 - Whip restriction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 13.
(a) In all
				pari-mutuel and qualifying races drivers will be allowed whips not to exceed
				four (4) feet plus a snapper not longer than six (6) inches. Drivers must have
				control of their horses at all times and handholds must be adjusted so as to be
				taut with the elbows in front of the chest.
(b) Whipping action shall be limited to wrist
				action with minimal elbow movement. Any exaggerated arm or body motion shall be
				considered a violation.
(c) The
				whip may strike above and between the shafts only. Whipping below the shaft in
				the stifle area may result in disqualification.
(d) The following actions shall be considered
				as excessive or indiscriminate or both:
(1)
				Whipping of a horse during post parade or after the finish.
(2) Continuous use of the whip without
				pausing to give the horse a chance to respond.
(3) Striking any part of the whip under the
				tail or between the legs.
(4)
				Whipping a horse not advancing through the field or that is out of
				contention.
(5) Causing visible
				injury.
(6) The use of any sharp
				object or stimulating device.
(7)
				Any part of the whip may not be used for jabbing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-15 - Hopples; head pole, restrictions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 15.
(a) The use
				of hopples from race to race shall be in the sole discretion of the trainer.
				However, any addition or subtraction of hopples shall require a successful
				attempt requalifying the horse.
(b)
				The entry of the horse shall state whether such horse will use hopples or not.
				Every change in a horse's use of hopples must be included in the
				program.
(c) No horse shall be
				permitted to wear a head pole protruding beyond its nose.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-16 - Breaking

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 16.
(a) When
				any horse or horses break from their gait in trotting or pacing, their driver
				shall at once, where clearance exists, take such horse either to the inside or
				outside and pull it to its gait.
(b) The following shall be considered
				violations of subsection (a):
(1) Failure to
				properly attempt to pull a horse to its gait.
(2) Failure to take to the inside or outside
				where clearance exists.
(3) Failure
				to continuously lose ground while on a break.
(4) An extended break. "An extended break"
				means a horse that is not on its proper gait for twenty-five (25) consecutive
				strides or more.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-17 - Fraudulent break

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 17.
If, in the opinion of the judges, a driver allows his or her
				  horse to break for the purpose of fraudulently losing a heat, he or she shall
				  be subject to punishment by a fine, a suspension, or both.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-18 - Time for lapped on breaks

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 18.
The leading horse shall be timed, and its time only shall be
				  posted. No horse shall obtain a win race record by reason of the
				  disqualification of another horse unless it complies with
				  71 IAC 3-9-5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-19 - Judges call breaks

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 19.
To assist in determining the charting of a race, it shall be
				  the duty of one (1) of the judges to call out every break made, and the clerk
				  of the course shall at once note the break and character of it in
				  writing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-20 - Time between heats

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 20.
The time between separate heats of a single race shall be no
				  less than forty (40) minutes. No heat shall be called after sunset where the
				  track is not lighted for night racing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-21 - Accidents

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 21.
In the case of accidents, the judges shall allow only so much
				  time as they deem necessary and proper before resuming the racing program.
				  Drivers involved in accidents must be cleared by an emergency medical
				  technician or paramedic before resuming driving engagements.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-22 - Driver must be seated

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 22.
A driver must be seated in his or her sulky at the finish of
				  the race or the horse will be placed as not finishing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-23 - Wheel disk; mud fenders and aprons

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 23.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner, trainer, or
				  driver to provide every sulky used in a race with wheel disks on the inside and
				  outside of the wheel of a type approved by the commission. In his or her
				  discretion, the presiding judge may order the use of mud fenders and mud aprons
				  which shall be provided by the owners, trainers, or drivers.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-24 - Horse falls on track

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 24.
Should any horse in the current program fall or get loose on
				  the track or be involved in an accident of any kind after starting to warm up,
				  that horse will only be permitted to start after examination and approval by
				  the racing veterinarian and judges.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-25 - Disorderly conduct

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 25.
The following shall constitute disorderly conduct and be
				  reason for any penalty of a licensee as provided by these rules:
(1) Failure to obey the judges' orders that
				are expressly authorized by these rules.
(2) Appearing in the paddock in an unfit
				condition.
(3) Fighting.
(4) Assaults.
(5) Offensive and profane language.
(6) Smoking on the track in silks during
				actual racing hours.
(7) Warming up
				a horse prior to racing without silks.
(8) Disturbing the peace.
(9) Refusal or failure to take a breath test
				when directed to do so under to
				71 IAC 8-11-2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-27 - Suspensions for driver or trainer

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 27.
The judges may write suspensions in the following main
				  categories:
(1) Limited suspensions
				shall be used to suspend drivers for minor driving or other violations under
				which they may not drive during the term of the suspension but may continue to
				train and enter horses trained by the drivers. This suspension shall be written
				to include the words "from driving only".
(2) Full suspension shall be used when the
				judges, in their determination, feel the violation so warrants. The driver or
				trainer under full suspension shall not be allowed to enter or start any horses
				trained by the person affected. Owners involved with a driver or trainer under
				full suspension may be allowed to transfer their horses to another driver or
				trainer to continue racing but only with the permission of the judges and for
				just cause.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-28 - Effect of minor penalty on future engagements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 28.
Where the penalty is for a driving violation and does not
				  exceed in time a period of five (5) days, the driver may complete the
				  engagement of all horses declared in before the penalty becomes effective.
				  During a suspension of five (5) days or less, suspended drivers may drive in
				  stake, futurity, early closing, and feature races only, but the suspension will
				  be extended one (1) day for each date they drive in such a
				  race.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-29 - Horse also suspended

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 29.
(a) If a
				person is suspended, ruled off, or expelled, every horse owned wholly or in
				part or leased or trained by that licensee may also be suspended, ruled off, or
				expelled for the same period of time as the owner or trainer.
(b) Under unusual circumstances or for
				justifiable reasons, the judges or commission may shorten the period of
				suspension time for a horse.
(c)
				With the approval of the judges, an owner whose horses are in the care of a
				suspended trainer may transfer such horses to another licensed trainer. Such
				horses may be required to stable and train on the track.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-30 - Return money; prizes

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 30.
If any person or persons is suspended, ruled off, or expelled
				  for fraudulent practice in relation to a horse or horses, wholly or in part
				  their property, he or she shall return all money and prizes which such horse or
				  horses has fraudulently won.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-31 - Fraudulent practices

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 31.
(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 driver.
(2) Having official duties in relation to a
				race or any driver, 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
				driver possesses any interest.
(6)
				Make any bet with or on behalf of a driver, unless the bet is on a horse the
				driver is driving.
(7) Offer or
				give, except through his or her employer of the owner or trainer of the horse
				driven, a driver any present, money, or other reward in connection with driving
				in any race.
(8) Accept a ticket or
				make a bet on any horse other than the one he or she drives.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-32 - Disqualification; purse redistribution

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 32.
(a) In the
				event any violation of these rules is determined after a race has been
				completed and the purse has been distributed, the following shall apply:
(1) The permit holder shall be required to
				redistribute purses out of purse account within ten (10) days after the
				redistribution is ordered.
(2) The
				purse shall be redistributed according to the final placings.
(3) In the event the purse has been paid, the
				owner or owners and the disqualified horse or horses shall stand suspended
				until all money, trophies, or awards have been returned to the permit holder
				who shall assume the responsibility of redistributing the purse.
(4) If there are not enough nonoffending
				horses, the remaining part of the purse shall go to the declared
				winner.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-33 - Standard saddle pad colors

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 33.
(a) The
				permit holder shall use the standard color format for saddle pad colors which
				correspond to the following post position in each race:
Post Position
Color
1
Red
2
Blue
3
White
4
Green
5
Black
6
Yellow
7
Pink
8
Gray
9
Purple
10
Blue and red
11
Light blue
12
Red and white
(b)
				All post position numbers shall be white with a black border except numbers 3
				and 5 shall be black.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-34 - Sulky standards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 34.
The sulky performance standards recommended by the Industry
				  Wide Sulky Committee, as adopted and approved and amended from time to time, by
				  the USTA, are incorporated by reference herein.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-35 - Bandages

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 35.
(a) The use
				of Gelocast and/or like materials as a racing bandage, or the use of Gelocast
				and/or like materials in conjunction with traditional materials to form a
				racing bandage is prohibited.
(b)
				Any nontraditional material applied to a horse or incorporated into a racing
				bandage must be approved by the official veterinarian, or his/her designee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-36 - Equipment presentation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 36.
Jog carts, sulkies, and other racing equipment must be clean
				  and presentable when on the race track for a live racing
				  program.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 3 - Driving Rules and Violations › Section 3-37 - Passing lane

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 37.
(a) The
				passing lane of the racetrack shall be at least seven (7) feet wide and not
				more than ten (10) feet wide. The passing lane shall begin one-eighth (1/8) of
				a mile before the finish.
(b) The
				passing lane may only be used during the final one-eighth (1/8) of the
				race.
(c) Drivers must have full
				clearance of the pylons when entering the passing lane.
(d) Any horse and driver who goes inside of
				one (1) or more pylons at the start of the passing lane may be placed if the
				judges determine the move gave said horse an advantage over contending
				horses.
(e) Any horse that is
				driven into the passing lane but does not advance on contending horses may be
				placed if the judges determine that horse blocked the forward progress of a
				trailing horse that is also using the passing lane.
(f) The lead horse or any horse with a clear
				path in the stretch may not use the passing lane.
(g) Any horse other than the lead horse may
				be driven into the passing lane in an attempt to pass another horse.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 4 - Protests, Objections, and Inquiries › Section 4-1 - Judges to inquire

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
The judges shall take cognizance of driving violations and,
				  upon their own motion or that of any racing official or person empowered by
				  these rules to object or complain, shall make diligent inquiry or investigation
				  into such objection or complaint when properly received.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 4 - Protests, Objections, and Inquiries › Section 4-2 - Race objections

Current through July 10, 2024
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 judges or their designees by the
				owner, the authorized agent of the owner, the trainer, or the driver of a horse
				engaged in the same race. Any objection by a driver must be lodged with the
				starter in the starting gate immediately upon finishing the race while pulling
				up to return to the paddock.
(b) An
				objection following the running of any race must be filed before the race is
				declared official.
(c) The judges
				shall:
(1) make all findings of fact as to
				all matters occurring during and incident to the running of a race;
(2) determine all objections and inquiries;
				and
(3) determine the extent of
				disqualification, if any, of horses in the race.
Such findings of fact and determinations shall be final.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 4 - Protests, Objections, and Inquiries › Section 4-3 - Prior objections

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 3.
(a)
				Objections to the participation of a horse entered in any race shall be made to
				the judges in writing, signed by the objector, and filed not later than one (1)
				hour prior to post time for the first race on the day which the questioned
				horse is entered. Any such objection shall set forth the specific reason or
				grounds for the objection in such detail so as to establish probable cause for
				the objection. The judges upon their own motion may consider an objection until
				such time as the horse becomes a starter.
(b) An objection to a horse which is entered
				in a race may be made on, but not limited to, the following grounds or reasons:
(1) A misstatement, error, or omission in the
				entry under which a horse is to participate.
(2) The horse which is entered to run is not
				the horse it is represented to be at the time of entry or the age was
				erroneously given.
(3) The horse is
				not qualified to enter under the conditions specified for the race.
(4) The horse is owned in whole or in part or
				leased or trained by a person ineligible to participate in racing or otherwise
				ineligible to own a race horse as provided in these rules.
(5) The horse was entered without regard to a
				lien filed previously with the racing secretary.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 4 - Protests, Objections, and Inquiries › Section 4-4 - Protests

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
(a) A
				protest against any horse which has started in a race shall be made to the
				judges in writing, signed by the protestor, within seventy-two (72) hours of
				the race exclusive of nonracing days. If the incident upon which the protest is
				based occurs within the last two (2) days of the meeting, such protest may be
				filed with the commission within seventy-two (72) hours exclusive of Saturdays,
				Sundays, or official holidays. Any such protest shall set forth the specific
				reason or reasons for the protest in such detail as to establish probable cause
				for the protest.
(b) A protest may
				be made on any of the following grounds:
(1)
				Any grounds for objection as set forth in section 3 of this rule.
(2) A driver, owner, or lessor was ineligible
				to participate in racing as provided in this article.
(3) An unfair advantage was gained in
				violation of this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 5 - Violations and Fines › Section 5-1 - Disorderly conduct; all licensees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
The following shall constitute disorderly conduct and be
				  reason for any penalty of any licensee as provided by these rules:
(1) Failure to obey the judges'
				orders.
(2) Fighting.
(3) Assaults.
(4) Offensive and profane language.
(5) Disturbing the peace.
(6) Carries or exhibits a deadly
				weapon.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 5 - Violations and Fines › Section 5-2 - Improper language

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 2.
If any licensed person:
(1) uses improper language to the racing
				officials or member of the racing commission or threatens such
				officials;
(2) uses profane or
				indecent language; or
(3) otherwise
				disturbs the peace of any race track enclosure;
he or she may be ejected, fined, suspended, or referred to
				  the commission for any penalty provided by these rules.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 5 - Violations and Fines › Section 5-3 - Payment of fines

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 3.
All fines imposed by the judges or the commission shall be
				  paid to the commission. Any person failing to pay a fine within seven (7) days
				  may be summarily suspended pending the payment of the fine and may be excluded,
				  their license may be revoked by the commission, or both, unless an appeal has
				  been filed with the commission and is pending. However, when a fine and
				  suspension is imposed by the judges or commission, the fine shall be due and
				  payable at the time the suspension expires unless otherwise
				  ordered.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 5 - Violations and Fines › Section 5-4 - Must pay own fine

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
No person shall pay the fine of another.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7 - RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 5 - Violations and Fines › Section 5-5 - Firearms

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
No person, except commission security, track security, and
				  law enforcement officials while engaged in the performance of their official
				  duties, shall possess or discharge any firearm within any race track
				  property.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-1 - Entering

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 1.
No horse shall be qualified to start unless it has been and
				  continues to be properly entered.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-2 - Procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 2.
(a) Entries
				and nominations shall be made with the racing secretary and shall not be
				considered until received by the racing secretary, who shall maintain a record
				of time of receipt of them for a period of one (1) year.
(b) An entry shall be in the name of the
				horse's licensed owner and made by the owner, trainer, or a licensed designee
				of the owner or trainer.
(c) Races
				printed in the condition book shall have preference over substitute and extra
				races except for brought back Indiana extra races.
(d) An entry must be in writing, by
				telephone, or by facsimile machine to the racing secretary. The entry must be
				confirmed in writing should the stewards or the racing secretary so
				request.
(e) The person making an
				entry shall clearly designate the horse so entered.
(f) No horse may be entered in more than one
				(1) race (with the exception of stakes races) to be run on the same day on
				which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted.
(g) Any permitted medication or approved
				change of equipment must be declared at time of entry.
(h) At the draw, a jockey is limited to being
				named on one (1) horse in the body of a race, except in an entry defined in
				71 IAC
				1.5-1-34(2), and one (1) horse on the
				"also eligible list", if applicable. A jockey may not ride any horse that he or
				she was taken off of at the draw by the jockey or his or her agent, without the
				approval of the stewards.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-3 - Limitation as to spouses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 3.
No entry in any race shall be accepted for a horse owned
				  wholly or in part by, or leased or trained by, a person whose husband or wife
				  is under license suspension at the time of such entry; except that, if the
				  license of a jockey has been suspended for a routine riding offense, the
				  stewards may waive this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-4 - Coupled entries

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
No more than two (2) horses having common ties through
				  ownership or training, including two (2) or more horses having ties through
				  ownership or training or spouses, may be entered in an overnight race, except
				  in races to be divided. No owner may start two (2) or more horses in a race to
				  the exclusion of another owner's single entry except in stakes or stakes
				  trials. For the purpose of this rule, spouses will be considered a single
				  owner. Preference for horses with the same trainer, but having no common ties
				  of ownership, will be determined by the conditions of the race or preference
				  date, or both, and may exclude a single entry.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-5 - Nominations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 5.
(a) Any
				nominator to a stakes race may transfer or declare such nomination prior to
				closing.
(b) Joint nominations and
				entries may be made by any one (1) of the joint owners of a horse, and each
				joint owner shall be jointly and severally liable for all payments
				due.
(c) Death of a horse, or a
				mistake in its entry when such horse is eligible, does not release the
				nominator or transferee from liability for all stakes fees due. No fees paid in
				connection with a nomination to a stakes race that is run shall be refunded,
				except as otherwise stated in the conditions of a stakes race.
(d) Death of a nominator to a stakes race
				shall not render void any subscription, entry, or right of entry. All rights,
				privileges, and obligations shall be attached to the legal heirs of the
				decedent or the successor owner of the horse.
(e) When a horse is sold privately or at
				public auction or claimed, stakes engagements shall be transferred
				automatically to its new owner; except when the horse is transferred to a
				person whose license is suspended or who is otherwise unqualified to race or
				enter the horse, then such nomination shall be void as of the date of such
				transfer.
(f) All stakes fees paid
				toward a stakes race shall be allocated to the winner unless otherwise provided
				by the conditions for the race. If a stake race is not run for any reason, all
				such nomination fees paid shall be refunded.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-6 - Closings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
(a) Entries
				for purse races and nominations to stakes races shall close at the time
				designated by the association in previously published conditions for such
				races. No entry, nomination, or declaration shall be accepted after such
				closing time; except in the event of an emergency or if an overnight race fails
				to fill, the racing secretary may, with the approval of a steward, extend such
				closing time.
(b) Except as
				otherwise provided in the conditions for a stakes race, the deadline for
				accepting nominations and declarations is midnight of the day of closing;
				provided the nominations are received in time for compliance with every other
				condition of the race.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-7 - Number of starters in a race

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 7.
The maximum number of starters in any race shall be limited
				  to the number of starting positions afforded by the association starting gate
				  and its extensions. The number of starters may be further limited by the number
				  of horses which, in the opinion of the stewards, can be afforded a safe, fair,
				  and equal start.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-8 - Split or divided races

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 8.
(a) In the
				event a race is canceled or declared off, the association may split any
				overnight race for which post positions have not been drawn.
(b) When an overnight race is split, forming
				two (2) or more separate races, the racing secretary shall give notice of not
				less than fifteen (15) minutes before such races are closed to grant time for
				making additional entries to the split races.
(c) Split races shall be considered a single
				race for the purpose of preference dates.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-9 - Post positions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 9.
Post positions for all races shall be determined by lot and
				  shall be publicly drawn in the presence of a steward or steward designee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-10 - Also eligible list

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 10.
(a) If the
				number of entries for a race exceeds the number of horses permitted to start,
				the racing secretary may create and post an also eligible list.
(b) If any horse is scratched from a race for
				which an also eligible list was created, a replacement horse shall be drawn
				from the also eligible list into the race in order of preference. If none is
				preferred, a horse shall be drawn into the race from the also eligible list by
				public lot.
(c) Any owner or
				trainer of a horse on the also eligible list who does not wish to start the
				horse in such race shall so notify the racing secretary prior to scratch time
				for the race, thereby forfeiting any preference to which the horse may have
				been entitled.
(d) A horse which
				draws into a straightaway race from the also eligible list shall start from the
				post position vacated by the scratched horse. In the event more than one (1)
				horse is scratched, post positions of horses drawing in from the also eligible
				list shall be determined by public lot.
(e) A horse which draws into a
				nonstraightaway race from the also eligible list shall start from the outermost
				post position. In the event more than one (1) horse is scratched, post
				positions of horses drawing in from the also eligible list shall be determined
				by public lot.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-11 - Preferred list

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 11.
The racing secretary shall maintain a list of entered horses
				  eliminated from starting by a surplus of entries, and these horses shall
				  constitute a preferred list and have preference. The manner in which the
				  preferred list shall be maintained and all rules governing such list shall be
				  the responsibility of the racing secretary. Such rules must be submitted to the
				  commission thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the race meeting and
				  are subject to the approval of the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION › Article 7.5 - FLAT RACING; RULES OF THE RACE › Rule 1 - Entries and Nominations › Section 1-12 - Double jock mounts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 12.
In the event an owner or trainer elects to remove a jockey
				  from his or her mount once the overnight is published, the stewards may require
				  a double jock mount to be paid. The fee to be paid for the double jock mount
				  shall be equal to that earned by the jockey who rode the
				  horse.