Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 491 - Racing and Gaming Commission › Chapter 10 - Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse Racing › Rule 491-10.6 - Conduct of Races

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Horses
			 ineligible. Any horse ineligible to be entered for a race, or ineligible to
			 start in any race, which competes in that race may be disqualified and the
			 stewards may discipline the persons responsible for the horse competing in that
			 race.
a. A horse is ineligible to enter a
			 race when:
(1) The nominator has failed to
			 identify the horse which is being entered for the first time, by name, color,
			 sex, age, and the names of sire and dam as registered.
(2) A horse has been knowingly entered or
			 raced in any jurisdiction under a different name, with an altered registration
			 certificate, altered microchip, or altered lip or digital tattoo by a person
			 having lawful custody or control of the horse for the purpose of deceiving any
			 facility or regulatory agency.
(3)
			 A horse has been allowed to enter or start by a person having lawful custody or
			 control of the horse who participated in or assisted in the entry or racing of
			 some other horse under the name of the horse in question.
(4) A horse is wholly or partially owned by a
			 disqualified person or a horse is under the direct or indirect management of a
			 disqualified person.
(5) A horse is
			 wholly or partially owned by the spouse of a disqualified person or a horse is
			 under the direct or indirect management of the spouse of a disqualified person.
			 In such cases, a presumption which may be rebutted is that the disqualified
			 person and spouse constitute a single financial entity with respect to the
			 horse.
(6) A horse is owned in
			 whole or in part by an undisclosed person or interest.
(7) A horse has been nerved by surgical
			 neurectomy.
(8) A horse has been
			 trachea-tubed to artificially assist breathing.
(9) A horse has impaired eyesight in both
			 eyes.
(10) A horse appears on the
			 Iowa veterinarian's list, notwithstanding a horse appearing on the
			 veterinarian's list as a "bleeder." In addition, a horse appearing on any
			 starter's, stewards', or paddock judge's list, or the veterinarian's list in
			 another jurisdiction, is ineligible unless the horse is removed from the list
			 by the day of the race and approved by the board of stewards to
			 enter.
(11) A horse is barred from
			 racing in any racing jurisdiction.
(12) A horse under four years of age has been
			 injected with bisphosphonates. A horse four years of age or older may only be
			 administered bisphosphonate if the bisphosphonate is Food and Drug
			 Administration-approved for use in the horse and administered in accordance
			 with the label requirements and only for diagnosed cases of navicular disease.
			 If bisphosphonate is administered as permitted by rule, the commission shall be
			 notified within 24 hours of the administration. If bisphosphonate is detected
			 in sampling or if a horse is administered bisphosphonate, the horse shall be
			 placed on the veterinarian's list for no less than six months.
(13) A horse has had any intra-articular
			 joint injection within the past six days. For the purpose of counting the
			 number of days a horse is ineligible to run following an intra-articular
			 injection, the day of injection is the first day. The detection of two or more
			 corticosteroids constitutes a stacking violation.
(14) A horse has been administered thyroxine
			 and thyroid modulators/hormones including, but not limited to, those containing
			 T4 (tetraiodothyronine/thyroxine), T3 (triiodothyronine), or combinations
			 thereof. This excludes a horse that has been individually prescribed thyroxine
			 and thyroid modulators/hormones.