The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:
Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules, Part 2 Race Meetings \ Division 3 Weights, Allowances and Penalties
The following rule is AMENDED to read:
192 t Minimum weight in major meetings
In major thoroughbred *races,
(a) every *horse must carry at least 95 pounds weight, and
(b) except in *handicaps,
(i) 2-year old fillies are to be allowed 3 pounds, and
(ii) 3-year old or older fillies and mares are to be allowed 5 pounds before September 1, and 3 pounds after that date.
In major quarter horse *races,
(a) A Quarter Horse entered in a race in Alberta may not carry less than 126 pounds and no more than 136 pounds in any race, without the consent of the steward’s board.
192 t Minimum weight in major meetings previously stated:
In major thoroughbred *races,
(a) every *horse must carry at least 95 pounds weight, and
(b) except in *handicaps,
(i) 2-year old fillies are to be allowed 3 pounds, and
(ii) 3-year old or older fillies and mares are to be allowed 5 pounds before September 1, and 3 pounds after that date.
Dated in the City of Edmonton
in the Province of Alberta
this 13th day of April 2026.
Kent Verlik, Chief Executive Officer
HORSE RACING ALBERTA