Virginia Administrative Code
Title 11 - GAMING
Agency 10 - VIRGINIA RACING COMMISSION
Chapter 100 - HORSES
Section 11VAC10-100-40 - Names of horses
No horse may be entered or raced under any other name than the name listed on its certificate of foal registration, eligibility certificate or other registration document. In the event a horse's name is changed, the horse's former name shall be shown parenthetically in the daily race program the first three times the horse races after its name is changed. In the event a horse is named after completing published workouts, it shall be the trainer's responsibility to notify the stewards and racing secretary of the horse's name so that the published workouts may be correctly attributed and the public notified.
Statutory Authority
§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.