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 AMENDED to read:
Rule 269 g Out of Competition testing program
(1) Horse Racing Alberta may order that biological samples, including but not limited to blood, hair, saliva and urine, be taken from a horse at any time or place and without prior notice.
(a) Standardbred horses entered to race in the Province of Alberta, may be subject to a Horse Racing Alberta determined time frame for retention before and/or after the horse races at the discretion of the Director, Regulatory and Supervisor of Racing.
(2) When an order for a biological sample is made, the sample must be taken by a *licensed veterinarian designated by Horse Racing Alberta or an official veterinarian, to determine whether or not the horse has any *drug, *medication or *foreign substance in its system.
(3) When an order for a biological sample is made by Horse Racing Alberta, the horse must be made available forthwith,
(a) by the *licensed owner or the *trainer of record of the horse,
(b) if the licensed owner or the trainer are not readily available, by any assistant trainer,
or
(c) if there is no assistant trainer, or if no assistant trainer is readily available, by any groom employed by the trainer of record of the horse.
(4) The failure or refusal, following notification to make a horse available forthwith for a biological sample to be taken in accordance with an order by Horse Racing Alberta is a violation of these rules and may result in one or more of the following:
(a) the horse may be scratched from any race it is entered into or subsequently entered into;
(b) the owner or trainer may be prohibited from entering any horse in future races in Alberta.
(5) No licensee, other than those authorized by Horse Racing Alberta, may obtain biological samples from any horse located off the grounds of a race track for the purpose described in these rules.
(6) Horse Racing Alberta may direct its laboratory to retain and preserve biological samples for future analysis.
(7) Horse Racing Alberta may fix a time period that biological samples are to be stored, and may order the destruction of stored samples after that fixed time period has expired.
Rule 269 g Out of Competition testing program previously stated:
(1) Horse Racing Alberta may order that biological samples, including but not limited to blood, hair, saliva and urine, be taken from a horse at any time or place and without prior notice.
(2) When an order for a biological sample is made, the sample must be taken by a *licensed veterinarian designated by Horse Racing Alberta or an official veterinarian, to determine whether or not the horse has any *drug, *medication or *foreign substance in its system.
(3) When an order for a biological sample is made by Horse Racing Alberta, the horse must be made available forthwith,
(a) by the *licensed owner or the *trainer of record of the horse,
(b) if the licensed owner or the trainer are not readily available, by any assistant trainer,
or
(c) if there is no assistant trainer, or if no assistant trainer is readily available, by any groom employed by the trainer of record of the horse.
(4) The failure or refusal, following notification to make a horse available forthwith for a biological sample to be taken in accordance with an order by Horse Racing Alberta is a violation of these rules and may result in one or more of the following:
(a) the horse may be scratched from any race it is entered into or subsequently entered into;
(b) the owner or trainer may be prohibited from entering any horse in future races in Alberta.
(5) No licensee, other than those authorized by Horse Racing Alberta, may obtain biological samples from any horse located off the grounds of a race track for the purpose described in these rules.
(6) Horse Racing Alberta may direct its laboratory to retain and preserve biological samples for future analysis.
(7) Horse Racing Alberta may fix a time period that biological samples are to be stored, and may order the destruction of stored samples after that fixed time period has expired.
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