Minn. R. Part 7884.0190 - QUALIFYING RACES
Weather conditions permitting, qualifying races shall be scheduled at least once a week if the meet extends longer than two weeks and shall be conducted under the supervision of the judges.
The judges may permit a preferred or invitational horse to qualify by means of a timed workout consistent with the time of preferred or invitational races that have been completed at the race meeting.
The judges may establish a qualifying time for an individual horse consistent with that horse's past performance.
If a qualifying race is conducted for the purpose of qualifying drivers and/or to improve a driver's eligibility to move up in class, and not to qualify horses, the race need not be charted, timed, or recorded, but this clause does not apply to races qualifying both horses and drivers.
Qualifying times shall be established by the association and those times and any subsequent changes to them shall be approved by the judges and posted so that they are available for inspection by participants.
Trainers of horses placed on the qualifying list shall be advised by the judges or their designee of that fact by written notice which must also be posted in the racing office.
A horse participating in a qualifying race for any reason other than removal from the veterinarian's list may be randomly selected for testing under chapter 7892. Tests results do not need to be returned prior to entry. A positive test result reported after the horse has qualified, raced, and earned money shall result in disqualification, loss of purse, and trainer sanctions. A horse participating in a qualifying race for removal from the veterinarian's list must have testing performed and the results must be returned prior to removal from the veterinarian's list.
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Statutory Authority: MS s 240.08; 240.23; 240.24; 240.29
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