(a) The stewards shall declare the order of finish in a race official when the stewards have determined:
  (1) the order of finish is correct;
  (2) the jockeys have been properly weighed in, unless excused; and
  (3) the race was run in accordance with the Act and the Rules.
(b) On declaring the official order of finish, the stewards shall direct:
  (1) the order of finish to be posted and announced to the public;
  (2) the official sign to be posted on the tote board; and
  (3) the mutuel manager to ensure the accuracy of the pools for the race are correct and ready to be paid.
(c) Except in a stakes race where the published conditions expressly provide for payment of purse money through last place, a horse must carry its assigned weight across the finish line to be eligible to earn any portion of the purse or a designation in the official order of finish other than "did not finish."

Source Note: The provisions of this §313.449 adopted to be effective August 30, 1989, 14 TexReg 4126; amended to be effective May 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 3364; amended to be effective October 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 10736