71 IAC 3.5-7-1 General authority

Sec. 1. The starter shall: (1) have complete jurisdiction over the starting gate, the starting of horses, and the authority to give orders not in conflict with the rules as may be required to ensure all participants an equal opportunity to a fair start; (2) appoint and supervise assistant starters who have demonstrated they are adequately trained to handle horses in the starting gate. In emergency situations, the starter may appoint qualified individuals to act as substitute assistant starters; (3) employ an adequate number of assistant starters; (4) assign the starting gate stall positions to assistant starters and notify the assistant starters of their respective stall positions more than ten (10) minutes before post time for the race; (5) assess the ability of each person applying for a jockey's license in breaking from the starting gate and working a horse in the company of other horses, and shall make such assessments known to the stewards; and (6) load horses into the gate in any order deemed necessary to ensure a safe and fair start.