71 IAC 7.5-8-1 Stewards to inquire

Sec. 1. (a) The stewards shall take cognizance of foul riding and, upon their own motion or that of any racing official or person empowered by these rules to object or complain, shall make diligent inquiry or investigation into such objection or complaint when properly received. (b) In determining the extent of disqualification, the stewards, in their discretion, may: (1) declare null and void a track record set or equalled by a disqualified horse, or any horses coupled with it as an entry; (2) affirm the placing judges' order of finish and hold the jockey responsible if, the in stewards' opinion, the foul riding did not affect the order of finish; or (3) disqualify the offending horse and hold the jockey blameless if, in the stewards' opinion, the interference of another horse in a race was not the result of an intentional foul or careless riding on the part of a jockey.