Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 39, March 24, 2025
Subpart 1.
Horses subject to examination.
A.
For Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses:
(1)
Every horse entered to race at a licensed racetrack under the jurisdiction of
the commission shall be subjected to a veterinary examination for racing
soundness and health on race day.
(2) Each horse must be identified by lip
tattoo or microchip before the physical examination begins.
(3) The examination shall be conducted by a
commission veterinarian in or near the stall to which the horse is
assigned.
(4) The trainer of each
horse or a representative of the trainer must present the horse for examination
and move the horse as required by the examining veterinarian. Every horse to be
examined must have had its legs cleaned of any poultice or other topical
applications, must be free of leg bandages or be wearing bandages which are
easily removed, and must not have been subjected within one hour of examination
to freezing, icing, prolonged hosing with cold water, or any other means of
reducing the temperature of the legs.
(5) The examination must include:
(a) identification by lip tattoo or
microchip;
(b) visual inspection of
the horse and assessment of overall body condition;
(c) manual palpation and passive flexion of
forelimbs and, where indicated, hindlimbs;
(d) observation of the horse in motion;
and
(e) other inspections deemed
necessary by a commission veterinarian.
(6) If, during the prerace examination, a
horse is determined to be unfit for competition, a commission veterinarian
shall recommend to the stewards that the horse be scratched from racing and the
horse placed on the veterinarian's list.
(7) Prerace examination findings must be
documented in the InCompass Solutions electronic prerace examination
module.
B. For
Standardbreds:
(1) Every horse entered to
participate in an official race shall be subjected to a veterinary inspection
prior to starting in the race for which it is entered.
(2) The inspection shall be conducted by a
commission veterinarian.
(3) The
assessment of a horse's racing condition shall include:
(a) proper identification of each horse
inspected;
(b) observation of each
horse in motion during the post parade and warm-up mile;
(c) visual inspection of the entire horse and
assessment of overall condition; and
(d) any other inspection deemed necessary by
a commission veterinarian, including but not limited to manual palpation or
manipulation of the limbs.
(4) If, during the examination, a horse is
determined to be unfit for competition, a commission veterinarian shall
recommend to the stewards that the horse be scratched from racing and the horse
placed on the veterinarian's list.
Subp. 1a.
Trainer must report
location.
The trainer, when entering a horse, shall declare to the racing
secretary or his or her designee the number of the barn in which the horse
being entered will be stabled the day of the race. If the trainer will need a
stall assigned for a ship-in horse, the trainer must so declare at the time of
entry, and the racing secretary will assign a stall to be used on the day of
the race.
Subp. 1b.
Racing secretary must provide stall assignments.
As soon as the overnight sheet is finalized, the racing
secretary or his or her designee shall provide to the commission veterinarian a
list showing, by race, the name of the horse, the trainer, and the barn number
where the horse is to be stabled the day of the race.
Subp. 1c.
Trainer must post
stall.
On each race day, trainers shall post a sign outside the
entered horse's stall stating that the horse is "in today." The sign shall be
posted by 8:00 a.m. on race day and must be removed after the horse has
returned from racing on that day.
Subp.
2.
Record of examination.
The commission veterinarian shall maintain a continuing health
and racing soundness record of each horse examined. The record shall not
constitute a veterinary medical record for purposes of part
9100.0800.
Statutory Authority: MS s
240.23;
240.24
