- a) No horse is qualified to run in any race unless he is duly entered for that race.
- b) No disqualified horse shall be entered for a race.
- c) No disqualified person shall enter a horse in a race.
- d) In case of husband and wife, no entry shall be received from husband or wife while either is disqualified. Husband and wife, unless legally separated, shall be considered a single entity. Any ruling which applies to one shall apply equally to the other. This rule shall not apply in the case of a spouse suspended for a riding infraction or in such other cases, in the discretion of the stewards.
- e) The burden of proof of qualifications rests upon the individual in whose name the horse is entered.
- f) No horse on the starter's schooling list shall be entered for a race.
- g) No horse on the state veterinarian's list (see Rule #51A) (11 Ill. Adm. Code Section 1403.63) or the steward's list (see Rule #34B) (11 Ill. Adm. Code 1402.165) shall be entered for a race.
- h) No horse shall be started unless he has had a race or an officially clocked workout within the previous 30 days.
- i) A first time starter shall not have less than three officially observed and clocked workouts.
- j) A horse is ineligible if it is not qualified to participate in a specific race under the rules and conditions of that race.
(Source: Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 12367, effective August 1, 2002)