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Monday, 20 April 2026 16:48

Directive No. 233-2026 — All Breeds

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 rule is AMENDED to read:

Rule 162 g Cancellation of program

(1) In an overnight event, at least 8 *horses owned by entirely different interests must enter, or the racing secretary may declare the *race off.

(2) In the event a racing program is cancelled for any reason prior to the administration of Lasix, the overnight races scheduled for that program may be rescheduled and run at a later date no more that 96 hours after the cancellation date. However, if only a portion of the racing program is cancelled, the overnight events shall not be rescheduled or run at a later date, but any sweepstakes or stake races on the card may be conducted at a later date.

Rule 162 t Cancellation of program previously stated:

(1) In an overnight event, at least 8 *horses owned by entirely different interests must enter, or the racing secretary may declare the *race off.

(2) If a racing program or any portion of the program is cancelled for any reason, the overnight events are not to be run off at a later date, but a *sweepstakes on the cancelled program may be run at a later 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

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