Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 205.329 - Also eligible(a) Not more than two horses may be drawn as "also eligible" for a race and their positions shall be drawn along with the Starters in the race. In the event one or more horses are excused by the Judges, the also eligible horse or horses shall race and take the post position drawn by the horse that it replaces, except in handicap races. In handicap races the also eligible horses shall take the place of the horse that it replaces in the event that the handicap is the same. In the event the handicap is different the also eligible horse shall take the position on the outside of horses with a similar handicap.(b) No horse may be added to a race as an also eligible unless the horse was drawn as this at the time entries closed. No horse may be barred from a race to which it is otherwise eligible by reason of its preference because it has been drawn as an "also eligible."(c) A horse moved into the race from the also eligible list cannot be withdrawn except by permission of the Judges but the owner or trainer of a horse shall be notified that the horse is to race. All horses on the also eligible list and not moved in to race by scratch time shall be released.