16 Tex. Admin. Code § 313.103 - Eligibility Requirements
(a) To be
entered in a race, a horse must:
(1) be
properly registered with the appropriate national breed registry;
(2) be eligible to enter the race under the
conditions of the race; and
(3) if
the horse is to start for the first time:
(A)
be approved by a licensed starter for proficiency in the starting gate within
90 days of the race entered; and
(B) have two published workouts, one within
90 days and one within 60 days of the race entered.
(b) A horse that has been barred
in any racing jurisdiction is ineligible to start or be entered in a race
without the approval of the stewards.
(c) To be eligible to enter a Texas-bred
race, the horse must be an accredited Texas-bred horse and be registered with
the appropriate breed registry.
(d)
A horse may not be entered in more than one race scheduled for one race day,
unless at least one of the races is a stakes race.
(e) A horse may not start in a stakes race
unless:
(1) the nominating, sustaining,
entry, and starting fees have been paid in full by cash, cashier's check,
certified check, or money order on or before the time specified in the
conditions of the race; or
(2) the
amount of the applicable fees are on account with the horsemen's bookkeeper at
the time the fees are due as specified by the conditions of the race.
(f) Except as otherwise provided
by this section for first-time starters, to be eligible to start in a race, a
horse must have either started in a race or had a published workout in the
60-day period preceding a race.
(g)
To be entered in a race around a turn for the first time, a quarter horse,
paint horse, or appaloosa must:
(1) have a
published workout around a turn at a minimum distance of 660 yards in the
60-day period preceding the race; and
(2) be approved by the clocker, the outrider
and, if the horse is worked from the gate, the starter.
(h) To be eligible to start in a race, a
horse must be properly tattooed and/or microchipped and the horse's
registration certificate, or certificates if dually registered, showing the
tattoo number and/or microchip number of the horse must be on file with the
racing secretary before scratch time for the race, unless the stewards
authorize the certificate or certificates to be filed at a later
time.
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