Section 017-9-7 - Current Season Standings1. Two and three year olds will be awarded points based upon their finishing position in each Maine Standardbred Breeders Stake race during the season.2. Dash winners will be awarded 50 points. Second place finishers will be awarded 25 points; Third place finishers will be awarded 12 points; Fourth place finishers will be awarded 8 points; Fifth place finishers will be awarded 5 points; and, Sixth place finishers will be awarded 1 point. All points earned during the year will count toward eligibility to the final.3. In the event of a dead heat for any position the points for those positions will be added and divided equally among the horses involved.4. The order of finish declared "Official" by the Judges will be used in determining points earned. In the event of an appeal of a Judges decision, the Commission will make every effort to hear and decide the appeal prior to declaration time for the final. In the event of an unresolved appeal, the original Judges decision will stand for purposes of calculating points earned and eligibility to the final.01- 017 C.M.R. ch. 9, § 7