Section 160. Also-eligible list  


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  • If the number of entries for a race exceeds the number of horses permitted to start in any race, then the racing secretary may place as many as eight horses on an "also-eligible list." The racing secretary shall develop procedures through which the horses on the also-eligible list may be drawn into the race should a horse be scratched. The procedures developed by the racing secretary for the also-eligible list must be submitted to the stewards for their approval at least 15 days before the beginning of the race meeting.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR662-04-02 § 16, eff. September 26, 1991.

Statutory Authority

§ 59.1-369 of the Code of Virginia.