Authority: IC 4-31-3-9

Affected: IC 4-31

Sec. 1. (a) A horse that has not started for a period of sixty (60) days or more prior to race day must have an official timed workout within the previous forty-five (45) days prior to race day. First time starters must have two (2) or more official timed workouts, and at least one (1) such workout must be from the starting gate. The workout must have occurred at a pari-mutuel track or commission recognized training facility. The association may impose more stringent workout requirements.

(b) A horse that has not started for a period of two hundred forty (240) days or more, or a first time starter that has reached the age of four (4) years, shall be ineligible to start until it has completed the following:

1. (1) Successfully completed a racing soundness examination administered by the regulatory or track veterinarian.
2. (2) Completed an official workout of not less than four (4) furlongs in a time of fifty-two (52) seconds, or better, under the observation of the regulatory or track veterinarian. A horse participating in an official workout is subject to placement on the veterinarian's list and may be required to submit to a post-work biologic sample collection and testing for foreign substances in accordance with 71 IAC 8.5-1-2 and 71 IAC 8.5-1-4.2. Placement of a horse on the veterinarian's list shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in 71 IAC 8.5-8-1. All testing as required by this section and ordered by the regulatory or track veterinarian shall be conducted in accordance with commission sample collection and testing procedures with all tests to be at the expense of the horse owner or trainer.

(Indiana Horse Racing Commission; 71 IAC 7.5-4-1; emergency rule filed Jun 15, 1995, 5:00 p.m.: 18 IR 2869, eff Jul 1, 1995; emergency rule filed Mar 25, 1997, 10:00 a.m.: 20 IR 2156; emergency rule filed Jun 22, 2000, 3:05 p.m.: 23 IR 2780; readopted filed Oct 30, 2001, 11:50 a.m.: 25 IR 899; readopted filed Mar 23, 2007, 11:31 a.m.: 20070404-IR-071070030RFA; emergency rule filed Mar 23, 2010, 1:27 p.m.: 20100331-IR-071100170ERA; emergency rule filed Mar 3, 2011, 11:50 a.m.: 20110309-IR-071110100ERA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 11:25 a.m.: 20131225-IR-071130345RFA; readopted filed Aug 28, 2019, 1:23 p.m.: 20190925-IR- 071190319RFA; emergency rule filed Dec 5, 2019, 1:56 p.m.: 20191211-IR-071190646ERA; emergency rule filed Jun 1, 2020, 1:57 p.m.: 20200610-IR-071200295ERA; emergency rule filed Dec 11, 2020, 4:14 p.m.: 20201223-IR-071200625ERA; readopted filed Jul 6, 2023, 1:50 p.m.: 20230802-IR-071230371RFA; readopted filed Aug 3, 2023, 12:49 p.m.: 20230830-IR- 071230428RFA)