Section 71IAC3.5-12-2. Photo finish

   (a) In the event the placing judges or the stewards request a photo of the finish, the photo finish sign shall be posted on the totalizator board.

  (b) Following the review of the photo finish film strip, the placing judges shall, with the approval of the stewards, determine the exact order of finish for all horses participating in the race, and shall immediately post the numbers of the first four (4) finishers on the totalizator board.

  (c) In the event a photo is requested, the placing judges shall cause a photographic print of the finish to be produced. The finish photograph shall, when needed, be used by the placing judge as an aid in determining the correct order of finish.

  (d) Upon determination of the correct order of finish in which the placing judges have utilized a photographic print to determine the first four (4) finishers. The photographic print shall be displayed on the association closed circuit television system. The steward may also require the prints of the photograph to be displayed publicly on the bulletin boards in the grandstand and clubhouse areas of the racetrack. (Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 3.5-12-2; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2836, eff Jul 1, 1995; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA)