Section 1413.230  Horse Ineligible

a)         No horse is qualified to run in any race unless he is duly entered for that race.

b)         No disqualified horse shall be entered for a race.

c)         No disqualified person shall enter a horse in a race.

d)         In case of husband and wife, no entry shall be received from husband or wife while either is disqualified. Husband and wife, unless legally separated, shall be considered a single entity. Any ruling which applies to one shall apply equally to the other. This rule shall not apply in the case of a spouse suspended for a riding infraction or in such other cases, in the discretion of the stewards.

e)         The burden of proof of qualifications rests upon the individual in whose name the horse is entered.

f)         No horse on the starter's schooling list shall be entered for a race.

g)         No horse on the state veterinarian's list (see Rule #51A) (11 Ill. Adm. Code Section 1403.63) or the steward's list (see Rule #34B) (11 Ill. Adm. Code 1402.165) shall be entered for a race.

h)         No horse shall be started unless he has had a race or an officially clocked workout within the previous 30 days.

i)          A first time starter shall not have less than three officially observed and clocked workouts.

j)          A horse is ineligible if it is not qualified to participate in a specific race under the rules and conditions of that race.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 12367, effective August 1, 2002)