Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission
Sub-Agency 0001 - Pari-Mutuel
Chapter 3 - APPEALS, PROTESTS, AND HEARINGS RULES
Section 3-3 - Protests

(a) A protest, except a protest involving fraud, may be filed only by the owner or his authorized agent, trainer or jockey of a horse engaged in the race in which the protest is made or by a racing official of the meeting.

(b) A protest involving fraud may be made by any person.

(c) A protest, except a claim growing out of the happening in the running of the race, must be made in writing, signed by the complainant and filed with the Stewards before post time of the race in question.

(d) Any protest over the status of an alleged maiden must be made in writing, signed by the complainant, and filed with the Stewards before the programmed post time for the race in which the protested maiden is scheduled to run.

(e) A protest against a horse engaged in a race and filed with the Stewards not less than sixty (60) minutes before post time, shall receive immediate consideration; and if the eligibility of the horse cannot be verified within thirty (30) minutes of post time the horse may be disqualified from starting.

(f) A protest against the programmed distance of a race must be made at least thirty (30) minutes before post time for that race, but nothing in this rule shall affect the rule for races run at a wrong distance as compared with the official program.

(g) A protest against a horse based on a happening in a race must be made to the Stewards before the placing of the horses for that race has been officially confirmed.

(h) If a jockey wishes to protest a happening in a race, he must notify the clerk of the scales immediately upon his arrival at the scales for weighing in.

(i) A person or persons lodging a protest must pay all costs and expenses incurred in determining the objection unless his objection is upheld, in which case the cost shall be paid by the offender.

(j) Pending the determination of a protest any money or prize won by a protested horse, or any other money affected by the outcome of the protest shall be paid to and held by the horsemen's bookkeeper until the protest is determined.

(k) A protest may not be withdrawn without permission of the Stewards.

(l) The Stewards shall keep a record of all protests and complaints and of any action taken and shall report both daily to the Commission.