Section 71 IAC 6-1-4 - Excusing claimed horseAuthority: IC 4-31-6-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 4.
(a) If a horse in a claiming race is scratched by the judges or a veterinarian for any reason, including being declared a nonstarter, any claims on the said horse are void. However, that horse in its next start, regardless of the condition of the race entered, may be claimed for the same price as the race from which it was scratched from. The rule shall apply from the date of the scratch or declaration of a nonstarter until the last day of the final harness meet licensed by the commission that year. This rule shall not include horses scratched due to entry error or ineligibility, which is verified by the race office in writing.(b) Any horse scratched from a claiming race and taken out of state to race shall upon its return to Indiana be bound by subsection (a) within the same year.Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 6-1-4; emergency rule filed May 10, 2005, 3:20 p.m.: 28 IR 2748; emergency rule filed Mar 10, 2006, 11:00 a.m.: 29 IR 2217; errata filed Apr 10, 2006, 2:00 p.m.: 29 IR 2546; emergency rule filed Mar 20, 2007, 1:43 p.m.: 20070404-IR-071070198ERA, eff Mar 16, 2007 [IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #07-198E was filed with the Publisher March 20, 2007.]; emergency rule filed Mar 12, 2008, 1:53 p.m.: 20080326-IR-071080191ERA, eff Mar 11, 2008 [IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the Publisher. LSA Document #08-191(E) was filed with the Publisher March 12, 2008.]Readopted filed 11/21/2014, 2:25 p.m.: 20141217-IR-071140403RFAReadopted filed 10/7/2020, 2:27 p.m.: 20201104-IR-071200406RFAEmergency rule filed 12/9/2021, 2:22 p.m.: 20211215-IR-071210525ERAReadopted filed 4/20/2023, 3:49 p.m.: 20230517-IR-071230071RFAReadopted filed 8/3/2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR-071230428RFA