(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."