- a) is not in serviceable, sound racing condition,
- b) is a known bleeder,
- c) has been trachea tubed,
- d) has been nerved or had cryosurgery performed on a nerve; except that horses that have had a neurectomy or cryosurgery performed on the posterior digital nerve below, and not at, the fetlock of one or more feet may be permitted to race,
- e) has been "nerve blocked,"
- f) is not properly plated,
- g) is blind or whose vision is seriously impaired in both eyes. A horse blind in one eye may start only if the other eye has normal vision,
- h) does not comply with the rules regarding AGID (Coggins) tests (11 Ill. Adm. Code Section 1309.160).
A trainer or owner shall not enter or start or cause to be entered or started, a horse which:
(Source: Amended 4 Ill. Reg. 9, p. 251, effective February 20, 1980)