Approved Rules of Racing Changes 2023-2024 2024 Article
Topic
Changes
Elective Testing
Add to Terminology: Is a test carried out by one of the IFHA-approved laboratories at the request of and cost to a trainer for a specified therapeutic medication or substance given to and recorded in a horse’s medical records to determine the horse’s suitability to race free from any legitimate therapeutic medication or substance that would otherwise be prohibited on a race day.
Terminology
Clear Day
Add to Terminology: Clear day means a 24-hour period from 12.01 a.m. to 12 midnight. A clear day is the interval between a day of treatment and a day of a race, trial, or event.
Terminology
Sample
Terminology
Article 13
Stewards Committee
Means a specimen of urine or hair or blood or any other excretion product or body fluid taken from a Horse or Person.
4- To prohibit any equipment for use on a horse prior to or in a race or anywhere on a racecourse which, in their opinion, is unsuitable, unsafe, or ineffective. This includes but is not restricted to nasogastric tubes, nose twitches, testicle ties, and lip chains. Failure to follow the rule will result in a penalty of SR. 5000. Instruction 17 race day penalty to add for this offense- SAR 5000
Article 25
Article 26
Starter
Starter
Added to article 25: g) No person, including stall handlers and jockeys, is allowed to pull a horse's tail over its back and/or twist it upwards.
e) If a Horse is scratched from a Race before the cutoff time of 10.00 a.m. on the morning of a race, that horse’s stall number will be removed, and all other numbers moved accordingly if there are no Standby Starters. If there are Standby Starters, then the first Standby Starter will take the place of the scratched horse with the lowest saddle cloth number.