NOTICE TO INDUSTRY

RE: Positive case of West Nile Virus at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino

West Nile virus is a disease caused by a mosquito-borne virus that causes encephalomyelitis, a brain and spinal cord infection. There is a positive case at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino and positives in other areas of central Alberta.

It is highly recommended by Official Veterinarian Dr. Dale Gibson to vaccinate your horses for West Nile for the best protection. For prevention, spray or wipe your horses with insect repellent. Note, a 48-hour withdrawal of insecticide is a precautionary measure for horses that are entered to race.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Dale Gibson, Official Veterinarian for Horse Racing Alberta, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 780-940-4532.

Dated at the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 18 day of May 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

Assiniboia Downs, Century Mile and Hastings Park jointly announce the $550,000 Western Canadian Triple Crown race series.

• The Manitoba Derby - August 7, 2023, $125,000 purse
• The Canadian Derby - August 26, $200,000 purse
• The British Columbia Derby - Sept. 16, $125,000 purse
• Triple Crown Bonus - $100,000

Three Races - Three Provinces - One chance at racing glory!

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 3 Horse Racing Misconduct Division 1 Fouls and Objections

The following rule is REPEALED and REPLACED with:

Rule 273 g Deposit by objector

The *stewards board may require a person making an objection to deposit a sum of not more than $100.00 which

(a) is to be forfeited to *Horse Racing Alberta if the objection is found to be frivolous, or

(b) is to be returned to the objector if the objection is not found to be frivolous.

Rule 273 g Non-appealable rule violations

Pursuant to section 22(1)(ee) and section 24.2 of the Horse Racing Alberta Act, the *judges /stewards board shall make all findings of fact as to all matters occurring during and incidental to the running of a race, shall determine all objections and inquiries and shall determine the extent of disqualification, if any, of horses in a race subject to the following:

(1) Any party who is the subject of any direction or ruling of the *judges/stewards board may apply for appeal to the Horse Racing Appeal Tribunal, except

(a) as to the extent of disqualification or placement of a *horse due to a foul, or riding or driving infraction in a *race; or

(b) as to a finding of fact as occurred during and incident to the running of the *race.

(2) For greater certainty, any findings of fact or other determinations of the *judges/stewards board for any matter referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (b) shall be final and are not subject to appeal.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 20th day of April 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 2: Licensing Rules \ Part 1 Racing Officials: Designation and Licensing, Division 1 Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing, Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations, Judges/Stewards, Security Investigators and Official Veterinarian

The following rules are AMENDED to read:

4 g Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing Appointment

(1) As soon as practicable after January 1 each year, *Horse Racing Alberta must appoint an individual as *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing.

(2) A person may not be appointed as *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing unless that person holds or is eligible to hold a licence as a judge or steward.

(3) The appointment of *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing expires on December 31 of the calendar year of appointment, unless *Horse Racing Alberta otherwise directs.

5 g Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing Responsibilities

(1) The *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing is responsible for

(a) the supervision of the *judges/stewards board at *race meetings, and

(b) any other duties assigned by *Horse Racing Alberta.

(2) In addition to the other authority given to the *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing under these and any other rules, the Director has the same authority as a judge, steward and judges/stewards board.

6 g Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations Appointment

(1) As soon as practicable after January 1 each year, *Horse Racing Alberta must appoint an individual as *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations.

(2) The appointment of *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations expires on December 31 of the calendar year of appointment, unless *Horse Racing Alberta otherwise directs.

7 g Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations responsibilities

(1) The *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations is responsible for

(a) the supervision of the *security investigators at *race meetings, and

(b) any other duties assigned by *Horse Racing Alberta and

(c) any duties assigned by the *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing.

(2) In addition to the other authority given to the *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations under these and any other rules, the *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations has the same authority as a judge, steward and judges/stewards board.

8 g Licensing of Judges/Stewards

As soon as practicable after January 1 each year, *Horse Racing Alberta must grant a licence to a sufficient number of individuals as a judge or steward, or as a judge and steward, and may, in its discretion, suspend, revoke or reinstate the licence.

9 g Judges/Stewards Boards

(1) As circumstances require, *Horse Racing Alberta must establish one or more

(a) *judges boards, and

(b) *stewards board

(2) A *judges board or *stewards board constituted under subsection (1) is disestablished on December 31 of the calendar year for which it was constituted, unless *Horse Racing Alberta otherwise directs.

10 g Judges/Stewards Board responsibilities

(1) A *judges/stewards board

(a) represents *Horse Racing Alberta at *race meetings;

(b) on behalf of *Horse Racing Alberta, may grant or deny applications for a licence, subject to any conditions or limitations imposed by these or any other rules or by *Horse Racing Alberta;

(c) must report to *Horse Racing Alberta

(i) *violations of the *Act, violations of these or *other rules, and violations of the conditions of any licence, and

(ii) the action taken as a result of the violation;

(d) must provide to *Horse Racing Alberta any other report it requires;

(e) may provide any further report to *Horse Racing Alberta the *judges/stewards board considers necessary in the circumstances.

(2) In addition to any other function or responsibility given to them by these and other rules, a *judges/stewards board is responsible for

(a) regulating and governing

(i) the conduct of all horse racing, including entries and scratches from a *race;

(ii) the conduct of other *racing officials at or associated with a race meeting;

(iii) the conduct of *racing participants at or associated with a race meeting;

(iv) the conduct of all other persons employed or engaged to carry out functions at or associated with a race meeting;

(b) exercising jurisdiction in a fair and impartial manner;

(c) enforcing track rules and conditions.

11 g Judges/Stewards board decision making

(1) Questions to be decided by a *judges/stewards board are to be decided by a majority vote.

(2) If there is no majority, the most senior *judge/steward or the *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing , as the Director determines, must give a casting vote.

(3) If a *judges/stewards board delegates its authority to one member of the board, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply.

12 g Specific authority of a judges/stewards board

(1) A *judges/stewards board may, for any reason it considers sufficient,

(a) refuse the declaration or entry of a horse for a *horse race;

(b) substitute a jockey or driver they select on a horse;

(c) temporarily place a horse in the charge of a *trainer they select;

(d) excuse a horse from starting in a horse race;

(e) after consultation with a *licensed operator, horsemen’s representatives, jockey or driver representatives, and the *official veterinarian, cancel or postpone a *race card;

(f) fill any temporary vacancy of a *racing official;

(g) issue any order, direction or ruling considered necessary.

(2) In matters within their jurisdiction, an order, direction, or ruling issued by a *judges/stewards board takes precedence over an order or direction issued by or on behalf of a licensed operator.

13 g Licensing of Security Investigators

As soon as practicable after January 1 each year, *Horse Racing Alberta must grant a licence to a sufficient number of individuals as a *security investigator, and may, in its discretion, suspend, revoke or reinstate the licence.

14 g Security Investigators responsibilities

(1) A *security investigator

(a) represents *Horse Racing Alberta at *race meetings;

(b) must report to *Horse Racing Alberta *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations

(i) *violations of the *Act, violations of these or *other rules, and violations of the conditions of any licence, and

(ii) the action taken as a result of the violation;

(c) must provide to *Horse Racing Alberta any other report it requires;

(d) may provide any further report to *Horse Racing Alberta the *security investigator considers necessary in the circumstances.

(2) In addition to any other function or responsibility given to them by the *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing, *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations, *judges or stewards, these and other rules, a *security investigator is responsible for

(a) Walking the barn area several times a day, looking for any activities that are against the rules of *Horse Racing Alberta and the local racetrack or opposing the best interests of horse racing.

(b) Performing barn searches and inspections as directed.

(c) Being attentive to all complaints and concerns of horsemen and horse women.

(d) Being aware of current stabling arrangements.

(e) Conducting surveillance of the paddock and test barn area during race days.

(f) Being in constant communication with racetrack operation security.

(g) Look at all license applications and perform necessary checks where required.

(h) Ensure all personnel entering the restricted areas of the racetrack have a current *Horse Racing Albert licence or have been signed in by an *Horse Racing Alberta licensee.

(i) Drug test all jockeys, valets, drivers and gate crew before starting a new race season and perform random drug testing on the former licensees throughout race meets.

(j) Perform random drug/alcohol testing on all racing participants on a monthly basis.

(k) Perform drug/alcohol tests based on cause.

(l) Enter all drug/alcohol test data into computers.

(m) Order all necessary supplies for drug/alcohol testing.

(n) Deliver all samples to the lab and follow up on results.

(o) Oversee all aspects of breathalyzer testing.

(p) Keep a log on daily activities and report to *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations.

(q) Write a monthly report about your daily activities to the *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations.

(r) Send all drug testing documentation to the *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations.

15 g Inspection, searches and seizure authority

The *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing, *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations, *security investigators, and each judge and steward is hereby designated as a *racing official who may

(a) carry out inspections and other functions and duties under section 16(1) of the *Act;

(b) carry out searches and seizures under section 17(1) of the *Act

(c) conduct investigations and hearings under section 18(1) of the *Act.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 20th day of April 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 2: Licensing Rules \ Part 1 Racing Officials: Designation and Licensing

The following rules are AMENDED to read:

Rule 3 g Designation of racing officials and licensed activities

(1) The following individuals are hereby designated by *Horse Racing Alberta as *racing officials:

(a) *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing;

(b) *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations

(c) judges;

(d) stewards;

(e) *security investigators

(f) *official veterinarians;

(g) racing secretary and assistant racing secretary;

(h) handicapper;

(i) clerk of the scales;

(j) starter and assistant starter;

(k) placing judge;

(l) paddock judge;

(m) identifier and equipment inspector;

(n) patrol judge;

(o) timer;

(p) official clocker;

(q) jockey room superintendent;

(r) horsemen’s bookkeeper

(2) For the purposes of section 1(1)(d)(vii) of the *Act, each of the activities and responsibilities of a racing official described in these and any other rules are prescribed as licensed activities.

(3) Except for the *Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Racing, *Assistant Director, Regulatory & Supervisor of Security and Investigations and *security investigators and official veterinarians, a licence is required to be obtained by each of the individuals referred to in subsection (1) in respect of their activities and responsibilities as a racing official.

Rule 3 g Designation of racing officials and licensed activities currently states:

(1) The following individuals are hereby designated by *Horse Racing Alberta as *racing officials:

(a) *Supervisor of Racing;

(b) *judges;

(c) *stewards;

(d) *official veterinarians;

(e) racing secretary and assistant racing secretary;

(f) handicapper;

(g) clerk of the scales;

(h) starter and assistant starter;

(i) placing judge;

(j) paddock judge;

(k) identifier and equipment inspector;

(l) patrol judge;

(m) timer;

(n) official clocker;

(o) jockey room superintendent;

(p) horsemen’s bookkeeper

(2) For the purposes of section 1(1)(d)(vii) of the *Act, each of the activities and responsibilities of a racing official described in these and any other rules are prescribed as licensed activities.

(3) Except for the Supervisor of Racing, and official veterinarians, a licence is required to be obtained by each of the individuals referred to in subsection (1) in respect of their activities and responsibilities as a racing official.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 20th day of April 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 2: Licensing Rules \ Part 2 Racing Participants: Designation and Licensing, Division 1 Racing Participant’s Licences Subdivision 2 \ Race Horse Owner’s Licence

The following rules are AMENDED to read:

Rule 45.1 g Fractional race horse ownership licences

(1) More than one individual may apply to be the *licenced owner of the same *race horse provided they each obtain all of the required memberships, licences and/or registrations for each applicable Alberta and Canadian racing breed association. A corporation, partnership, non-profit organization or any other entity comprised of more than one individual may not be a *fractional owner under a *fractional ownership.

(2) A person may only become a *fractional owner if the person has never owned a *race horse, or has not owned a *race horse during the 3 years prior to applying to become a *fractional owner.

(3) All *fractional ownership licences shall be valid for a period of 2 years, unless suspended or revoked sooner. A person may not be a *fractional owner for more than 2 years. During the 2-year licence period, a *fractional owner may own a fractional interest in more than one *race horse at a time.

(4) Each *fractional ownership must appoint an individual as its *owner’s agent, who will communicate with *trainers, veterinarians, *racing officials, on behalf of the *fractional owners.

(5) Each person wishing to be a *fractional owner is required to apply to *Horse Racing Alberta for a *fractional ownership licence on the *prescribed form. The application must:

(a) give the name and address of all the *fractional owners or proposed *fractional owners of the *race horse or horses in respect of which the application is made,

(b) name the *race horse or horses owned or proposed to be owned,

(c) specify the name under which each horse will run,

(d) specify the interest or proposed interest of each *fractional owner in each horse,

(e) specify to whom winnings are payable in respect of each horse and the proportionate share of winnings payable to each person,

(f) specify the person or persons entitled to enter, declare, nominate and scratch horses from a *horse race, and

(g) specify the name of the person appointed as the *owner’s agent for the *fractional ownership.

(6) Any liability of a *fractional ownership and any penalty imposed upon it shall jointly and severally apply to all of the *fractional owners, and may apply to any *race horse owned wholly or in part by the *fractional ownership, at the discretion of *Horse Racing Alberta.

(7) Any suspension of a licenced owner required to be licenced as part of a *fractional ownership in Rule 45.1 shall include any *race horse owned wholly or in part by the *fractional owner.

(8) If a fractional owner ceases to be a licenced owner, but the *fractional ownership and the *race horse are not suspended or otherwise ineligible, the remaining *fractional owners may continue with the *fractional ownership until their respective *fractional ownership licences expire.

(9) For greater certainty, these Rules, as they apply to a *race horse owner’s licence, a *licensed owner, or an *owner, shall also apply to a *fractional ownership licence, to the extent possible or applicable.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 4th day of April 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 3 Horse Racing Misconduct Division 2 Rule Violations

The following rules are AMENDED to read:

Rule 290 g Prohibited substances on race day

(1) No person shall,

if a thoroughbred or quarter horse, after 10:00 a.m. of the *race day, administer to a *horse entered in any form of racing in Alberta at any racetrack administer any of the following,

or, if a standardbred, 4 hours and 15 minutes in advance of the first post-time on the day of the *race, administer to a *horse entered in any form of racing in Alberta at any racetrack administer any of the following:

(a) any *drug, *medication, or *foreign substance, including alkalinizing agents that could increase the bicarbonate buffering capacity of a horse, other than normal feed;

(b) any drug, medication, or foreign substance by way of injection by hypodermic syringe, including vitamins, minerals, food supplements, glucose, sugar, alkalinizing agents and alcohol;

(c) any drug, medication, or foreign substance by way of drenching or by rectal lavage with a dose syringe, tube or bottle, or by nebulizer including sodium bicarbonate, sugar, camphor, alkalinizing agents and alcohol.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a horse entered to race may be medicated on race day

(a) in an emergency or for a medical condition following which the horse will be *scratched, or

(b) with a medication approved by *Horse Racing Alberta for the control of exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage.

Rule 290 g Prohibited substances on race day currently states:

(1) No person shall, after 10:00 am of the *race day, administer to a *horse entered in any form of racing in Alberta at any racetrack administer any of the following:

(a) any *drug, *medication, or *foreign substance, including alkalinizing agents that could increase the bicarbonate buffering capacity of a horse, other than normal feed;

(b) any drug, medication, or foreign substance by way of injection by hypodermic syringe, including vitamins, minerals, food supplements, glucose, sugar, alkalinizing agents and alcohol;

(c) any drug, medication, or foreign substance by way of drenching or by rectal lavage with a dose syringe, tube or bottle, or by nebulizer including sodium bicarbonate, sugar, camphor, alkalinizing agents and alcohol.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a horse entered to race may be medicated on race day

(a) in an emergency or for a medical condition following which the horse will be *scratched, or

(b) with a medication approved by *Horse Racing Alberta for the control of exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 4th day of April 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules, Part 2 Race Meetings \ Division 5 Race Day \ Subdivision 1 Pre-Race Preparation

The following rules are AMENDED to read:

Rule 218 g Race horses shipped in

(1) When *race horses are shipped-in to participate in a *horse race the following rules apply:

(a) the *horses must be registered for racing with and accepted for *entry by the racing secretary and be fully eligible to participate in a *race meeting in every respect in accordance with these rules, but nothing in this rule affects the right of a *licensed operator to select which horses it will accept for racing on its premises;

(b) horses must arrive as follows:

(i) a thoroughbred or quarter horse entered for a *race at any racetrack in Alberta must arrive at the *race track no later than 10:00 on the *day of the race for a Veterinarian check regardless of post-time;

(ii) a standardbred horse entered for a race at any racetrack in Alberta must arrive at the race track no later than 4 hours and 15 minutes in advance of the first post-time;

(c) a horse that is late arriving on race day may be *scratched by the *judges/stewards board;

(d) *trainers must file with the judges/stewards board the name and location of the premises in which they intend to board race horses and from which they intend to ship for racing;

(e) the onus for the security of the horse remains with the trainer under the trainer responsibility rule and the shortest and most direct route must be taken, without stops, when race horses are shipped;

(f) personnel entering the security area at the race track with shipped-in horses must be licensed under these rules;

(g) a trainer racing a horse under the “ship-in” rule that tests positive for a prohibited substance may lose their ship-in privileges for at least one year, or such longer period as a judges/stewards board specifies following completion of their suspension.

(2) It is a *violation of these rules for a trainer of a shipped-in horse to fail to present their horse for an appointment at a race track.

(3) A horse that is entered to race and is stabled on or shipped onto the race track grounds, must remain on the premises until such time as the horse has raced. Exceptions would only be made by the *stewards/judges permission or in the case of an emergency.

Rule 218 g Race horses shipped in currently states:

(1) When *race horses are shipped-in to participate in a *horse race the following rules apply:

(a) the *horses must be registered for racing with and accepted for *entry by the racing secretary and be fully eligible to participate in a *race meeting in every respect in accordance with these rules, but nothing in this rule affects the right of a *licensed operator to select which horses it will accept for racing on its premises;

(b) horses must arrive as follows:

(i) a thoroughbred or quarter horse entered for a *race at any racetrack in Alberta must arrive at the *race track no later than 10:00 am on the *day of the race for a Veterinarian check regardless of post-time;

(ii) a standardbred horse entered for a race at any racetrack in Alberta must arrive at the race track no later than 10:00 am on the day of the race regardless of post-time;

(c) a horse that is late arriving on race day may be *scratched by the *judges/stewards board;

(d) *trainers must file with the judges/stewards board the name and location of the premises in which they intend to board race horses and from which they intend to ship for racing;

(e) the onus for the security of the horse remains with the trainer under the trainer responsibility rule and the shortest and most direct route must be taken, without stops, when race horses are shipped;

(f) personnel entering the security area at the race track with shipped-in horses must be licensed under these rules;

(g) a person entering a ship-in horse must indicate on the entry that the horse is a “ship-in”;

(h) a trainer racing a horse under the “ship-in” rule that tests positive for a prohibited substance may lose their ship-in privileges for at least one year, or such longer period as a judges/stewards board specifies following completion of their suspension.

(2) It is a *violation of these rules for a trainer of a shipped-in horse to fail to present their horse for an appointment at a race track.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 4th day of April 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 4 Claiming Rules

The following rules are AMENDED to read:

315 g Claiming prohibitions

(1) No person may offer to, nor enter into an agreement to, *claim or not to claim a *horse, or attempt to prevent a claim being made, nor may any person, by intimidation, prevent a horse from being run in a *claiming race.

(2) The *judges/stewards board may prohibit persons from *claiming if it considers that the purpose of making the claim would

(a) not advance the interests of the Alberta horse racing industry,

(b) not be in the best interests of racing in Alberta, or

(c) be contrary to the purpose of claiming races or the public interest.

(3) All Thoroughbred and Quarter horses claimed must race back within 30 days from the date of the *claim. If a *horse does not race back within 30 days of a claim, the trainer must produce a veterinary certificate stating the reason why the *horse is medically unsound to race. Should the trainer not be able to produce the document that is acceptable by the official veterinarians, the trainer loses their claiming privileges for the remainder of the season. If a *horse is claimed within 30 days of the end of the meet, the *horse must come back and race the first 30 days of the following season. If the *horse does not race within those 30 days, the trainer must produce a veterinary certificate stating the reason why the *horse medically is unsound to race.

315 g Claiming prohibitions currently states:

(1) No person may offer to, nor enter into an agreement to, *claim or not to claim a *horse, or attempt to prevent a claim being made, nor may any person, by intimidation, prevent a horse from being run in a *claiming race.

(2) The *judges/stewards board may prohibit persons from *claiming if it considers that the purpose of making the claim would

(a) not advance the interests of the Alberta horse racing industry,

(b) not be in the best interests of racing in Alberta, or

(c) be contrary to the purpose of claiming races or the public interest.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 4th day of April 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules, Part 2 Race Meetings \ Division 2 Entries and Nominations

The following rules are AMENDED to read:

Rule 164 t Limitation on entries

(1) A *horse may only be entered in a major and minor race meeting if:

(a) in the case of a horse that is racing for the 1st lifetime start, the horse has had, in the presence of an official clocker, 2 qualifying workouts within 30 *days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary and are included in the official program;

(b) in the case of a race of less than 6 furlongs, the horse has either started or had, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary;

(c) in the case of a race of 6 furlongs or more, the horse has either started or had, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout of at least 5 furlongs within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary;

(d) in the case of a horse that has not started for 30 days or more but has had a race of five furlongs or more during the current calendar year, the horse must have, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout of at least 4 furlongs within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered, and the results have been filed with the racing secretary.

Rule 164 t Limitation on entries currently states:

A *horse may only be entered in a major and minor race meeting if:

(a) in the case of a horse that is racing for the 1st time, the horse has had, in the presence of an official clocker, 2 qualifying workouts within 30 *days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary and are included in the official program;

(b) in the case of a race of less than 6 furlongs, the horse has either started or had, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary;

(c) in the case of a race of 6 furlongs or more, the horse has either started or had, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout of at least 5 furlongs within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered and the results have been filed with the racing secretary;

(d) in the case of a horse that has not started for 30 days or more but has had a race of five furlongs or more during the current calendar year, the horse must have, in the presence of an official clocker, one qualifying workout of at least 4 furlongs within 30 days of the day of the race for which it is entered, and the results have been filed with the racing secretary.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 8th day of June 2023.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA