DIRECTIVE NO.
ALL BREEDS

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules\ Part 1 Administration of Horse Races and Veterinary Care \ Division 4 exercise induced pulmonary
hemorrhage

The following rule has no changes.

EIPH Program Certification – Major Thoroughbred / Major Quarter Horse / Major Standardbred currently states:

No 2-year-old Thoroughbred, Quarter Horse, or Standardbred will be eligible for the EIPH Program.

Notice to Industry

NEW CHANGES TO LASIX RULE IMPLEMENTATION

Effective April 1, 2022, horses have to be examined with endoscopy by a Horse Racing Alberta licensed Veterinarian to verify the horse does have pulmonary hemorrhage.

Veterinarians must present EIPH signed forms to the Commission Veterinarian prior to entry day. No forms will be accepted from trainers and will not be accepted on entry day.

Dale Gibson, D.V.M.
Official Veterinarian

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DIRECTIVE NO.
ALL BREEDS

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are as follows:

DIRECTIVE NO.
ALL BREEDS

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are as follows:

Chapter 2: Licensing Rules \ Part 2 Racing Participants: Designation and Licensing \ Division 1 Racing Participant’s Licences Subdivision 2 \ Race Horse Owner’s Licence

The following rule has no change.

Rule 45 g Application for race horse owner’s licence currently states:

(1) An applicant for a *race horse owner’s licence must apply to Horse Racing Alberta on the *prescribed form.

(2) The application must

(a) give the name and address of all the owners or proposed owners of the *race horse or horses in respect of which the application is made,

(b) name the *race horse or horses owned or proposed to be owned,

(c) specify the name under which each horse will run,

(d) specify the interest or proposed interest of each owner in each horse

(e) specify to whom winnings are payable in respect of each horse and the proportionate share of winnings payable to each person,

(f) specify who is entitled to enter, declare, nominate and scratch horses from a *horse race,

(g) if the applicant is not an individual, the person or persons entitled to represent the owner,

(h) the terms of any contingency, lease or other arrangement for each horse, and

(i) any other information *Horse Racing Alberta requires.

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DIRECTIVE NO.
ALL BREEDS

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 1 Administration of Horse Races and Veterinary Care \ Division 3 Veterinary Care at Race Meetings

The following rule has no change.

Rule 123 g Equine infectious anemia (e.i.a.) currently states:

(1) Any person who is responsible for a *horse stabled on the grounds of a *race track for the purpose of flat racing must ensure that a negative test for equine infectious anemia has been issued with respect to that horse on or after November 1 of the preceding year and before April 1 of the current year.

(2) Any person responsible for a standardbred horse stabled on the grounds of a race track must ensure that a negative test for equine infections anemia, dated in the preceding 12 months, has been issued with respect to that horse.

(3) No person may bring a horse onto the grounds of a race track or permit the entry of a horse onto the grounds of a race track after March 31 of any year, unless a certificate of a negative test for equine infectious anemia has been issued with respect to that horse in accordance with subsection (1) or (2).

(4) A *race horse the subject of a positive test for equine infectious anemia must be immediately reported, by its *trainer or other person in charge of it, to the *official veterinarian.

(5) On receipt of the report, the official veterinarian must arrange for the affected horse to be isolated.

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DIRECTIVE NO.
ALL BREEDS

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 1 Administration of Horse Races and Veterinary Care \ Division 1 Appointment of Officials, Facilities and Record Keeping Racing Officials

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 112 g First aid and ambulance facilities

(1) An Association shall/may provide and equip a first aid room and have present on their premises, or within easy call, a licensed physician, registered nurse or qualified attendant and shall have present during morning workouts, qualifying races and during the regular racing program an ambulance or mobile first aid vehicle, equipped and operated by the St John Brigade or equivalent, for participants and patrons.

(2) An Association shall have during morning workouts, qualifying races and during the regular racing program, a qualified person who has completed the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5) training for concussion assessment.

(3) An Association shall/may have a horse ambulance available in the stable area on race days for the removal of injured animals.

(4) Provide a horse ambulance available to remove horses from the track.

Rule 112 g First aid and ambulance facilities currently states:

(1) An Association shall/may provide and equip a first aid room and have present on their premises, or within easy call, a licensed physician, registered nurse or qualified attendant and shall have present during morning workouts, qualifying races and during the regular racing program an ambulance or mobile first aid vehicle, equipped and operated by the St John Brigade or equivalent, for participants and patrons.

(2) An Association shall/may have a horse ambulance available in the stable area on race days for the removal of injured animals.

(3) Provide a horse ambulance available to remove horses from the track.

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DIRECTIVE NO.
QUARTER HORSE

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 2 Race Meetings \ Division 5 Race Day \ Subdivision 2

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 257 g What are winnings

(1) For the purpose of determining eligibility and allowances only, the winning of a fixed sum is the value of a *race to the winner.

(2) A Quarter Horse is considered a winner regardless of the money earned.

Rule 257 g What are winnings currently states:

(1) For the purpose of determining eligibility and allowances only, the winning of a fixed sum is the value of a *race to the winner.

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DIRECTIVE NO.
ALL BREEDS

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 4 Claiming Rules

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 336 g Limitations on sale and racing of claimed horses

(1) A claimed *horse in thoroughbred racing must not

(a) be sold or transferred to anyone, in whole or in part, except in a *claiming race, for at least 60 *days after the date of a *claim,
unless the *stewards board permits a transfer to another *trainer;

(b) return to the same stable or to control or management of its former *licensed owner or trainer for at least 60 days after the date of the
claim, unless the horse is reclaimed;

(c) be raced outside of the Alberta circuit from which it was claimed from for the balance of that Alberta circuits *racing season without the permission of the stewards board.

Rule 336 g Limitations on sale and racing of claimed horses currently states:

(1) A claimed horse in thoroughbred racing must not

(a) be sold or transferred to anyone, in whole or in part, except in a claiming race, for at least 60 days after the date of a claim, unless the stewards board permits a transfer to another trainer;

(b) return to the same stable or to control or management of its former licensed owner or trainer for at least 60 days after the date of the claim, unless the horse is reclaimed;

(c) be raced outside Alberta for a balance of the Alberta racing season without the permission of the stewards board.

NOTICE TO HORSEMEN (Draft)

Commencing with the 2022 racing season, the registration papers of claimed horses will not be released before the close of the last entry day of the “A” Circuit (Century Mile and Century Downs) without the permission of the Board of Stewards.

All claimed horses must remain in Alberta until the end of the Alberta racing season in accordance with Rule 311(4).

Permission may be granted pending the following requirements:

(a) the horse has restarted for a claiming price equal to or lower than which it was claimed;

(b) is nominated for an out of province stake race or an Alberta nominated stake race with a purse of $50,000.00 or more;

(c) is reclaimed in the same ownership registered at the commencement of the race meet.

By Order of the Board of Stewards
March 2, 2022

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DIRECTIVE NO.
THOROUGHBRED

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 2 Race Meetings \ Division 2 Entries and Nominations

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 164 t Limitation on entries

A *horse may only be entered in a major and minor race meeting if:

(d) in the case of a horse that has not started for 30 days or more but has had a race of five furlongs or more in Alberta during the current calendar year, the horse must have, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout of at least 4 furlongs within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary.

Rule 164 t Limitation on entries currently states:

A *horse may only be entered in a major and minor race meeting if:

(d) in the case of a horse that has not started for 30 days or more but has had a race of five and one half furlongs or more during the current calendar year, the horse must have, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout of at least 4 furlongs within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary.

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DIRECTIVE NO.

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 3 Horse Racing Misconduct \ Division 2 Rule Violations

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 292 g Prohibition on entry

(1) If on the race day or at any other time a *horse tests positive in Alberta for any of the following classes of drugs, the horse shall be declared by the *judges/stewards board to be ineligible to race according to the penalty structure below after the date of identification of the horse with the positive test and, will be placed on the *judges/stewards list.

A horse may be eligible for a reduced penalty, if the owner/trainer provides a negative test result at their own expense and under the supervision of the Official Veterinarian.

(a) Class I: 90 days for first offence- reduced penalty considered after 45 days.
(b) Class II: 60 days for first offence- reduced penalty considered after 30 days.
(c) Class III: 15 days for first offence- reduced penalty considered after 7 days.

(2) If a horse tests positive in a jurisdiction outside Alberta for any of the following classes of drugs, the horse shall be declared by the judges/stewards board to be ineligible to race in Alberta according to the penalty structure below after the date of identification of the
horse with the positive test.

A horse may be eligible for a reduced penalty, if the owner/trainer provides a negative test result at their own expense and under the supervision of the Official Veterinarian.

(a) Class I: 90 days for first offence- reduced penalty considered after 45 days.
(b) Class II: 60 days for first offence- reduced penalty considered after 30 days.
(c) Class III: 15 days for first offence- reduced penalty considered after 7 days.

(3) In subrules (1) and (2), Class I, Class II and Class III means the substances with that classification in the Uniform Classification Guidelines of Foreign Substances, published by Racing Commissioners International or if there is no such classification, as determined by Horse Racing Alberta.

Rule 292 g Prohibition of entry currently states:

(1) If on the race day or at any other time a *horse tests positive in Alberta for any of the following classes of drugs, the horse shall be declared by the *judges/stewards board to be ineligible to race for 90 days after the date of identification of the horse with the positive test, and will be placed on the *judges/stewards list:

(d) Class I;
(e) Class II;
(f) Class III.

(2) If a horse tests positive in a jurisdiction outside Alberta for any of the following classes of drugs, the horse shall be declared by the judges/stewards board to be ineligible to race in Alberta for 90 days after the date of identification of the horse with the positive test:

(d) Class I;
(e) Class II;
(f) Class III.

(3) In subrules (1) and (2), Class I, Class II and Class III means the substances with that classification in the Uniform Classification Guidelines of Foreign Substances, published by Racing Commissioners International or if there is no such classification, as determined by Horse Racing Alberta.

Disqus Comments

DIRECTIVE NO.

ALL BREEDS

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 5 General Rules

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 348 g Sales of race horses to be approved

(1) No sale of a race horse is effective unless it is first approved by the *judges/stewards board.

(2) No owner, breeder, trainer or other license holder (licensee) will knowingly sell, contribute or participate in the sale of any race horse racing in the Province of Alberta to any person, farm, facility, including those persons, farms, or facilities outside Canada or slaughterhouse for the purpose of slaughter. In addition, it is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure to the best of their ability that the horse once sold will not end up in a slaughterhouse for the remainder of the life of the horse.

Rule 348 g Sales of race horses to be approved currently states:
(1) No sale of a race horse is effective unless it is first approved by the *judges/stewards board.

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