R 431.1215 Disputed races.

Rule 1215. If, after a race has been declared official, the result of a race is placed in dispute by the lodging of a complaint or appeal or by discovery of an alleged violation of the act or rules, all of the following provisions apply, pending determination of the disputed race: (a) When, in addition to the lodging of a complaint or appeal or the discovery of an alleged violation, a positive laboratory test is reported, the stewards shall order that money from a disputed race be held by the association. The purse money being held shall be deposited in an escrow account established for that purpose. The proceeds, including interest accrued, shall be withdrawn and distributed according to the ruling of the stewards or by the final order of the executive director in a contested case, once the period of judicial review has lapsed. However, any portion of the purse money or other reward, the distribution of which would not be affected by the determination of the dispute or contested case, may be distributed at the discretion of the stewards or executive director. (b) If purse monies or other rewards have been awarded to a licensee before the lodging of a complaint or appeal or the discovery of an alleged violation of the act or rules which places the outcome of a race in dispute, the monies or reward shall be returned immediately to the association on orders of the stewards. (c) The horse that crosses the finish line first and any other horse for which the race is authoritatively claimed shall be liable for all penalties attaching to the winner of that race until the matter is finally adjudicated.