Mich. Admin. Code R. 431.4280 - Time and records
Rule 4280.
(1) In
every race, the time of each heat shall be accurately recorded by an approved
electric timing device and placed in the record in minutes, seconds, and fifths
of seconds. When each heat has been ruled official by the stewards, the time
thereof shall be publicly announced or posted. Unofficial timing shall not be
announced or admitted to the record, and when the timers fail to act, times
shall not be announced or recorded for that heat.
(2) In any case of alleged error in the
record or an error in the announcement or publication of the time made by a
horse, the time so questioned shall not be changed to favor the horse or the
owner, except upon the sworn statement of the stewards and the timer who
officiated in the race.
(3) When
requested by the executive director, the distance of a race course licensed by
the executive director shall be verified by a certified measurement made wire
to wire 3 feet out from the pole or inside hub rail.
(4) The leading horse shall be timed and only
its time shall be announced. A horse shall not obtain a win race record by
reason of the disqualification of another horse.
(5) In case of a dead heat, the time shall
constitute a record for the horses making the dead heat and both shall be
considered winners.
(6) The time
shall be taken when the first horse leaves the point from which the distance of
the race is measured until the winner reaches the wire.
(7) Any person who is guilty of the
fraudulent misrepresentation of time or the alteration of the record thereof in
any public race shall be subject to disciplinary action and the time declared
not a record.
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