Indiana Administrative Code
Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Article 6.5 - FLAT RACING; CLAIMING RACES
Rule 1 - Claiming Races
Section 1-4 - Prohibitions

(a) A person shall not claim a horse in which the person has a financial or beneficial interest as an owner or trainer.

(b) A person shall not cause another person to claim a horse for the purpose of obtaining or retaining an undisclosed financial or beneficial interest in the horse.

(c) A person shall not enter into an agreement for the purpose of preventing another person from obtaining a horse in a claiming race.

(d) A person shall not claim a horse, or enter into any agreement to have a horse claimed, on behalf of an ineligible or undisclosed person.

(e) A person shall not file more than one (1) claim for the same horse. However, separate owners utilizing the same trainer may claim different horses from the same race.

(f) The association shall ensure the claim box is locked. The association shall unlock the claim box only after the deadline for claiming a horse has passed.

(g) For a period of thirty (30) days after a claim, a horse shall not start in a race in which the determining eligibility price is less than the price at which it was claimed. The day claimed shall not count for purposes of counting the applicable thirty (30) day period, and for this purpose the immediate following calendar day after the day claimed shall be the first day. The horse shall be entitled to enter whenever necessary so that the horse may start on the thirty-first calendar day following the claim for any claiming price.

(h) A horse claimed in a claiming race shall not be sold or transferred, wholly or in part, within thirty (30) days after the day it was claimed, except in another claiming race.

(i) A person shall not claim more than one (1) horse in a race. No authorized agent shall submit more than one (1) claim for the same horse in a race, even if the authorized agent represents several owners.

(j) No owner shall claim more than one (1) horse per race.