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

Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 6 Standardbred Racing Division 6 Racing Rules

The following rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 436s Sulkies

Sulkies are only permitted to be used in a race if they are of the conventional dual-shaft and dual-hitch type as follows:

(a) the sulky must have 2 shafts that must be parallel to, and securely hitched on each side of the horse,

(b) no point of hitch and no part of a shaft of a sulky is to be above a horizontal level equal to the lowest point of the horse’s back,

(c) all race bikes must be equipped with mud sheets and mud fenders at all extended meetings when deemed necessary by the Judges,

(d) the sulky must be equipped with wheel discs of a colour which is not prohibited by the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations (Canada), as amended from time to time, and

(e) only USTA approved conventional sulkies will be permitted to be used in a race.

Rule 436s Sulkies currently states:

Sulkies are only permitted to be used in a race if they are of the conventional dual-shaft and dual-hitch type as follows:

(a) the sulky must have 2 shafts that must be parallel to, and securely hitched on each side of the horse,

(b) no point of hitch and no part of a shaft of a sulky is to be above a horizontal level equal to the lowest point of the horse’s back,

(c) all race bikes must be equipped with mud sheets and mud fenders at all extended meetings when deemed necessary by the Judges,

(d) the sulky must be equipped with wheel discs of a colour which is not prohibited by the Pari-Mutuel Betting Supervision Regulations (Canada), as amended from time to time, and

(e) the sulky must be acceptable to the judges board.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 04 day of March 2024.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA