| (a) A person who wishes to protest the eligibility of a horse
in a race or to protest the weight to be carried by a horse must make the
protest with the stewards or other racing officials not less than one hour
before post time for the first race on the day in which the horse is entered.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the stewards
may take any action necessary to correct the eligibility, weight, or equipment
of a horse at any time before the start of the race in which the horse is
scheduled to compete.
(c) If the stewards determine before the start of a race that
a horse entered in the race is not eligible for the race, the stewards shall
immediately scratch the ineligible horse.
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