The Rules Governing Horse Racing in Alberta are AMENDED as follows:
Chapter 3: General Horse Racing Rules \ Part 4 Claiming Rules
The following rule is AMENDED to read:
Rule 335 g Claim can be voided
(1) The *judges/stewards board may declare a *claim to be void if
(a) any provision of these rules relating to *claiming is *violated,
(b) the *judges/stewards board is satisfied that the spirit and intent of the rules have been violated, or
(c) if the Official Chemist reports a positive test on a horse that was claimed, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant of the positive test by the judges/stewards,
(d) if the horse has been found ineligible to the event from which it was claimed, or
(e) if approved post-race testing procedures disclosed that an improper medication or drug was found to be present in the sample of the claimed horses and reported in the analysis report from the laboratory, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant by the judges/stewards.
(1.1) A claim may be voided if a horse is a starter as determined by the judges/stewards board, and the horse:
(a) Dies on the racing oval;
(b) Suffers an injury which requires the euthanasia of the horse as determined by the Official Veterinarian while the horse is on the racing oval;
(c) The horse is placed on the Veterinarian’s List while on the racing oval;
(d) The horse is removed from the racing oval by equine ambulance.
(2) If erythropoietin or darbepoetin is confirmed in a blood sample taken from a claimed horse, the claimant of that horse may request the judges/stewards to declare the claim invalid, but the request must be made within 48 hours of the claimant, his or her trainer, or authorized agent receiving notification of the positive test from the judges/stewards.
(3) When the judges/stewards board rules a claim to be void and the *horse is returned to the original *owner:
(a) the amount of the claiming price plus GST shall be repaid to the claimant;
(b) any purse money earned subsequent to the date of the claim and before the date on which the claim is ruled void becomes the property of the claimant, and
(c) the claimant is responsible for any reasonable costs incurred through the care, training, or racing of the horse while it was in their care, custody or control.
Rule 335 g Claim can be voided previously stated:
(1) The *judges/stewards board may declare a *claim to be void if
(a) any provision of these rules relating to *claiming is *violated,
(b) the *judges/stewards board is satisfied that the spirit and intent of the rules have been violated, or
(c) if the Official Chemist reports a positive test on a horse that was claimed, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant of the positive test by the judges/stewards,
(d) if the horse has been found ineligible to the event from which it was claimed, or
(e) if approved post-race testing procedures disclosed that an improper medication or drug was found to be present in the sample of the claimed horses and reported in the analysis report from the laboratory, provided such option is exercised within 48 hours following notification to the claimant by the judges/stewards.
(1.1) A claim may be voided if a horse is a starter as determined by the judges/stewards board, and the horse:
(a) Dies on the racing oval;
(b) Suffers an injury which requires the euthanasia of the horse as determined by the Official Veterinarian while the horse is on the racing oval;
(2) If erythropoietin or darbepoetin is confirmed in a blood sample taken from a claimed horse, the claimant of that horse may request the judges/stewards to declare the claim invalid, but the request must be made within 48 hours of the claimant, his or her trainer, or authorized agent receiving notification of the positive test from the judges/stewards.
(3) When the judges/stewards board rules a claim to be void and the *horse is returned to the original *owner:
(a) the amount of the claiming price plus GST shall be repaid to the claimant;
(b) any purse money earned subsequent to the date of the claim and before the date on which the claim is ruled void becomes the property of the claimant, and
(c) the claimant is responsible for any reasonable costs incurred through the care, training, or racing of the horse while it was in their care, custody or control.
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