Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-2-117 - Objections

A. Every objection shall be made by an owner or by such owner's authorized agent, a trainer, or the jockey of some other horse engaged in the same race, or by the officials of the course. Such objection shall be made to the stewards, who may require that the objection be made in writing with a copy thereof sent immediately to the Director.

1. Any objection to a horse, pertaining to any matter occurring in a race, except as otherwise provided, shall be made before the official numbers of the horse's place in the race are posted on the odds board.

2. Any objection to a horse that has run in a race on the grounds that it was not trained by a licensed trainer, or ridden by a licensed jockey, or that the names of all those having ownership in it or an interest in its winnings have not been registered with the secretary shall be made not later than the day after that upon which the race was run.

3. Any objection on the grounds of fraudulent or intentional misstatement or omission in the entry under which a horse has run, or on the grounds that the horse which ran was not the horse it was represented to be in the entry or at the time of the race, or was not of the age it was represented to be shall be received within three days after the race.

B. Every objection, unless otherwise provided, shall be made within 72 hours after the race is run and shall be determined by the stewards.

C. Pending the determination of an objection, any money or prize which the horse objected to may have won, or may win in the race, shall be withheld until the objection is determined, and any sum payable to the owner of the horse objected to shall be paid to the horsemen's book keeper and held for the person who may be determined to be entitled to it.

D. Pending the disposition by the stewards, Department, or Commission of any question, both the horse which finished first and any horse which has claimed to be the winner of the race shall be liable to all the penalties attaching to the winner of that race until the matter is decided.

E. If an objection to a horse which has won or been placed in a race is declared valid, that horse may be disqualified in the place in which he finished and replaced at the discretion of the stewards.

F. The stewards shall have the power at any time, whether or not an objection has been made, to order an examination by such person or persons as they deem fit as to the age of any horse entered for a race, or which has run a race and shall withhold any money the horse may have won until such examination is made. If the horse is declared of wrong age, the expense of such examination shall be paid by the owner.

G. No person shall lodge an unsubstantiated objection with the stewards.

H. The stewards may require a cash deposit of $200 to cover costs and expenses in determining an objection. The deposit posted herein may be forfeited if the objection should prove to be without foundation.

I. Every objection which is not decided by the stewards during the meeting shall be filed in writing with the Director.

J. Permission of the stewards shall be necessary before an objection may be withdrawn.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R19-2-117

Adopted effective August 5, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Amended effective March 20, 1990 (Supp. 90-1). Section number corrected (Supp. 93-1). R19-2-117 recodified from R4-27-117 (Supp. 95-1).