Section 431.1015. Definitions; O, P.

Rule 1015. As used in these rules:

(a)    "Objection" means a complaint filed  by  a  participant  against  a horse, jockey, or driver in the race before the result of a  race has  been made official.

(b)    "Owner," for purposes of these rules and in furtherance of promoting the safety, security, growth, and integrity of all horse racing, means a legal entity with an interest in a horse or horses and shall not exceed more than four individuals per single horse.

(c)   "Place," when used in the context of a single position in the order of finish in a race, means second. When used in the context of pari-mutuel wagering, a "place" wager is one involving a payoff on a betting interest which finished first or second in a race. When used in the context of multiple positions in the order of finish in a race, "place" or   "placing" means finishing first, second, or third.

(d)  "Post" means a station on the racing course from which a race is started. In harness racing, the post is where the horses   line   up  behind the mobile starting gate.

(e)   "Post position" means a position assigned to a horse for the start of a race.

(f)   "Post time" means the time in a race set for the arrival of the horses at the starting post.

(g)    "Prize" means the combined total of any cash, premium, trophy,  and any other object of value which is awarded to  the  owners   of  horses according to the order of finish in a race.

(h)    "Protest" means a written statement filed before a race objecting to the eligibility of a horse or person to participate in the race.

(i)   "Purse" means the gross cash portion of the prize for which a race is run.

History: 1985 AACS.