Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part VIII - State Horse Racing Commission › Subpart E - Thoroughbred Rules of Racing (Horse) › Chapter 305 - RULES OF THOROUGHBRED RACING-TEMPORARY REGULATIONS › ENTRIES AND NOMINATIONS › Section 305.243 - Ineligible horses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A horse is
					 ineligible to start in a race within this Commonwealth if:
(1) It is not stabled on the grounds of the
					 licensed racing entity or present by the time established by the
					 Commission;
(2) Its breed
					 registration certificate is not on file with the racing secretary or horse
					 identifier (unless the racing secretary has submitted the certificate to the
					 appropriate breed registry for correction). The Stewards may waive these
					 requirements if the information contained on the registration certificate is
					 otherwise available and the horse is otherwise correctly identified to the
					 Stewards' satisfaction;
(3) It is
					 not fully identified and is tattooed on the inside of the upper lip, is
					 microchipped with a unique microchip (ISO 11784), freeze brand or identified by
					 any other method approved by the appropriate breed registry and the
					 Commission;
(4) It has been
					 fraudulently entered or raced in any jurisdiction under a different name, with
					 an altered registration certificate or altered lip tattoo, microchip ISO 11784,
					 freeze brand or other identification method approved by the appropriate breed
					 registry and the Commission;
(5) It
					 is wholly or partially owned by or is under the direct or indirect training or
					 management of a person who for any reason is ineligible to be licensed to
					 participate in this jurisdiction;
(6) It is wholly or partially owned by or is
					 under the direct or indirect management of the spouse of a person who for any
					 reason is ineligible to be licensed or to participate in this
					 jurisdiction;
(7) The stakes or
					 entrance money for the horse has not been paid, in accordance with the
					 conditions of the race;
(8) Its
					 name appears on the Starter's List, Stewards' List or Veterinarian's List
					 except when an unforeseen administrative issue occurs in removing the horse
					 from the Veterinarian's List of another racing jurisdiction;
(9) It is a first-time Starter and has not
					 been approved to start by the Starter;
(10) It is owned in whole or in part by an
					 undisclosed person or interest;
(11) It lacks sufficient official published
					 workouts or race past performances;
(12) It has been entered in a stakes race and
					 has subsequently been transferred with its engagements, unless the racing
					 secretary has been notified prior to the start;
(13) It is subject to a lien which has not
					 been approved by the Stewards and filed with the horsemen's
					 bookkeeper;
(14) It is subject to a
					 lease not filed with the Stewards;
(15) It is not in sound racing
					 condition;
(16) It has had a
					 surgical neurectomy performed on a heel nerve, which has not been approved by
					 the Commission Veterinarian;
(17)
					 It has been trachea tubed to artificially assist breathing;
(18) It has been blocked with alcohol or
					 otherwise drugged or surgically denerved to desensitize the nerves above the
					 ankle;
(19) It has impaired
					 eyesight in both eyes;
(20) It is
					 barred or suspended in any other recognized racing jurisdiction;
(21) It does not meet the eligibility
					 conditions of the race;
(22) Its
					 owner or lessor is in arrears for any stakes fees, except with approval of the
					 racing secretary;
(23) Its owners,
					 lessors or trainer have not completed the licensing or affidavit procedures as
					 required by the Commission;
(24) It
					 is by an unknown sire or out of an unknown mare;
(25) There is no current negative test
					 certificate for Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins or EIA) attached to its breed
					 registration certificate or proof of a negative test certificate is not
					 otherwise available if the Stewards have waived the requirement of a
					 registration certificate; or
(26)
					 It has shoes (racing plates) which have toe grabs with a height greater than 2
					 millimeters (0.07874 inches), bends, jars, caulks, stickers or any other
					 traction device on the front hooves while racing or training on all racing
					 surfaces.