Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 35 - HORSE RACING
Part V - Racing Procedures
Chapter 77 - Paddock to Post
Section V-7704 - Paddock Inspection
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-7704
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Should the carry-over pool for the super six exceed $150,000, the following additional steps are to be taken in each of the six races comprising the super six.
1. The state veterinarian shall make a close
inspection in the paddock as to the physical condition of every horse entered
in any of the races comprising the super six. He shall sign-off as to his
observations and the soundness of each horse. This report shall be submitted to
the commission at the conclusion of the racing program. Any horse found unsound
shall be scratched immediately.
2.
The state steward shall be in the paddock from the time the horses enter the
paddock until the last horse has reached the racing surface and shall likewise
sign-off as to his observations of each horse.
3. The starting gate veterinarian, after
close inspection, shall likewise sign-off as to the soundness of each horse
when loading in the starting gate.
4. Three horses from each of the six races
comprising the super six shall be sent to the test barn for testing. The
winner, the second-place horse and a third horse selected by the stewards shall
be tested.
B. Should the carry-over pool for the twin trifecta exceed $50,000, the following additional steps are to be taken for the two races comprising the twin trifecta.
1. The state veterinarian shall make a close
inspection in the paddock as to the physical condition of every horse entered
in the two races comprising the twin trifecta. He shall sign-off as to his
observations and the soundness of each horse. This report shall be submitted to
the commission at the conclusion of the racing program. Any horse found unsound
shall be scratched immediately.
2.
The state steward shall be in the paddock from the time the horses enter the
paddock until the last horse has reached the racing surface and shall likewise
sign-off as to his observations of each horse.
3. The starting gate veterinarian, after
close inspection, shall likewise sign-off as to the soundness of each horse
when loading in the starting gate.
4. The first three finishers, or in the case
of a dead-heat for third, the first four finishers, in each of the two races
comprising the twin trifecta shall be sent to the test barn for
testing.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:141 and R.S. 4:148.
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