71 Ind. Admin. Code 7-1-20

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 71 IAC 7-1-20 - Elimination heats; divisions

Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31

Sec. 20.

(a) A permit holder must specify how many entries are required for overnight events and, after the condition is fulfilled, the event must be contested except when declared off as provided under section 31 of this rule. Requirements to start a race shall be as follows:

(1) In early closing events or late closing events, if five (5) or more horses are declared in to start, the race must be contested unless otherwise specified in the race conditions of the early closing or late closing event.

(2) A permit holder may require five (5) betting interests to start. Stakes and futurities must be raced if one (1) or more horses are declared in to start.

(3) In an early closing event, if fewer horses are declared in than are required to start, and all declares are immediately so notified, the horse or horses declared in and ready to race shall be entitled to all the entrance money and any forfeits from each horse named.

(b) Requirements for elimination heats or two (2) divisions are at the racing secretary's discretion unless specified in the conditions. Where a race other than a stake or futurity is divided, each division must race for at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the advertised purse.

(c) Requirements for elimination plans shall be as follows:

(1) Whenever elimination heats are required, or specified in the published conditions, such race shall be raced in the following manner unless conducted under another section of this rule:

(A) The field shall be divided by lot, and the first division shall race a qualifying dash for thirty percent (30%) of the purse.

(B) The second division shall race a qualifying dash for thirty percent (30%) of the purse and the horses so qualified shall race in the main event for forty percent (40%) of the purse.

(C) The winner of the main event shall be the race winner.

(2) In the event there are more horses declared to start than can be accommodated by the two (2) elimination dashes, then there will be added enough elimination dashes to take care of the excess. The percent of the purse raced for each elimination dash will be determined by dividing the number of elimination dashes into sixty (60). The main event will race for forty percent (40%) of the purse.

(3) Unless the conditions provide otherwise, if there are two (2) elimination dashes, the first four (4) finishers in each dash qualify for the final. If three (3) or more elimination dashes are required, not more than three (3) horses will qualify for the final from each qualifying dash.

(4) The judges shall draw positions in which the horses are to start in the main event to determine:

(A) which of the two (2) dash winners shall have the pole, and which the second position;

(B) which of the two (2) horses that have been second will start in third position; and

(C) which of the two (2) horses that have been third will start in fourth position;

and continue in this pattern until all horses have been drawn. All elimination dashes and the concluding heat must be programmed to be raced upon the same day or night, unless special provisions for earlier elimination dashes are set forth in the conditions.

(5) In the event there are three (3) separate heat or dash winners and they alone come back in order to determine the race winner according to the conditions, they will take post positions according to the order of their finish in the previous heat or dash.

(d) Where elimination races are provided in the conditions of an early closing event, stake, or futurity, such elimination race must be held not more than five (5) days prior to contesting the main event (excluding Sunday) and omitting the day of the race.

71 IAC 7-1-20

Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 7-1-20; emergency rule filed Feb 10, 1994, 9:20 a.m.: 17 IR 1154; emergency rule filed Feb 13, 1998, 10:00 a.m.: 21 IR 2404; emergency rule filed Jun 8, 1999, 9:31 a.m.: 22 IR 3128, eff May 26, 1999 [IC 4-22-2-37.1 establishes the effectiveness of an emergency rule upon filing with the secretary of state. LSA Document #99-108E was filed with the secretary of state June 8, 1999.]; emergency rule filed Feb 20, 2001, 10:08 a.m.: 24 IR 2105; 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 November 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA