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7 Pa. Code § 205.227. Prohibitions.

§ 205.227. Prohibitions.

 (a)  A horse qualifying in a qualifying race for which no purse is offered shall not be deprived by reason of the performance of the right to start in any conditioned race.

 (b)  No time records or bars shall be used as an element of a horse’s eligibility for any event.

 (c)  The racing secretary may reject the declaration on any horse whose past performance indicates that he would be below the competitive level of other horses declared, provided the rejection does not result in a race being cancelled.

 (d)  Declarations shall not be accepted for any horse to any race unless the declarer has furnished the race secretary with a negative Coggins test written certificate for that horse, as required by subsection (a).

 (e)  Performance in a matinee race shall not be considered an official start.



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