Section 1416.5  Disqualification in Race

 

a)         When clear, a horse may be taken to any part of the course, provided that crossing or weaving in front of any horse may constitute interference or intimidation for which the offending jockey may be disciplined.

 

b)         A horse crossing in front of another horse so as actually to impede the latter may be disqualified, unless the impeded horse was partly in fault or the crossing was wholly caused by the fault of some other horse or jockey.

 

c)         If a horse or jockey jostles another horse, the aggressor may be disqualified, unless the impeded horse or his jockey was partly in fault or the jostling was wholly caused by the fault of some other horse or jockey.

 

d)         If a jockey willfully strikes another horse or jockey, or rides wilfully or carelessly so as to injure another horse which is in no way in fault or so as to cause other horses to do so, his horse is disqualified.

 

e)         When a horse is disqualified under this rule every horse in the same race entered by the same trainer, whether belonging to the same owner or not may also be disqualified at the discretion of the stewards.

 

f)         Complaints under this rule can only be received from the owner, trainer or jockey of the horse alleged to be aggrieved, and must be made to the clerk of the scales or to the stewards before that jockey has passed the scales. When applicable, the complaint shall be made to the stewards through the outriders (fast officials). But nothing in this rule shall prevent the stewards taking cognizance of foul riding.

 

g)         Any jockey against whom a foul is claimed shall be given the opportunity to speak with the stewards before any decision is made by them.

 

h)         A jockey whose horse has been disqualified, or an owner, trainer or jockey who complains frivolously that his horse was crossed or jostled, may be fined or suspended.

 

(Source:  Amended at 17 Ill. Reg. 19306, effective October 25, 1993)

 

Section 1416.10  Foul Riding

 

If the stewards at any time are satisfied that the riding of any race was intentionally foul or that any jockey was instructed or induced to so ride, all persons guilty of complicity shall be suspended and the case shall be reported to the Board for such additional action as they may consider necessary.

 

Section 1416.20  Leaving Course

 

If a horse leaves the course, he must turn back and run the course from the point at which he left it.

 

Section 1416.30  Division of Purse in Dead Heat

 

In races where a dead heat occurs for first, second, third or fourth places, there shall be no runoff for the purse money, and prizes shall be equally divided among those engaged in dead heats.

 

Section 1416.40  Dead Heat for First Place

 

Each horse which runs a dead heat for first place in a race shall be deemed a winner of that race, and shall be liable, as such winner, to any disability or penalty attaching to same, but only in the amount of winnings actually received.

 

Section 1416.50  Official Records of Horse

 

If a horse winning a race equals or betters a track record and is disqualified, the record will be recognized as a track record unless the horse was disqualified for being stimulated. This track record shall be noted with an asterisk which will reveal that the horse was disqualified at the time it established the record.

 

(Source:  Amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 2471, effective February 15, 1995)

 

Section 1416.60  Walkover

 

a)         If only one horse shall have weighed out, that horse shall be ridden past the judge's stand and go to the post, and shall then be deemed the winner.

 

b)         In sweepstakes, even if all the horses but one have declared forfeit, that horse must walkover except by the written consent of all the persons who pay forfeit.

 

c)         In case of a walkover, one-half of the money offered to the winner is given.

 

d)         When a walkover is the result of arrangements by owners of horses engaged, no portion of the added money nor any other prize need be given.

 

Section 1416.70  Value of Race

 

a)         The value of a race to the winner shall be estimated by deducting the amount of the winner's stake (if any) and by deducting the money payable to other horses or to any person out of the stakes or out of the added value. Entrance money to purses and entrance money going to the operator shall also be deducted.

 

b)         The value of prizes not in money will not be estimated in the value of the race.

 

c)         In estimating the value of a series of races in which an extra sum of money is won by winning two or more races, the extra sum shall be estimated in the last race by which it was finally won.

 

d)         Foreign winnings shall be estimated on the basis of the current rate of exchange.

 

Section 1416.80  Surplus

 

In all races, should there by any surplus from entries, or subscriptions over the advertised value, it shall be paid to the winner, unless stated by the conditions to go to other horses in the race.

 

Section 1416.90  Winnings

 

Winnings during the year shall include all winnings from the first of January preceding to the time appointed for the start, and shall apply to winnings in any country and winnings shall include dividing, walking over, or receiving forfeit.

 

Section 1416.100  Winnings in One Race

 

Winning of a fixed sum is understood to be winning it in one race, unless specified to the contrary.

 

Section 1416.110  Winner a Walkover

 

Any money or prize which by the conditions is to go to the horse placed second, or in any lower place in the race, shall, if the winner has walked over, or no horse has been so placed, be dealt with as follows:

 

a)         If part of the stake, it shall go to the winner; or

 

b)         If a separate donation from the operator, or any other source, it shall not be given at all; or

 

c)         If entrance money for the race, it shall go to the operator.

 

Section 1416.120  Race Not Run or Void

 

If a race never is run or is void, stakes and entrance money shall be returned.

 

Section 1416.130  No Horse in Race

 

A race may be declared void if no qualified horse covers the course according to rule.

 

Section 1416.140  Horse Ridden Out

 

Every horse in every race must be ridden so as to finish as near as possible to first, and show the best and fastest race it is capable of at that time and shall not be eased up or coasted, even if it has no apparent chance to win first, second, third or fourth prize, so that the record of that race may, as truly as possible, show its real ability.