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CHAPTER 9
OBJECTIONS, PROTESTS AND COMPLAINTS
PR 47. IF A HORSE:
A.
Crosses another horse so
as to interfere with that, or any other horse, or
B.
Jostles, or itself, or
its rider, in any way interferes with another horse or its rider, unless such
jostle or interference was caused by some other horse or rider, or the horse
or rider jostled or interfered with was partly at fault – such horse and any other horse in
the same nomination may be disqualified for the race.
C. HORSE OR
ITS RIDER – Causes interference within
the meaning of this Rule to another placed horse, and the stewards are of the
opinion that the horse interfered with would have finished ahead of the first
mentioned horse had such interference not occurred, they may place the first
mentioned horse immediately after the horse interfered with. For the purpose of this Rule “placed
horse” shall be a horse placed by the Judge.
D. LODGING A PROTEST – A jockey, trainer or owner may
lodge a protest to the Clerk of Scales of the Stewards prior to correct
weight been given. The Stewards
may also enter a protest on behalf of the connections of a horse if they
deemed it necessary.
E. COUPLED ENTRIES – All disqualified horses shall be placed behind the impeded
entry, except disqualification of coupled entries which is governed by the
following paragraph:
When
a horse is disqualified, every entry coupled therewith shall be disqualified
if the impeded horse, except for interference, would have arrived at the
finish ahead of any of the coupled entry which comes in the money. The disqualification in such case
shall operate as follows:
1. The
coupled entry, if finished in the money and ahead of the impeded horse shall
be placed behind that impeded horse.
2. However, if the coupled entry finished in
the money handily and/or convincingly, wherein the elements of “chance of success”
cannot apply, then the coupled entry shall still be declared in the money
ahead of the impeded horse and the rule on disqualification shall not be
enforced. The infraction
committed shall be treated as a foul and penalized depending on the gravity
of the infraction.
3. A
coupled entry which places among the first four placers in a race with a
correct weight shall be declared a winner or placer, despite the lack of
weight of the coupled entry/ies.
PR 48. NO
OBJECTION OR PROTEST MADE TO THE STEWARDS CAN BE WITHDRAWN WITHOUT THE BOARD
CONSENT.
(a) In the event of an objection made
under the Rules being deemed by the Stewards to be frivolous the person
making such objection may be punished.
(b) No
person shall improperly deter or attempt to improperly deter a person
qualified to object from making an objection under this Rule.
(c) No
person shall improperly encourage or improperly attempt to improperly to
encourage a person qualified to object from making an objection under this
Rule.
(d) Signals
indicating that an objection has been made to the placing of any horse, and
that such objection has been upheld or dismissed, shall be displayed without
delay in such place as may be provided.
(e) Whenever
an objection has been lodged, or an inquiry the finding in which may affect
the placing of a horse has been instituted, or any action is taken or about
to be taken which may lead to such inquiry, any money or prize due in respect
of such horse may be withheld pending the consideration of such objection or
inquiry.
(f) In
any case where money or a prize has been paid or awarded to a person who is
subsequently found by the Stewards or Committee of the Club not to be
entitled thereto by reason of disqualification of his horse or otherwise,
such money or prize shall be recoverable from the recipient by the Club
concerned.
(g) Pending
the determination of an objection to the award of a race to any horse, the
horse placed first by the Judge and any other horse in respect of which the
race is claimed shall be liable to all the penalties attaching to the winner
of such race.
(h) If
a protest against a horse which has won or which has placed in any race is
declared valid, that horse maybe disqualified and the other horses in the
race are entitled to place in the order in which they finished. A horse so
disqualified is a starter in the said race and may be placed behind a horse interfered with or last
in the order of finish.
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