Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. Other than Lasix administered in
accordance with the regulations in this chapter, an individual may not
administer, cause to be administered, participate, or attempt to participate in
any way in the administration of any drug or medication to a horse:
(1) During the 24-hour period before the
scheduled post time for the race in which the horse is to participate; and
(2) Until after the race in which
the horse is programmed to participate is run.
B. A horse participating in a race may not
carry in its body:
(1) A drug; or
(2) A medication or other substance
quantitated at more than the thresholds prescribed in Regulation .01-1 of this
chapter.
C. he presence
of a drug or a medication or other substance quantitated at more than the
thresholds prescribed in Regulation .011 of this chapter in the post-race
urine, blood, or other sample taken from a horse is prima facie evidence that
the:
(1) Horse was administered a drug and
carried the drug in its body during the race; and
(2) Drug was administered by the person or
persons having control, care, or custody of the horse.
D. The presence of a drug, as defined in
Regulation .01B(1)(a)(i) of this chapter, in a prerace blood sample taken from
a horse that participated in a race, is prima facie evidence that the:
(1) Horse was administered a drug and carried
the drug in its body during the running of the race; and
(2) Drug was administered by the person or
persons having control, care, or custody of the horse.
E. Trainer Responsibility. A trainer is the
absolute insurer of, and responsible for, the condition of each horse the
trainer enters in a race, regardless of the acts of third parties.
F. Enforcement.
(1) The stewards or judges may order the:
(a) Post-race taking of urine, blood, or
other samples for testing purposes from any horse which participated in a
race;
(b) Prerace taking of blood
samples for testing purposes from any horse entered in a race to determine the
presence of a drug, as defined in Regulation .01B(1)(a)(i) of this
chapter;
(c) Denial, forfeiture,
and prompt return of a purse, sweepstakes, trophy, or any other reward received
by the owner of a horse found to have carried a drug or a medication or other
substance quantitated at more than the thresholds prescribed in Regulation .011
of this chapter in its body during a race;
(d) Redistribution of the items denied,
forfeited, and returned, resulting from the disqualification of a horse found
to have carried a drug or a medication or other substance quantitated at more
than the thresholds prescribed in Regulation .01-1 of this chapter in its body
during a race, to those owners whose horses were advanced by the
disqualification.
(2) If
the stewards or judges order a disqualification due to a horse having carried a
drug or a medication or other substance quantitated at more than the thresholds
prescribed in Regulation .011 of this chapter in its body during a race, they
shall issue a ruling announcing the disqualification.
G. Repeat Violations. An individual guilty of
violating this regulation, or a comparable regulation of another racing
jurisdiction, for the second time is considered a repeat offender, and the
stewards, judges, or the Commission shall weigh this factor in determining a
sanction.
