- a) All horses must be in the paddock, in their assigned stalls, no later than 3 hours before scheduled post time of the race in which the horse is entered. Absent Stewards verifying an emergency, with written evidence, as determined by the Stewards, failure to have a horse in the assigned stall at the designated deadline shall result in the trainer of record being fined from $200 to $500 and the horse being scratched from the race. Except for warming up, no horse shall leave the paddock until called to post.
- b) Only owners, trainers, drivers and grooms of the horses competing in the races on that particular race program, and other persons authorized by the Stewards, may enter the paddock.
(Source: Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 13624, effective June 28, 2018)