Indiana Administrative Code
Title 71 - INDIANA HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Article 6.5 - FLAT RACING; CLAIMING RACES
Rule 1 - Claiming Races
Section 1-6 - Transfer of claimed horse
Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 4-31-3-9
Affected: IC 4-31
Sec. 6.
(a) Upon successful claim, the stewards shall issue, upon forms approved by the commission, an authorization of transfer of the horse from the original owner to the claimant. Copies of the transfer authorization shall be forwarded to and maintained by the stewards and the racing secretary. Upon notification by the stewards, the horsemen's bookkeeper shall immediately debit the claimant's account for the claiming price, applicable taxes, and transfer fees. No claimed horse shall be delivered by the original owner to the successful claimant until authorized by the stewards.
(b) A person shall not refuse to deliver a properly claimed horse to the successful claimant.
(c) Transfer of possession of a claimed horse shall take place immediately after the race has been run unless otherwise directed by the stewards. If the horse is required to be taken to the detention barn for post-race testing, the original trainer or the original trainer's representative shall maintain physical custody of the claimed horse and shall observe the testing procedure and sign the sample tag. However, the successful claimant or the successful claimant's representative shall also accompany the horse to the detention barn.
(d) When a horse is claimed out of a claiming race, the horse's engagements are transferred with the horse to the claimant.
(e) Ownership interest in any horse claimed from a race shall not be resold or transferred back to the original owner for thirty (30) days after such horse was claimed, except by claim for a subsequent race.
(f) A claimed horse shall not remain in the same stable or under the control or management of its former owner.
(g) If the post-race serum or plasma sample of the horse contains cobalt in excess of the threshold established in 71 IAC 8.5-1-9, the claimant will be notified of the test result and he or she may, within forty-eight (48) hours of notification, at his or her option, return the horse to the owner of the horse at the time of entry for the race from which the horse was claimed.
