Tuesday, 02 September 2025 10:41

Directive No. 227-2025 — All Breeds

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

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

The following rule is 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) *Deputy 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, *Deputy 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: (amended 04/23)

(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, & 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.

Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 21st day of July 2025.

Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA

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