Section 40. Names of horses

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No horse may be entered or raced under any other name than the name listed on its certificate of foal registration, eligibility certificate or other registration document. In the event a horse's name is changed, the horse's former name shall be shown parenthetically in the daily race program the first three times the horse races after its name is changed. In the event a horse is named after completing published workouts, it shall be the trainer's responsibility to notify the stewards and racing secretary of the horse's name so that the published workouts may be correctly attributed and the public notified.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR662-04-01 § 4, eff. September 26, 1991.

Statutory Authority

§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.

                    
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